Sheffield law firm MD Law has promoted Josh Stilgoe, a solicitor in its insolvency team, to associate from 1 October 2026. The firm announced the promotion on 7 October 2026.
Stilgoe first joined the Broomhall-based firm as a “Law in Practice” student during his final year at Sheffield Hallam University in 2020, which gave him experience across the firm’s departments and practice areas.
He then completed his training contract at MD Law, with seats in the dispute resolution, insolvency, commercial and corporate teams, and qualified in March 2023, joining the insolvency team. He works on all aspects of insolvency and litigation.
Training route
MD Law founder and partner Matthew Dixon said: “Josh’s promotion to associate solicitor rewards how he has demonstrated competence, taken responsibility, and made a real contribution to the firm. This promotion marks a significant career milestone for Josh.”
He added: “Our successful employee training and development programme continues to deliver highlighting that successful long-term progression and substantive legal roles can come from early exposure to the firm and continued hard work.”
The firm
Dixon set up MD Law 11 years ago, and it now employs 20 staff. It acts for businesses and individuals on corporate law, business recovery, insolvency, litigation, commercial property, healthcare and employment law.
In insolvency, the firm advises office holders and those affected by insolvency, with work ranging from investigations, claims and restructuring to personal insolvency, business recovery and pre-pack transactions.
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