Darlington law firm Latimer Hinks has appointed a legal secretary.

KAYE JOHNSON-WALKER recently won an Institution of Legal Executives (ILEX) award as a student of the year at Darlington College of Technology, where she spent two years studying for a professional diploma in law.

She is studying for her ILEX level four qualification at Hartlepool Sixth Form College.

Before joining Latimer Hinks, Ms Walker, 21, spent three years with Clark Willis Solicitors, in Darlington, where she worked in the personal injury and family/matrimonial departments.

She is now working in Latimer Hinks' litigation department.