Sheryl Hartigan
I am the Legal Secretary in the Commercial Property department, having joined Crane and Staples in 2015.
I am a CILEX Member - Advanced Paralegal (MCILEX) and am currently studying to gain a CILEx Lawyer qualification.
I completed the Legal Practice Course and also have a Joint Honours degree in Law with Journalism and Media Cultures, both obtained from the University of Hertfordshire. I have also previously volunteered at a local Citizens Advice Bureau.
I support the Commercial and Residential Property Department with various legal and administrative tasks. This includes liaising with clients, solicitors and other industry professionals throughout the transaction, along with any other pre and post completion tasks that need carrying out.
Some of the areas our department covers are:
- Selling and purchasing both commercial premises and residential properties
- Selling or purchasing a business
- Selling or taking a lease
- Lease renewals
- Lease extensions
- Leasehold enfranchisement
I also help organise and assist with the firm's internal marketing, charitable and social events (including the Legal Bake Off, Theatre Trips and the highly coveted Strictly Sweepstake!). In 2018 I assisted the then Hertfordshire Law Society President, Attia Hussain, with the organisation of the Hertfordshire Law Society Annual Dinner, as my background before joining Crane and Staples was in events and marketing.
I am a committee member of the Hertfordshire Junior Lawyers Division which I’m so pleased and proud to be a part of. We organise a range of training and networking/work-social events for junior lawyers throughout the year.
Outside the Office
I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, going for meals out, holidays, long walks and going to a Pilates class when I can! I like keeping up to date with showbiz/entertainment news and I love live music and theatre, so I always look forward to festival season and going to an outdoor cinema if I can.
As part of the firm’s charitable events, I have also taken part in a 5k Pretty Muddy, and Bubble Run (not at the same time!), an 8km St Albans legal walk and a 5k Race For Life.
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Thank you so much for your help, you have been most professsional and beyond helpful.
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We just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your work and helping us with our property sale & purchase, it wasn't easy at times, but we did it!
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I need to take this opportunity to thank you very much for all the help and support you’ve given me over the six years extending the lease on my property and selling it. I really am most grateful.
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Can I thank you for the excellent service received in undertaking the legal sale of our flat.
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Thank you so much again both of you for the work on this house and the others this year. What could have been incredibly stressful was actually a walk in the park, thanks to you both. We are both incredibly grateful that we were introduced to you as it has been nothing but a delight to work together. I am so certain we will be back in touch and I will be sure to send anyone and everyone your way.
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Thank you very much. ! I’m so happy, you two are just the absolute dream team and have made all these processes so easy.
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Hi Sheryl, I just want to thank you so much for dealing with me in such a patient way and being so kind and understanding. It’s a steep learning curve this house-buying malarkey but you made it so much easier for me. I hope I will get a chance to thank you in person once we’re all settled into the new house! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!