About us

Welcome to Pro-law, the trading style of Professional Law Services Limited.

We are a law firm based in Bude, North Cornwall, offering “unreserved” legal advice and services to the community and surrounding areas.

Pro-Law was established by Director Ian Mason, who has over 40 years of experience in the legal profession, previously practising as a solicitor. The company started trading in 2016, and its main aim is to provide legal services to individuals and businesses at a reasonable cost. Ian is now joined by fellow Directors and qualified Paralegal (A.NALP), Koren Pitcher and legal secretary/pa, Samantha Hirons

However, we don’t just offer legal services, another significant aim of Pro-law is to provide training opportunities for people with aptitude and potential, but who for various reasons have not previously had the opportunity to get on to the law career ladder.

Furthermore, Pro-law seeks to support young people in the area by offering short periods of work experience for students at local secondary schools. We also aim to introduce “Law School Junior”, a course which will be delivered at our local secondary school to give young people an understanding of how the law works and how legal analysis and reasoning is developed and applied.

We are passionate about Bude, Cornwall, and the community, and want to see it continue to thrive.

Disclaimer

Despite our director Ian Mason having had significant experience as a solicitor, we are not solicitors – we provide ‘unreserved’ legal services, which are legal services that are not reserved exclusively to members of a regulated legal profession. We are not subject to any regulatory body, which affects external complaints and redress processes available; instead, we do have internal complaint processes. Please contact us for more information about whether we can provide a particular service.
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Our Staff

Ian graduated from Oxford University with a law degree in 1974 and subsequently qualified as a solicitor, later becoming a salaried partner in the firm with which he trained and then setting up his own solicitors’ practice. Although he is not now practising as a solicitor, he formed Pro-law in 2016 as a separate business offering “unreserved” legal services outside the structure of a regulated law firm. Ian has a passion for supporting younger people locally who wish to pursue a career in legal practice. Ian has also sat on the board for a number of charities.

Koren joined Pro-law in January 2017 as a trainee Paralegal. In 2019 she obtained her Level 4 Diploma in Paralegal Studies after two years of study and is now an associate member of the National Association of Paralegals. Koren is one of the first points of contact for Pro-law as well as carrying out many different administration tasks, research and preparing legal documents. In 2021, Koren was appointed as an additional director of the company. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her young family and socialising.

Samantha joined Pro-law in the summer of 2021 and has now completed her legal secretary training with the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PA’s. She is a Psychology graduate from Swansea University but is passionate about pursuing a career in the legal sector and hopes to progress further within Pro-law. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to podcasts, gaming, and exploring with her dog.

Our Staff

Ian graduated from Oxford University with a law degree in 1974 and subsequently qualified as a solicitor, later becoming a salaried partner in the firm with which he trained and then setting up his own solicitors’ practice. Although he is not now practising as a solicitor, he formed Pro-law in 2016 as a separate business offering “unreserved” legal services outside the structure of a regulated law firm. Ian has a passion for supporting younger people locally who wish to pursue a career in legal practice. Ian has also sat on the board for a number of charities.

Koren joined Pro-law in January 2017 as a trainee Paralegal. In 2019 she obtained her Level 4 Diploma in Paralegal Studies after two years of study and is now an associate member of the National Association of Paralegals. Koren is one of the first points of contact for Pro-law as well as carrying out many different administration tasks, research and preparing legal documents. In 2021, Koren was appointed as an additional director of the company. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her young family and socialising.

Samantha joined Pro-law in the summer of 2021 and has now completed her legal secretary training with the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PA’s. She is a Psychology graduate from Swansea University but is passionate about pursuing a career in the legal sector and hopes to progress further within Pro-law. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to podcasts, gaming, and exploring with her dog.

Associates and Friends

Grace is an incoming pupil barrister with the Crown Prosecution Service. Grace completed the Bar Practice Course in Bristol and was called to the bar in the summer of 2022. Prior to studying the course, Grace worked for Pro-Law in Bude as General Practice Assistant. In this role she aided other members of the team with admin and research tasks as well as being proactive with the education and training ethos that Pro-Law has. This included setting up a group on Facebook called ‘Bude Law Students’. This is open to anyone studying, training or interested in law. Please feel free to join this group to ask any questions or start a discussion. She is also happy to be contacted privately for any queries you may have. Grace is helping us with general admin tasks, making the most of our case management system and aiding with research tasks. Grace’s long-term goal is to practice as a barrister. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and socialising with family and friends.