Sarah Charlton
Consultant
Role and Background
Sarah has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants. Her career spans over 35 years working within the legal sector for both small and medium sized law firms, fulfilling roles from CEO through to COFA. During her career she has worked with a number of legal regulators, professional bodies, academia and government organisations in the UK and overseas.
Sarah is also a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Finance & Management, serving as chairperson between 2010-2012 and served on the Executive Council until March 2024. Sarah was also a trainer, tutor and examiner for the ILFM before becoming CILEX Chief Assessor for their Professional and Legal Skills Module in June 2022.
Sarah has won the “Wilfred Owen” award for her dissertation of “Practice Management within a Law Firm”. Having also received the “Aron Bowl” twice during her career for voluntary contributions to the profession. She has been a contributor to LexisNexis practice notes on financial compliance and is currently one of LexisNexis Q&A experts.
Before starting a family in 2009 Sarah was an Army Reservist, having served overseas to include a number of operational tours: serving in Bosnia and Iraq where her financial management experience was utilised by the Coalition Provisional Authority. Sarah dealt directly with local ministers to assist and oversee the budgets for all local provinces within the southern region of Iraq.
Sarah thrives on opportunities to share her knowledge and experience with others whilst bringing value through improvements and efficiencies. This ethos led to the launch of a joint venture in 2021, BlueSky Legal Finance Solutions and a further joint venture in 2023 Blue Zebra Tech Solutions. She is often referred to by her peers as the Mary Poppins of the profession!
What Clients Say
Prompt, clear and relevant advice from Sarah Charlton at DG Legal – many thanks Sarah and team
Geoff Bell
Senior Partner, Stevens Solicitors and Advocates
Sarah Charlton’s professional expertise is truly commendable. She is very knowledgeable, approachable and helpful. Thank you Sarah!
Elizabeth Madagu
Topstone Solicitors
Contact us
To discover more about how we can help your firm with compliance issues, please either call 01509 214 999 or send us an email.
