Birketts is delighted to announce that for the second year in a row a record number of trainees have qualified and taken seats at the firm. 25 trainees have qualified as solicitors – six earlier in March and 19 this September.
Taking their seats across the firm, the newly qualified solicitors are:
- Caitlin Sparrow, Corporate
- Daniel Fletcher, Construction
- David Upton, Property Disputes
- Elizabeth Johnson, Tax and Trusts
- Fiona Collins, Employment
- George Hull, Employment
- Grace Humby, Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Jasmin Sandhu, Employment
- Jasmine Fairman, Agriculture
- Jeevan Dhothar, Administrative and Public Law Disputes
- Josh Walker, Commercial Dispute Resolution (Reinsurance)
- Josie Rossouw, Employment
- Mollie Horler, Private Client Advisory
- Molly Williamson, Property Disputes
- Rachel Lee, Construction
- Rachel Parsons, Regulatory and Corporate Defence
- Rhianna Duncombe, Family
- Sofia Mitrofan, Corporate
- Sophie Dowse, Planning
Dominika Dahm, Ella Patten, Kye Strowbridge, Hanna Banks, Isabel Hartley and Lucy Wolfenden qualified earlier in the year, taking their seats in March.
Chris Schwer, Senior Partner at Birketts, commented: “I am proud to celebrate the achievements of our trainees in becoming solicitors here at Birketts. Becoming qualified is a momentous occasion and recognises the hard work that each and every one of them has put in over the course of their two years as a Birketts trainee. I look forward to seeing them continue their careers across our teams and offices.”
Sonya O’Reilly, Birketts’ Training Principal, added: “It is a great pleasure to have seen another record-breaking cohort of trainees qualify as solicitors this year. We are also delighted that we have successfully retained 89% of the qualifying cohort, a result that is testament to the support and experience that they have received from colleagues across the firm throughout their traineeships.”
To find out more about the opportunities for graduates at Birketts, visit https://www.birketts.co.uk/graduates/.
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