Arabella joined Birketts as a Trainee Solicitor in September 2025. She is in her first seat in the corporate team in London.
Prior to joining Birketts, Arabella studied Classics at Durham University, graduating with first-class honours. She then completed a law conversion and the LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1 & 2) at the University of Law, undertaking electives in Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial and International Trade, Equity Capital Markets and Competition Law. Arabella passed the SQE1 and SQE2 exams in 2025, scoring in the top quintile for each on the first attempt.
Experience & education
Completed Birketts Summer Vacation Scheme 2022
BA Classics – Durham University (First-class honours)
PGDL – University of Law (Distinction)
LLM Legal Practice – University of Law (Distinction projected)