Havva Kaya
Havva joined Birketts as a Trainee Solicitor in September 2023.
Havva is in her third seat and is sitting with the Administrative and Public Law Disputes Team in the Cambridge office.
Her first seat was in Commercial Property, where she assisted the team with various transactions involving both leases and sales of commercial property. Her second seat was in Planning and Environmental, where she assisted with the drafting of section 106 agreements, reports on section 106 agreements and letter of instructions to Counsel. During her seat she also attended various Public Inquiries, Committees and site visits.
Prior to joining Birketts, Havva studied Law at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, in which she gained a first-class degree. She then also successfully completed the Legal Practice Course and Master of Law full time at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.
She also worked part time alongside her studies, as a senior legal administrative assistant at a regional firm, assisting various teams in the company, such as Real Estate, Private Client, Cooperate, Commercial, and Dispute Resolution. Havva was born in Istanbul, Türkiye and moved to the UK in 2007. She can speak both the Turkish and English languages fluently.