The trainees and their respective first departments at Birketts are Hassam Ahmed (Corporate/Commercial), Molly Barker (Property Litigation), Benjamin Clarke (Corporate/Commercial), Lucy Edwards (Wills and Advisory), Charlotte Nayler (Commercial Property), Emma Rees (Commercial Property), Roseanne Shipp (Residential Development), Sebastian Taylor (Commercial Litigation), Jessamy Warren (Agriculture), Roger Watson (Construction and Engineering), Rose Willis (Commercial Property) and Georgia Wright (Commercial Property).
Jonathan Agar, Chief Executive Officer, for Birketts, said: “Over the years we have built an unrivalled reputation for providing high quality legal advice and client service. This year’s intake join us on the back of the firm reporting a record turnover of £42.4m for the last financial year and at a time when the firm is growing at pace. As we continue to grow it is essential that we ensure our trainees provide us with talented and ambitious lawyers to advise businesses, institutions and individuals in the UK and internationally.
Shaun Savory, Human Resources Director at Birketts, added: “Due to the firm’s growth we have increased our annual trainee intake. While we recruit externally where necessary our most reliable source of talent comes from the firm’s structured graduate recruitment and trainee training programmes. Trainees at Birketts occupy four 'seats', with each one lasting six months, to ensure that they develop their legal skills and find the practice area that best suits their skills and interests.”
Birketts offers training contracts to law and non-law graduates from a variety of backgrounds. To learn more about the trainee application process please visit the firm's designated training contract web pages.
Image: Birketts’ Class of 2017 (listed alphabetically): Hassam Ahmed, Molly Barker, Benjamin Clarke, Lucy Edwards, Charlotte Nayler, Emma Rees, Roseanne Shipp, Sebastian Taylor, Jessamy Warren, Roger Watson, Rose Willis and Georgia Wright.
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