Ashfords LLP, one of the UK’s leading law firms, with nearly 500 staff and offices in London and throughout the South West, is pleased to announce that 10 of its trainees have this week qualified as solicitors. The newly qualified solicitors, who will be employed across a number of practice areas within the firm, comprise:
Stephanie Gillam – Commercial Property
Carli Hooton – Commercial Property
Jenny Hotchin – Commercial: Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Ieuan Jones – Marine
Suzie Miles – Commercial: Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Yoko Nakada – Commercial/Employment
Amy Starnes – Family
Tom Potts – Company Commercial
Rebecca Wharton – Commercial Litigation
Ruth Yates – Projects/PFI
Ruth Murray, Trainee Recruitment Partner at Ashfords LLP, said: “We are delighted to be retaining such a high level of our trainees as newly qualified solicitors. As a firm, we pride ourselves on the quality and calibre of our solicitors . Through a combination of hard work, determination and the quality and variety of legal work they have undertaken throughout their training contract, our new recruits have demonstrated that they have met the grade. We wish them every success in their legal careers with Ashfords.”