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Taylor&Emmet trainees reach seven year high

Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP is launching the careers of two fledgling solicitors and is in the process of recruiting a third, to swell its current crop of trainees to six.

This recent intake increases the firm’s investment in young talent to levels not seen since 2008 and reflects the growing interest in its personal and business legal services.

Taylor&Emmet’s newest trainee will join its commercial property team in June, whilst existing legal assistant, Liz Alderson, was awarded a contract on April 1 to become a residential conveyancing solicitor. She has worked for the firm since 2013 and will qualify in just 18 months, having spent three years in family law at her previous employer.

New appointment, Katherine Lee, is training with the firm’s employment department and will spend time with the corporate and commercial team before qualifying in 2017. She worked previously at DLA Piper in Sheffield as an anti-money laundering assistant, making sure its offices across the world complied with the latest legislation.

The trio joins Taylor&Emmet’s existing trainees, Caroline Thomas and Corinna Lincoln, who are both due to qualify later this year and will work with the corporate and clinical negligence teams respectively. Naz Shabir was recruited in September and is experiencing various business disciplines, with a view to specialising in commercial litigation.

Sharna Poxon, Taylor&Emmet’s HR manager, said: “Training contracts are an excellent way to develop the firm organically, creating solicitors with skills and values that are in keeping with our culture and ethos. We encourage career development by working with individuals at all levels to support their ambitions and we have high expectations of our current trainees. I am confident they will make a significant contribution to our continued success, both now and when they qualify.”

For more information about training and career opportunities at Taylor&Emmet, telephone (0114) 218 4000, visit www.tayloremmet.co.uk or follow the firm on Twitter @tayloremmet.

Issued: 22.04.2015

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