Now in its third year, the Trainee Solicitor Recruitment Scheme ran by commercial law firm St James' Square continues to invest in new legal talent.
Over 150 applications were received by the firm for the soughtafter positions and after a tough recruitment process, Luke Burgin, Steven Findlay, Dylan Turner, and Jonathan Moor were successfully appointed onto the programme. They join Ryan Butler and Max Pamler who have recently completed their first year of training. As part of their two-year development, the trainees will spend time being mentored by some of the North East’s leading lawyers at St James’ Square. They will undertake seats in several commercial areas of law, giving them valuable experience in a wide range of business areas. Upon successful completion of the scheme, they will join one of the commercial departments on a permanent basis, as fully qualified lawyers.
Luke and Dylan will initially join the Real Estate – Commercial Property department, whilst Steven and Jonathan join the Real Estate – Residential Property department and the Corporate Recovery & Insolvency department, respectively.
Luke said, “I am thrilled to commence my training contract at St James’ Square Law Firm and to have the chance to broaden my experience across the various multi-disciplinary teams that SJS supports. I am especially delighted that I have started my first seat in the commercial real estate department where I will continue to develop my understanding across a broad range of matters and work alongside a supportive team. The training given to me has been first class and I am really looking forward to contributing to the continuing success of SJS”.
Dylan added, “St James’ Square has a growing reputation of delivering the highest quality training through a demanding but equally rewarding training contract. I will be working alongside industry experts who are focused on delivering an exceptional service to their clients whilst simultaneously assisting me with my professional development. I am excited to see what the future holds as a trainee and beyond”.
Max, now in his second year, continued, “In my first year I have been involved in a wide variety of work, from advising on insolvency and employment related claims in the high court, to drafting various contractual agreements and workplace policies for individuals, SMEs and PLCs. I am very excited for the start of my Corporate and Commercial Services seat and the breadth of work I will have exposure to in my second year”.
Fellow second year trainee, Ryan, added “I have really enjoyed the first year of my training contract with the firm gaining so much valuable experience in the Employment and Corporate and Commercial departments. I am very grateful for all the support I received throughout this last year and, in particular, all the guidance received from the Partners. I am delighted to begin the second year of my training contract and hope to continue putting what I have learnt so far into practice. My time at the firm has flown by and I am looking forward to continuing my journey toward qualification in September 2023”.