The largest cohort of trainees ever welcomed by a Cambridgeshire law firm have joined the company to take the next step in their careers.
The ten trainees at Alconbury-based Roythornes Solicitors will specialise in an array of areas including agriculture, food and drink, private client, property and litigation.
Roythornes is also celebrating its excellent Legal 500 rankings this year, with two teams – agriculture and corporate and commercial – securing tier one rankings and many other departments featuring in the rankings.
Trainee Rebecca Earth, who is also studying a postgraduate course for solicitors, said: “I started working at Roythornes three years ago in a business support role in order to get to know the company and the legal world.
“The firm has a great reputation within the region and I was excited to have the opportunity to gain experience within the legal sector at such a significant firm.
“I’m delighted to have made the change from a support role to trainee solicitor and am looking forward to furthering my career as a qualified solicitor.
“My first seat is with the commercial property team, which I’m really enjoying as the work is varied, and I have the opportunity to work alongside well respected and knowledgeable partners.
“Roythornes is great at listening to you and allocating seats based, where possible, on your interests.”
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Roythornes has ambitious growth plans for this and has welcomed 41 new starters so far and celebrated 14 internal promotions across the firm’s four offices in Alconbury, Peterborough, Spalding and Nottingham.
This recent intake of legal trainees brings the firm’s total employee count to more than 220 members of staff.
HR director Gillian Nash-Kennell said: “We pride ourselves in being ahead of the curve in supporting the next generation of legal professionals, so we’re delighted to welcome our biggest intake of trainees to date.
“As they take the next step in pursuit of a legal career we are committed to their development, both academically and practically, and look forward to watching them flourish within the business.
“This is a time of real growth for us and we are currently looking for strategic recruits across all our offices as we strive to be the number one choice for paralegals to partners, across the Midlands and East Anglia.
“We’re therefore thrilled to have scored so highly on this year’s Legal 500 as the directory is a great indicator of a law firm’s capability.”
Roythornes is also celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. To celebrate, the firm has pledged to complete 85 ‘green acts’ this year as a commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint.