Two solicitors qualify into the not-for-profit law firm
Not-for-profit law firm AltraLaw has added two newly qualified solicitors to its team.
Former university housemates Caris Jones (pictured left) and Kira Gunter (pictured right) go from sharing a kitchen to sharing desks as fully qualified lawyers.
Having started as paralegals with AltraLaw, Caris and Kira undertook over two years of training and are now fully qualified solicitors, part of a six-strong team of specialist solicitors working with AltraLaw at its headquarters in Caerphilly, South Wales.
Founded by Nathan Vidini in 2020, AltraLaw provides specialist legal advice on employment and work-related issues. The firm also assists individuals in other areas of law, including wills, trust and probate, with all profits go to charitable and other causes chosen by its clients.
Commenting on her appointment, Kira said: ‘Caris joined AltraLaw before me and I knew from conversations with her that it was a new and exciting business, and consider it a great opportunity to be involved in the first not-for-profit law firm in the UK. I’m really pleased to have finally qualified as a solicitor and very grateful for the excellent training and experience I’ve gained during my time at the firm.’
Caris said: ‘Finding out that AltraLaw was a not-for-profit business was something that I hadn’t seen before and was very attracted to as it put people before profits. These were ethics which really came to the fore when the company allowed me to take four months leave to travel the world during my training, which I had always planned to do until Covid got in the way.
‘I could also see the benefits of being supervised and mentored by someone like Nathan, as a highly experienced specialist in employment law, and knew that the opportunity to join AltraLaw would be invaluable in starting my career in law and enhancing my training and learning overall.’
Nathan said: ‘It’s been a pleasure and a privilege for me to have been able to encourage and support Caris and Kira at such a crucial time in their careers. I have watched them both learn, grow and achieve so much in making their way from graduates to fully qualified solicitors.’
