Birketts has welcomed 29 trainee solicitors to its offices this September, marking the start of their legal careers across Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. The 2025 intake includes 26 new recruits and three internal candidates continuing their journey with the firm.
The trainees will gain hands-on experience across Birketts’ award-winning sectors and services, supported by its multi-disciplinary approach and strong focus on professional development. Sonya O’Reilly, partner and training principal, said the firm is ‘thrilled to welcome such a talented and diverse group of trainees’.
She added: ‘Birketts remains fully committed to nurturing future legal talent through our comprehensive training programme… we look forward to supporting them over the next two years.’ The new cohort joins a firm that continues to expand its national footprint and reputation for excellence in legal services.
The full list of new trainees is as follows:
- Storm Williams
- Layla Almasri
- Katy Parker-Shorthouse
- Rebecca Cook
- Harry Wakeham
- Alouette Overbury-Tapper
- Amberlie Coleman
- Fabian McNamara
- Lauren Waters
- Niamh Moss
- Charlie Peters
- George Mannell
- Henry Giess
- Kellen Webber
- Phoebe Ault
- Arabella Harris
- Ella Hansford
- Daniel Flaxmer
- Jacob-Lee Watts
- Agatha Kennedy
- Lauren Inglis
- Katherine Barnes
- Chloe Anderson
- Jazmin Gyulai
- Thomas Kraus
- Lucy Bullen-Bell
- Emma-Constance Tanoe
- Catherine Erasmus
- Suki Ellis
