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17 October 2016
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Forbes Solicitors

Firm announces four new trainees

Forbes Solicitors has announced that it has begun training four new solicitors.

Yara Cherbetji, Trishna Modessa, Abigail Mottram and Daniel Crayford have now been accepted for its solicitor training programme.

Yara joined the firm in 2013 and has more than five years’ experience in insurance litigation. She has completed a number of in-house secondments and is experienced in handling public, employers and product liability claims and assisting with large and complex losses.

Trishna joined the firm in March 2016 as a paralegal in the commercial property team and assisted in a wide range of commercial property matters including sales, purchases and leases including reviewing title documents and preparing lease and title reports. She completed her LLB at BPP University in London and following this she went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at BPP University in Manchester where she achieved a Distinction.

Abigail joined the firm in 2015 after completing her LPC at the University of Law in Manchester and previously worked as a paralegal in the employment department.

Daniel joined the firm in August 2014 as a paralegal in the social services and large loss teams of the defendant insurance department, assisting on a wide variety of complex claims. He completed his LLB at the University of Warwick, before obtaining an LLM in International and European Law from the Universities of Lille II, Saarbrücken and Warwick jointly. He completed his LPC at the University of Law in Manchester.

Stuart Penswick, Forbes partner and training principal, says:“We take great pride in our training programme and are delighted to announce that four new members of staff have taken the next step on the road to becoming fully qualified.”

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