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25 October 2018
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Shakespeare Martineau

Firm welcomes wave of new recruits

Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed a group of seven trainees to its office across the country.

In the firm’s Birmingham office, Victoria Kirkpatrick is joining the dispute resolution team, while Adam Watson will sit in construction litigation, and Gweni Rees-Evans in the corporate department.

In the Nottingham branch, Sam Naunton and Dominic Simon will respectively join the dispute resolution and professional negligence team, and the corporate team. Sam will also spend time working the Leicester office, where Oscar Ciaurro is joining the real estate practice. Finally, in London, Georgia Keogh has been appointed to the firm’s real estate team.

The firm’s head of HR, Helen Hay, said: ‘Our new trainees have all proven themselves to be discerning, diligent and highly-skilled individuals, as well as being valuable team players. We are delighted to welcome them on board here at the firm and I look forward to watching their progression.

‘We are always looking to nurture new talent and champion the next wave of legal experts. As we continue to grow the firm across our regional geographies, our clients can be assured that we are ready and prepared to provide the very best advisers, both now and in the future.’

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