Ten new trainees—Birketts

Birketts, the top 100 law firm based in the East of England has announced the appointment of ten new trainee solicitors after recently reporting a record turnover of over £39.2m for the last financial year.

The trainees and their respective first departments at Birketts are Sarah Branwhite (Agriculture), Adam Brown (Commercial Property), Stephanie Butler (Corporate/Employment/Commercial Litigation), Monty Chamberlain (Agriculture), William Foley (Shipping), Leanne Hale (Commercial Litigation), Laura Ing-Beaufils (Commercial Property/Planning), Abigail Powell (Commercial Property), Sabina Rooney (Commercial Property) and Chris Utton (Corporate/Corporate Tax).

Jonathan Agar, Chief Executive Officer, for Birketts, said: “This year’s intake join us at a very exciting period in the firm’s history. As we continue to grow it is essential that we ensure our trainee intake provides us with talented and ambitious lawyers who will embrace our commitment in providing exceptional client service to businesses, institutions and individuals in the UK and internationally. As a firm we recruit where necessary but promote from within wherever possible as we seek to provide real career development opportunities for the talented people who join our business.”