Steele Raymond Continues Commitment to Hiring the Best Young Talent

Trainees Roisin Fisher and Theo Tendler join the Legal 500 ranked ‘Top Tier’ firm to embark on their two-year training contract which consists of four six-month seats across a variety of legal areas.

Sussex University graduate Roisin Fisher embarks on her training contract following the completion of her LPC at Bournemouth University and a year working as a paralegal within the firm’s Top Tier ranked commercial property team.

Roisin will be gaining experience in granting and taking leases, buying and selling commercial properties, taking mortgages and charges over commercial properties and dealing with general leasehold management including sublets, licences to assign and lease extensions.

University of Law, Guildford graduate Theo Tendler joins the experienced Company and Commercial team where he will be working on a number of issues including commercial contracts, terms and conditions and compliance.

Steele Raymond has also continued its commitment to providing practical work placement positions to support the close relationship it enjoys with Bournemouth University.

Bournemouth University students Claire Salter and Joe McMullen embark on their placement year by joining the commercial property and private client team respectively.

Commercial Property Partner and Training Principal responsible for training contracts at Steele Raymond Jennifer Rogerson said:

“Trainee solicitors and placement students are an incredibly valuable asset to any firm and each year we are lucky enough to see an impressive calibre of law students wishing to work for and develop their careers at Steele Raymond. Trainee solicitors are key to the growth of the firm and I’m delighted that we are quite rightly investing more and more resources in providing a leading trainee solicitor programme.”

Steele Raymond has a very strong track record of nurturing talent with three of the firm’s partners, Chairman Tim Stone, Nick Davies and Craig Hardman all starting their careers as trainee solicitors at the firm. The firm is also recognised by the Lex 100 as one of the best firms to work for based on stress levels and inclusiveness.

Steele Raymond already has an impressive trainee solicitor programme, running multiple initiatives  throughout the year from providing careers talks to schools and colleges, attending careers fairs across the region and culminating in the firms ever-popular Trainee Assessment Day.

The Assessment Day at Steele Raymond has gone from strength to strength in recent years and gives the firm the opportunity to meet the region’s top law students from across the UK.

Interested in a career in law? If you are considering a career in law please visit our Trainee Recruitment Programme pages or contact Jennifer Rogerson on 01202 294566 or email [email protected]