Trowers & Hamlins achieves an 80% trainee retention rate

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins will be retaining eight of its 10 trainees qualifying this spring. This news follows the announcement that Lucy James has been appointed as the firm's new Training Principal.

The qualifying individuals will take up positions in the firm's banking & finance, corporate, construction, tax, employment, real estate and commercial litigation teams across offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Exeter, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

The NQ solicitors are Nick Blair, Sonal Dingri, Damon Dae II Kim, Alex Solomou, Sophia Bell, Stephanie Taylor, Harinder Dhillon and Alex Emmott.

Lucy James, the newly appointed Training Principal, commented:

"Congratulations to our newly qualified solicitors, all of whom have worked incredibly hard throughout the duration of their training contracts. Trowers trainees join a firm committed to supporting them throughout their career, underlined by our consistently retaining the majority of our trainees. I look forward to watching them grow and progress as they continue to make an outstanding contribution to the firm."