Capsticks is celebrating the hard work and dedication of 11 newly qualified associates and 13 paralegals beginning their training contracts this month.

It's a significant career milestone for them all, and for the firm, and we congratulate them on their achievement.

The 10 newly qualified associates, who have worked incredibly hard over their two-year training contracts to demonstrate the SRA competencies and secure a newly qualified role with the firm, are:

Birmingham

• Manaar Dayoub - Corporate & Commercial

Leeds

• Emma Lynch – Claims
• Lucy Wright - Employment & Pensions
• Sahiba Samra – Regulatory
  

London

• Mafalda Ribeiro - Corporate & Commercial
• Martha Froy – Advisory

Winchester

• Alice Buchanan – Regulatory
• Ciara Howard - Housing & Regeneration
• Georgia Moon - Housing & Regeneration
• Samantha Rutter - Housing Management
• Scarlett Allen - Regulatory
  

Senior Partner, Rachael Heenan, commented: 

It’s really important to celebrate such important career milestones and give the recognition they deserve. We work with organisations who work to make a difference, which means that all 10 of our newest associates have already contributed to making a difference to peoples' lives. I hope to see them continue to thrive at Capsticks for many years to come.

Capsticks cause for celebration continues with welcoming 13 of its newest trainees. All of the new trainees are internal candidates who have already played a key role in the work we do for our clients and will help us to take the firm forward.

Early Careers Business Partner, Patricia Birkedale, noted:

Through our Motivated Teams strategy we strive to create an environment where our people thrive and succeed. I’m delighted to see how far our new trainees have come from when they first joined us as paralegals and I’m excited to witness them grow further at Capsticks as part of their training contracts and beyond.

Congratulations to our new trainees:

Birmingham

• Ayan Hashi - Housing Management

Leeds

• Luke Appleton – Advisory

London

• Abigail Hampden – Employment & Pensions
• Brenda Kombe - Housing & Regeneration
• Emma Wyllie – Employment & Pensions
• Jayaprabhaa Shajpal - Real Estate
• Millie Barnecut – Regulatory
• Molly Hulme - Real Estate 
• Phoebe Murray - Housing & Regeneration
• Sarvini Baskaran - Employment & Pensions 
• Tom Webster - Corporate & Commercial

Winchester

• Katie Mann – Regulatory 
• Lauren Tierney – Regulatory

The best way to secure a training contract with Capsticks is to join as a paralegal. In doing so, you will have the opportunity to work in a truly varied role with lots of responsibility early on - this experience is excellent preparation for progressing to become a trainee solicitor.

Learn more about training contracts at Capsticks here.

Capsticks’ aim is to be the firm of choice for organisations who work to make a difference. Our purpose is to be the legal advisers that clients want by their side, providing innovative and practical solutions tailored to our sectors’ unique challenges. Our lawyers work together as one team with the same values: putting people first, doing the right thing and always forward thinking.