Schofield Sweeney has welcomed a new group of solicitor apprentices and trainees this month.
The firm, recognised as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work, saw a record number of applicants this year for its training programmes, which are specially designed to promote social mobility and provide alternative pathways into law.
Schofield Sweeney is a member of the West Yorkshire Fair Work Charter and is committed to reflecting these values through its workforce.
This year marks the firm’s second cohort of solicitor apprentices, selected from over 140 applicants. The four successful apprentices will now embark on a six-year level 6 apprenticeship programme with BPP University.
Simon Glazebrook, partner and apprenticeship principal at Schofield Sweeney, said, “These aspiring lawyers have all excelled through the recruitment process and we are really excited to have them on board.
“They will benefit from the considerable support provided through our structured programme as well as from working closely with experts specialising in different legal disciplines.
“The firm has already successfully brought solicitors through to, and beyond, qualification through this route and we are committed to, and passionate about, identifying and developing young talent in this way.”
The firm’s solicitor apprentices will begin their careers in different departments across the firm: Anna Hall joins the environmental and regulatory team in Leeds, Lucy Sheehan will work in real estate in Bradford, Harriet Simon starts in contentious probate in Huddersfield, and Florence Wharton joins property litigation in Leeds. This brings the total number of apprentices at Schofield Sweeney to 13, including those working in business administration and IT.
In addition to the apprentices, Schofield Sweeney has also welcomed three new trainees to its ranks”
Emily Brown, who graduated from Northumbria University and has been working as a paralegal at Jet2, joins the firm’s real estate team in Huddersfield.
Holly Goldsborough-Pike, a Newcastle University graduate, starts her first seat in dispute resolution in Leeds.
Emma Davies, who has been with the firm as a paralegal in the corporate team in Bradford since 2022, secured her training contract through Schofield Sweeney’s internal recruitment process and will remain in the same team.
Leo Jones-Rowe, partner and training principal, commented on the importance of investing in young legal talent: “Each of the successful trainees and solicitor apprentices has already achieved so much to secure their place. I’d like to congratulate them on taking this significant step in their career and welcome them to the firm.
“We invest a lot of resources to nurture these individuals to become our future partners, and we can’t wait to see them grow and achieve their ambitions with us”.
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Josie Miller
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