Leading South Coast law firm Lester Aldridge welcomes two aspiring new lawyers, Tara Jones and Chris Bond, to its trainee scheme for 2022.
The new recruits join 13 trainees already at the firm, bringing the total number of trainee solicitors at the firm to 15.
Training contracts at Lester Aldridge usually consist of four six-month seats in a variety of practice areas across the firm’s three offices, where the trainees will have the opportunity to become an integral part of each team they work with.
Matthew Barrow, Managing Partner, commented on the new appointments: “I am delighted to welcome Chris and Tara to LA. We see our trainee solicitors as potential future leaders of the business and are proud to support them on their journey to becoming qualified solicitors.”
Many of the firm’s current partners and lawyers qualified through their training contract programme. Matthew Barrow joined the firm as a trainee in 1999 and became managing partner in 2018.
Applications for training contracts starting in 2023 or 2024 at Lester Aldridge are open now, with a deadline of 30th April 2022.
Find out more aboutgraduate training contracts at Lester Aldridge.