Sadie Adams and Christopher Chan featured above. Victoria Best pictured below.
We have offered three law graduates training contracts in recognition of their performance to date at our Welsh law firm.
Internal Appointments Develop Young Talent
Sadie Adams, a graduate from Cardiff University, is currently working in the Conveyancing department of the Cardiff office, Christopher Chan graduated from University of Glamorgan and is training in the Personal Injury and Matrimonial departments, again based in the Cardiff office, and University of South Wales graduate Victoria Best is in the Conveyancing department of the Talbot Green branch.
All three graduates have been promoted internally. The senior management team were keen to recognise their career progress to date by offering them the opportunity to participate in the established training programme which, when successfully completed, will enable them to qualify as solicitors.
Rhidian Hobbs, Training Principal and Director at Howells Solicitors said,
“The quality of applicants for the training programme is getting stronger each year. It is an integral part of Howells’ business development plan to train and develop aspiring solicitors who have demonstrated their competency and ability in the legal industry. The Heads of Department and myself are looking forward to working with Sadie, Chris and Victoria whilst they undertake their contracts and we are hopeful that when completed we will be able to offer them positions as solicitors at Howells.”
Each of the graduates will be spending time in various departments learning about different areas of law under the supervision of senior members of the department as they gain the vital experience and knowledge they will need as they progress with their chosen career.
Sadie Adams is looking forward to the challenge of accepting the additional responsibilities her new role will require. Commenting on this, she said,
“I have been with Howells for three years and have spent most of my time in the conveyancing department so I have a good working knowledge of our own internal systems. I will now be working on more complex cases that will draw upon my existing experience and require me to learn more about specific elements of law.”
Gaining experience in new areas of law is particularly appealing to Chris Chan. He said,
“My first seat is in the Personal Injury and Matrimonial departments which are two new areas of law for me. It’s a constant learning process and I’m benefitting from working with my department ‘mentors’ who are taking the time to impart their knowledge.”
Victoria Best from our Talbot Green branch is working in the office’s conveyancing team to start off with and will then move to a new department once she has completed her seat here. She said,
“Like Sadie, I have previously worked in the conveyancing department and enjoy the busy environment. I was delighted to be offered a training contract and look forward to gaining experience from the different departments I will be working in during the duration of the programme.”
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