We are pleased to confirm 11 new trainees will begin their training contracts at Stewarts this October, including nine in London and two in Leeds. We also welcome four newly qualified lawyers as associates at the firm.
Managing Partner Stuart Dench comments: “We are pleased to welcome 11 new trainee solicitors this year. All were outstanding applicants. The class of 2025 is our largest cohort to date and reflects our commitment to developing the next generation of litigators.”
Our newly qualified associates in 2025
This year we are pleased to welcome associates across our practice areas, including:
- Rafaella Salerno, International Arbitration
- James Boissier, Commercial Litigation
- Millie Ryan, Divorce and Family
- Rose-Marie Sage, Trust and Probate Litigation
Olivia Shaw qualified as an associate in October 2024 and shared her career story with us earlier this year.
Our new trainees
Having previously worked as paralegals at Stewarts, our new cohort begin their training contract with the firm in October 2025. During the next two years the trainees will rotate around our legal departments and dedicated Knowledge team.
Our new trainees are:
- Aoife Hay
- Natalya Salt
- Janita Jefferson
- Mollie Mann
- Jemima Chauveau
- Dion Bird
- Jenny Leppard
- Sara Palinska
- Annabelle Davies
- Hannah Ellis
- Victoria Bennett
Current trainee, Victoria Lee Domenech, recently shared her experience as a trainee solicitor with us: A day in the life of a trainee solicitor in our Divorce and Family team.
We recruit our trainees exclusively from our existing paralegal pool and are one of only a handful of firms to adopt this strategy. Kenza Sieber shared her experience of working in our aviation team as a paralegal here.
Carly Kinch, the firm’s training partner, is a former Stewarts paralegal who went on to train and qualify at the firm in 2009. You can read more about her career progression here. She was made a partner in the Divorce and Family team in 2018 and appointed as training partner in 2023.
Our training contracts are litigation focused and satisfy Law Society training requirements. Trainees are supervised by either a partner or senior associate and have access to the whole department’s expertise and support. All paralegals at Stewarts are eligible to apply for our training contracts, regardless of length of service.
For more information about careers at Stewarts, please visit our careers pages.
