Pictured: Jenna Starkey, John Leonard, Matthew Paton, Cole Anderson and Wiktoria Wawrowska

Each of the new trainees will have the opportunity to work across different departments over the two-year programme, supported by partners and senior lawyers throughout.

In addition, the firm has retained four participants of the 2023 traineeship programme, who qualify this month as solicitors. Amy Norval and Ceri Grieve have joined the corporate team. Sophie Nelson has joined the private client team and Bartek Czyzyk the property team.

Partner Deborah Law, who oversees the Stronachs’ traineeship programme, said: “Our traineeship programme continues to be a vital part of the firm’s future, offering the opportunity to work across a wide variety of practice areas and gain experience with clients ranging from individuals and family businesses to SMEs and larger corporates.”