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Leathes Prior is delighted to welcome three new members of staff with the recruitment of Trainee Solicitors Aimee Lynch-Coleman, Gemma Hughes and James Walker.

Aimee graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2019 where she studied Law with European Legal Systems, spending a year of her degree at Uppsala University in Sweden.  She then went on to study the Legal Practice Course at the Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Aimee will be working with the Commercial Property Team in her first seat.

Gemma graduated from the University of Hull with a Law degree in 2016 before completing the Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in Cambridge.  She then worked at a local law firm before moving to Norwich and joining Leathes Prior as a Legal Assistant in the Dispute Resolution Team in January 2020 (having already obtained a training contract with Leathes Prior).   Now beginning her tenure as a trainee solicitor, Gemma’s first seat is with our Residential Property Team.

James graduated with a Law degree from the University of Cambridge in 2017, before going on to complete his Legal Practice Course at Anglia Ruskin University.  James will undertake his first seat in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team.

Training Principal, Dan Chapman said “Whilst in any year it is a true delight to announce the arrival of the latest intake of trainee solicitors, it is even more so this time around.  Against the extremely challenging background that 2020 has presented, we have remained dedicated to our belief in training excellent lawyers and the need to continue to invest in the future. We are committed ever more to delivering the best possible service to our clients and a key part of that is attracting the best possible talent for our next generation of solicitors.”

The Firm is delighted to welcome all three trainee solicitors and wish them the best of luck in their training contracts at Leathes Prior. They join the current cohort of Leathes Prior Trainees, see below: