VWV welcomes seven newly qualified solicitors and 12 new trainees across four offices

Our newly qualified solicitors are qualifying into the following teams:

• Camille Kwai Pun - Commercial team, Birmingham

• Harriet Griffin - Regulatory Risk and Resolution team, Bristol

• Jemma Ivy - Estates, Tax Planning and Trusts team, London

• Joanna Day - Risk & Compliance team, Bristol

• Josh Spanswick - Commercial Property team, Bristol

• Keren Felix - Employment team, Bristol

• Philip Mahboobani - Employment team, Watford

We will be joined by an eighth newly qualified solicitor, Emma Baber, in January 2027, who will be qualifying into our London based Commercial team.

Our training contract gives aspiring lawyers the chance to build experience across a range of practice areas, helping them lay strong foundations for their careers.

Laura Chesham, Trainee Solicitor Lead Partner, commented: "Congratulations to all of our NQs on successfully completing their training contracts. This is a great achievement and the product of a huge amount of hard work. Thank you to all of our NQs for their commitment to VWV and its values. I wish them all every success as they start their careers as qualified lawyers".

We will also welcome a new intake of trainees from 1 September, among them are three individuals who are previous paralegals with VWV. They will be joining offices across Birmingham, Bristol, London and Watford:

Birmingham:

Nabil Ould-Dada

Bristol:

Sophie Binks, Klara Czuraj, Jack Beaumont, Holly Neal, Chloe Bowden

London:

Chloe Hughes, Jelena Djuricic, Juvairia Ahmad

Watford:

Natalia Greed, Trisha Allie, Hadeal Nassar

We are proud to keep investing in the next generation of legal talent, and look forward to supporting this year's trainees as they begin their careers with us.