WJM WELCOMES FOUR NEW TRAINEES

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie has welcomed four new aspiring solicitors across three of its Scottish offices.

Thomas Fairbairn, who studied at the University of Glasgow, joins the firm’s Edinburgh team, and Lois Legge, who studied at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Glasgow, has taken up a position in the Inverness office.

Carol Baxter and Angus Rutherford, who both studied at the University of Glasgow, will be starting their legal careers in the firm’s Glasgow office.

The trainee solicitors completed their LLBs between 2019 and 2021 before going on to complete their Diplomas in Legal Practice and will now commence their two-year traineeship before becoming fully qualified solicitors.

During the trainees’ placements with WJM, they will gain experience in a range of practice areas including private client, corporate, and family law, rotating to spend time in a new department every 6 months.

The firm’s trainee positions are hugely competitive with hundreds of law graduates applying for the roles every year.

Fraser Gillies, Managing Partner at WJM, said: “When taking on a new cohort of trainees, we seek academic excellence, ambition, and a client-centric approach to law. We understand that a career in law requires a dynamic and creative approach, so we look for and celebrate those traits when we see them.

“All four of our new trainees have really impressed us throughout the recruitment process, and we are thoroughly looking forward to watching them grow and develop into their roles.”

One of the new trainees, Lois Legge, said: “I’m incredibly happy to be joining WJM. It’s a large firm where I’ll have the opportunity to work across a wide range of clients and specialisms, but I also really like their people-centred ethos and how approachable the team members are. I’m really excited to learn more about each area of the business and to gain some invaluable experience with the firm.”