It’s been a busy start to 2023 for me, which is why I’ve been very quiet over on my socials… I’m thrilled to announce that earlier in January, I moved from Freeths LLP’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) team onto its legal assistant programme.

As part of a focus on early legal careers at Kennedys, watch our video to find out more about being a Trainee Solicitor at Kennedys from Daniel Kellard, who explains his route to qualification and his training contract experience so far.

Watch our video to hear from Florrie Southgate, an senior associate in the travel team in our London office who has over 10 years’ experience in defendant insurance litigation and talks about what her case load consists of in the travel team.

Watch our video to hear from Louis Foscolo, who started with us as a trainee and is now a partner at Kennedys. Louis works in our property, energy and contract team and talks about the type of work he is involved with.

We are pleased to announce the introduction of our new, innovative Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) training programme for UK graduates. As part of a focus on early legal careers, watch our video to see what Litigation Executive Nick Read has to say about joining Kennedys straight from school, and his route to qualifying over the last few years.

As part of a focus on early legal careers at Kennedys, watch our video to find out more about being a Trainee Solicitor at Kennedys from Suleen Latif, who explains her application process, as well as sharing some top tips for being prepared for your assessment day.

On 9 December, a unique legal careers event for disabled students is being run. It aims to connect recruiters from top firms with talented, disabled students.

The aftershocks of Carillion’s collapse are still being felt a month on, not least by its former employees. Magic circle firm Clifford Chance has taken on Carillion’s in-house legal team, saving the jobs of around 60 specialist paralegals. 

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Can we expect to see more private law claims in the UK courts seeking damages for breach of competition law?

What are the liability risks for parent companies and investors when a subsidiary or portfolio company engages in cartel activity?

Who can initiate an investigation of potential cartel conduct?