Dentons’ UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) region has retained 78% of trainees and solicitor apprentices who applied for newly qualified roles in the UK in 2024, with a quarter of its new lawyers taking up roles in Scotland.
Out of the 34 trainees and two apprentices who applied in the UK, 27 trainees and one apprentice have accepted newly qualified (NQ) roles commencing in the autumn.
Of the 28 newly qualified lawyers from the UK cohort, seven will be based in Scotland, with a further 19 based in London, one in Milton Keynes, and one joining the Middle East.
Dentons’ Scottish NQs will be based in key practice areas for the firm, including People, Reward and Mobility (PRM – employment law), Lending and Restructuring, Litigation and Arbitration, Projects (construction) and Real Estate.
NQ Vaila Hornsby, who will work with the Project Disputes team in Scotland, commented: “I am very excited to be re-joining the fantastic Projects Disputes team, where I sat with the team during my third seat in Edinburgh.”
Sarah Britton, who will join the People, Reward and Mobility Team said: ” I am thrilled to be joining the PRM team in Scotland as an NQ! I rounded off my traineeship with a fantastic six months as a secondee to a client in London, so I’m most excited about the opportunity to apply the valuable practical insights from my secondment to my work.”
Jennifer Quigley, who will join the Real Estate team in Scotland said: “I am looking forward to qualifying into the Scottish Real Estate team and am excited about the opportunity to work on a broad range of Real Estate projects and to embrace the new challenges and responsibilities that come with being an NQ.”
The full list of Dentons’ Scottish qualifiers also includes Hannah Johnston, who joins the Litigation and Arbitration team; Rachel Morrison, who joins the Lending and Restructuring team; and Laura Neville and Elise Turnbull, who both join the Projects Transactional team.
Dentons Middle East has retained 100% (2 of 2) of the trainees who have trained as England & Wales solicitors in the Middle East. Dentons trainees in the Middle East looking to qualify under local laws will be confirmed in due course, according to regional qualification timelines.
Dentons’ Scotland Managing Partner, Claire Armstrong, said: “I am proud to congratulate our Scottish trainees who qualify this August and want to thank them for their outstanding contribution to our firm. We have an incredibly deep pool of talent in Scotland, and I am excited to see their continued development, energy and motivation within Dentons.”
