Five trainees have successfully qualified as solicitors at national law firm, Stephensons Solicitors LLP, following a two-year training programme.

The five new solicitors are Alicia Bradley, Ria Stevens, Asim Din, Sacha Van de Perre and Victoria Tague.

Alicia Bradley, from Wigan, will represent people who have suffered discrimination. She said: “I’m pleased to be continuing my legal career at Stephensons and look forward to the opportunity to progress and gain valuable experience by working alongside experienced colleagues.”

Sacha Van de Perre, from Wigan, will act for landlords involved in disputes with their tenants. Sacha said: “I specialise particularly in possession proceedings but I will also assist businesses and individuals across a range of issues. It feels fantastic to be qualifying into my first choice of law firm after several years of hard work.”

Asim Din, from Urmston, joins the Dispute Resolution team and will assist people involved in contractual and property disputes. He said: “It feels very fulfilling to have numerous years of hard work and dedication to becoming a part of this profession finally rewarded. I look forward to building upon this achievement and establishing a long successful career with Stephensons.”

Ria Stevens, from North Wales, is qualifying into the Housing team based in St Helens. She said: “I will be representing tenants with housing problems and people who have no housing at all, to hopefully obtain suitable accommodation. I am very proud to finally be able to call myself a solicitor after all of the years of hard work and I'm looking forward to this new challenge.”

Victoria Tague from Worsley, will join the Regulatory and Criminal Justice department. She said: “It feels like a huge accomplishment to qualify and I am really pleased to have secured a role as a solicitor at Stephensons. I will be acting for people who require advice at the police station when they are being interviewed and thereafter representing them at the Magistrates Court if they are charged with a criminal offence.”

Neal Boland, senior partner and training principal at Stephensons, said: “We are very proud of our new solicitors, each one has demonstrated the qualities and talent we look for in our solicitors, many of which do go on to become our ‘partners of the future’.”

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About Stephensons 

• Stephensons is an award-winning top 150 law firm, with a turnover of almost £18million and more than 400 staff based in ten offices across the country.
• Stephensons is a multi-service firm providing legal services to individuals, businesses and government organisations.
• For more information, visit www.stephensons.co.uk.

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