Capsticks is celebrating the progression of 24 people in the early stages of their legal careers, with nine trainees becoming newly qualified associates and 15 aspiring solicitors beginning their training contracts. Reflecting the firm's People First value, these milestones highlight Capsticks' ongoing commitment to developing legal talent and supporting colleagues at every stage of their careers.

Those who have successfully completed their training and begin their role as newly qualified associates are:

Leeds:

• Amy Brennan – Employment & Pensions
• Rebekkah Stevenson – Employment & Pensions

London:

• Aisha Khan – Employment & Pensions
• Brenda Kombe – Housing & Regeneration
• Clare McNeish – Employment & Pensions
• Emma Wyllie – Employment & Pensions
• Jaya Shajpal – Real Estate
• Katie Wills – Regulatory
• Maisie Wilson – Claims

Congratulations also to the paralegals and those that have joined the firm following the 2025 vacation scheme, who all begin their training contracts with the firm this month:

Birmingham:

• Duncan Brakspear – Real Estate
• Hannah Tonda – Regulatory
• Ivan Steblyuk – Employment & Pensions
• Neelam Zaman - Regulatory
• Zenab Patel – Real Estate

Leeds:

• Aya Bercovich – Claims
• Evie Sausman – Real Estate
• Freya Langstaff – Employment & Pensions
• Laura Hill – Corporate & Commercial

London

• Kiera Knott – Employment & Pensions
• Olivia Sparkes – Claims
• Tiffany Liao – Corporate & Commercial

Winchester

• Lauren Mann – Housing Management
• Rachel Marshall – Housing Management
• Sheera Mohammadi-Ghayehgchi – Regulatory

Rachael Heenan, Senior Partner at Capsticks said:

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and it is one of the most rewarding parts of my role to celebrate people’s achievements with them, as they reach important milestones in their careers.

Congratulations to our new trainee solicitors and newly qualified associates on this fantastic achievement. Their success reflects the talent, ambition and commitment they bring to Capsticks, and we look forward to seeing the impact they will make as they progress in their careers.

If you are interested in Capsticks' graduate opportunities, you can find out more here about joining as a paralegal and their Graduate Vacation Scheme. Capsticks’ paralegals have the opportunity to work in a truly varied role with a number of responsibilities from the outset.

Capsticks aims to be the firm of choice for organisations who work to make a difference. Our purpose is to be the legal advisers that clients want by their side, providing innovative and practical solutions tailored to our sectors’ unique challenges. Our lawyers work together as one team with the same values: putting people first, doing the right thing and always forward thinking.