Having spent a number of years as a partner, including a stint as training partner, elsewhere, I joined Dehns to take on the role of Professional Support Attorney in January 2023. It was a brand new role created
as part of Dehns’ commitment to ensuring that the training experience here is as good as it can possibly be. Immediately from stepping through the door, it was clear to me that people are at the heart of Dehns and this is no more clear than in its approach to training and ensuring that trainees feel supported.

There’s no denying that the qualification process is tough but we try to make it that bit easier by providing as much support as we can. Over the last year, we’ve upgraded our induction processes and brought in a new structured training programme to ensure that our new trainees are provided with as much support as possible over their first year of training. Of course, the support doesn’t stop at the end of the first year and we have various initiatives both already running and in the pipeline to support trainees through to qualification and beyond. It’s important to Dehns that we retain our reputation as the leading training firm and that requires continuous review and, importantly, listening to our trainees, so that our training support can evolve to support each new cohort of trainees as required.

It’s great to be in a position where I get to know all of our trainees and provide support to them throughout their careers. We care about all of our trainees and because we recognise that sometimes it’s not the case that one size fits all, we are also proud to be able to work with our trainees as individuals to ensure that they can achieve their full potentials.