UK Law Firm Pinsent Masons Retains 63 Of 72 Autumn Qualifying Trainees

Out of the 72 trainees qualifying this coming September, 63 have signed permanent deals with Pinsent Masons and will be taking on newly qualified associate roles within the firm. 

22 of the newly qualified associates will begin their careers in contentious practice areas such as litigation, intellectual property, TMT and contentious tax. A further 20 are set to join the firm’s finance and projects group, with another, with 14 going into various transaction teams, and 7 newly qualified associates joining Pinsent Masons’ property department.  

The newly qualified associates will join various offices up and down the United Kingdom. 24 will join the firm’s London office, whilst 8 will join the Manchester office. The firm’s Birmingham office will gain 7 newly qualified associates, Leeds and Glasgow will each receive 6, Edinburgh will receive 5, Aberdeen will receive 4, with the remaining 3  NQ associates bound for the firm’s Belfast office.