SIX newly qualified solicitors have been welcomed into the ranks at Ward Hadaway.

Tom Miller, Neil Williamson, Steven Roper, Jennifer Morris, Jenny Wilson and Louise Strachan have all been taken on at the firm after successfully completing two years as trainee solicitors there.

Tom Miller joins the Licensing and Regulatory team while Neil Williamson starts his career as a newly qualified solicitor in Ward Hadaways Property department.

Steven Roper and Jennifer Morris both qualify into the Company and Commercial team with Jenny Wilson joining the Public Sector team and Louise Strachan becoming a member of the Public Sector Property unit.

All six have spent the last two years as trainees at Ward Hadaway, spending time in different teams across the full service UK Top 100 firm.

Paula Myers, partner and head of graduate recruitment at Ward Hadaway, said: We have a fantastic crop of newly qualified solicitors at the firm who have worked extremely hard over the past two years to earn their places at Ward Hadaway.

To be able to retain most of our trainees in such a challenging economic climate is great news and demonstrates both the dedication and aptitude of our newly qualified solicitors and the commitment Ward Hadaway has.