Shauna Farrell, Elizabeth Mahon, Marcus Dunne, Dylan Duke, Conor Henry, Patrick Carty, Lauren Diggins, Vanisha Finlay and Ruairí O’Regan will continue their careers with the firm.

Mr Carty, Ms Diggins and Ms Finlay have joined the litigation and regulation team, while Mr Duke and Mr Henry are in infrastructure, construction and energy (ICE).

Ms Farrell joins the banking and finance team, Ms Mahon the corporate team, Mr Dunne the employment team and Mr O’Regan the property/real estate team.

They are this year’s first group of newly-qualified solicitors, with a second group expected to complete their traineeships in May.

“This is a significant career milestone for each new associate, and the firm would like to recognise their consistent hard work and dedication to study throughout their traineeships,” Byrne Wallace Shields said in a statement.

The firm added: “We would like to wish Shauna, Elizabeth, Marcus, Dylan, Conor, Patrick, Lauren, Vanisha and Ruairí every success as they embark upon this next chapter of their legal careers.”