The successful recruits who joined the firm this week are Anna Haughian, Kerrie Emerson, Aoife McConnell, Dylan Toner and Eilis Maguire, graduates of Queen’s University Belfast; Kamila Wroniak, a graduate of Ulster University; and Sophie Hunter, a graduate of the University of Nottingham.

During the programme, trainees can expect to gain experience in legal specialisms, including corporate and M&A; commercial law and IP; employment; real estate; litigation and media; banking and finance; healthcare; and planning and environmental law.

Their appointments come as five individuals recently completed their training with the firm and are progressing their careers as newly-qualified solicitors.

Gerard Armstrong, training partner at Carson McDowell, said: “We are delighted to have some of the brightest and most talented law graduates working with us. Our solicitor training programme is designed to ensure that they get a high-quality training experience.

“Our trainees and junior solicitors play a key role in supporting the future growth of our business. They are often at the forefront of exploring new practice areas and new technologies and we aim to provide an environment that allows them both to pursue those avenues and to develop the skills they will need to do so.”

Managing partner Roger McMillan said: “Taking on seven trainees this year demonstrates our continued commitment to investing in the future talent of our legal profession. It also allows us to develop and grow, from within, solicitors with the required expertise to service our ambitious clients.

“This year’s successful candidates exemplify everything great about our team; they are talented and driven and bring a fresh perspective and dynamic to the firm. I’m delighted to welcome our recruits and very much look forward to seeing all of our fifteen trainees develop and thrive as they undertake their training.”