Celebrating Our Newly Qualified Solicitors

We’re thrilled to congratulate our trainee solicitors on successfully completing their two-year training contracts and qualifying as solicitors.

Five newly qualified lawyers will be continuing their careers at the firm: Rebecca Summers, Katherine Chalk, Maddy Cornmell, Theo Westrip, and Milly Wheeler. They will be strengthening teams across our Bournemouth, Southampton and London offices.

• Rebecca Summers joins the Real Estate Commercial team, advising on a range of property transactions, including secured lending and lease arrangements.
• Katherine Chalk qualifies into the International Private Client team, specialising in the administration of UK and international estates.
• Maddy Cornmell joins the Health & Social Care team, supporting care providers with regulatory matters, inquests, and enforcement proceedings.
• Theo Westrip qualifies into the Litigation & Recoveries team, advising on contentious disputes, debt recovery, and insolvency proceedings.
• Milly Wheeler joins the Dispute Resolution team, with experience in commercial disputes, property litigation, and debt recovery.

Tom Alder, Managing Partner, commented:

“Congratulations to our newly qualified solicitors. It’s been a pleasure to watch each of them grow and develop over the course of their training contracts. Their commitment, professionalism and enthusiasm have been outstanding, and I’m delighted to see them take this next step in their careers at Lester Aldridge.”

Graduate Training Contracts at Lester Aldridge

Applications for training contracts starting in 2028 will open in early 2026. For more information, please click here. You can also listen to our podcast, Tales from a Trainee, available on YouTube and Spotify.

Photo, left to right: Maddy Cornmell, Katherine Chalk, Milly Wheeler, Tom Alder, Rebecca Summers and Theo Westrip.