Norton Rose Fulbright adds new associate solicitor roles and launches route to qualification in Newcastle

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is expanding legal career opportunities in its Newcastle Hub, with the creation of new solicitor roles and a new graduate solicitor apprenticeship route to qualification for its existing and future paralegals.

The firm is hiring 10 new associate solicitors into its corporate, banking, dispute resolution and real estate practices. These roles will be based in Newcastle and will be fully integrated with the wider practice groups.

The introduction of the graduate solicitor apprenticeship route from September 2021 follows the launch of the firm’s new UK school leaver apprenticeship programme, which includes a two-year paralegal programme in Newcastle and a six-year solicitor programme in London, both beginning September 2021.

Kiran Radhakrishnan, Commercial Director and Head of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Newcastle Hub, commented:

“Our Newcastle office has gone from strength to strength over the past five years and our people have worked on some of the firm’s most complex cross-border mandates, delivering innovative and more efficient solutions for our clients. The addition of these associate roles in Newcastle, along with a new route to qualification for paralegals, is the next step in our evolution. Our ambition is to recruit and retain the most talented lawyers and future lawyers in the North East region.”

Peter Scott, Managing Partner, Europe, Middle East and Asia at Norton Rose Fulbright, commented:

“We are creating new opportunities for the many talented students, paralegals and lawyers outside of London, and particularly across the North East, to work with us. Our Newcastle office is an integral part of our practice internationally, and these roles give a wider and more diverse group of talented individuals the opportunity to forge successful legal careers at Norton Rose Fulbright. The last 18 months have seen a fundamental shift in cross-office teams operating as one and this presents an opportunity for qualified lawyers based in Newcastle to work in teams across our international platform.”

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Newcastle office opened in 2016 and has a full range of business services teams. Additionally, the Newcastle office is at the heart of the firm’s global change and innovation programme, NRF Transform, which includes paralegals, legal technologists, legal process designers and data analysts. NRF Transform works with all practice areas and offices in delivering traditional client work more efficiently and effectively, as well as enabling the firm to provide new and innovative legal products and services.