TALENTED professional Hannah Loft is ending 2020 on a career high, with the award-winning completion of her studies whilst simultaneously qualifying as a solicitor with the region’s largest law firm.
Earlier this year Hannah, from Broughton near Scunthorpe successfully completed her training contract at Wilkin Chapman solicitors and is now a practising lawyer within the firm’s Dispute Resolution team based in Grimsby.
The University of Birmingham Law Graduate started her career at the firm in 2015 as a paralegal in the Grimsby Commercial Property team. In 2018, she commenced her training contract and Legal Practice Course (LPC) – the latter being a necessary pre-qualification training requirement.
Hannah embarked upon the course on a part-time basis over two years at De Montfort University whilst continuing to work full time. She is also the Vice President of the Lincolnshire Junior Lawyers Division.
In the autumn, Hannah successfully completed the LPC obtaining a Distinction for her academic performance and has been awarded the 2020 Leicestershire Law Society Prize for the LPC Stage 2 (part time) in recognition of her high achieving exam results.
Reflecting on the last two years, she admits: “Combining studying alongside undertaking a full-time training contract is not without challenge and is certainly not for the ‘faint hearted, but I was extremely motivated and never lost sight of my goal.”
Delighted with her achievements, Hannah is thrilled to be a fully-fledged dispute resolution solicitor, whilst remaining in her native Lincolnshire. “I am extremely pleased to have qualified at a UK Top 200 law firm and look forward to being able to continue to develop my skills and expertise further to continually deliver excellence to clients and support the firm’s future development.”
She adds: “I am pleased to be part of the Wilkin Chapman family, where there is opportunity to progress, something which is certainly in my future sights. It is reassuring when you consider how many Partners began their careers as trainees here at the firm. To me, this confirms the invaluable training and opportunities available at Wilkin Chapman, which not only benefits individuals, but the firm and the area as a whole.”
