Riverview Law offers its first training contracts to existing staff members

Riverview Law, the fixed-price commercial law brand, has announced the launch of its first solicitor training scheme after awarding seven training contracts to current members of staff.

The brand's director of legal services, Steven Zdolyny, believes that the training provided will help the trainees develop into first class lawyers: "We have an exceptional legal team at Riverview Law and our business-wide training and development programme ensures that we continue to develop and grow the talent we and our customers need. I am confident all seven of our new trainees will thrive within our business and I join my colleagues in congratulating them on their success."

Riverview Law will commence the application process for up to ten additional training contract opportunities in the summer of 2015. However, these will only be available to staff members who have been with the firm for at least six months.

Kate Thomsett, head of HR, commented on the way the company is developing and attracting new talent: "As Riverview Law continues to win FTSE 100 clients we are and will continue to, recruit, train and progress talented people within our business. That's why we appointed our first legal apprentice last year and why we continue to expand and evolve the training programmes we offer internally - from legal and IT skills through to finance and client management professionals.

"We made the decision to open training contracts up to Riverview Law employees who have been with us for six months or more to ensure that candidates are the right fit for our business and embody the Riverview Law values."

The seven lucky trainees commencing their two-year training contracts this year are Hannah Capstick, Sam Cooper, Sam Crich, Rosanna Hughes, Adam Kelly, Steven Malyj and Chris Rea. All studied in the Liverpool, Chester and Manchester areas.