Trainee Solicitor
Sam is a trainee solicitor in the planning & infrastructure consenting team.
Sam currently assists the team on a variety of transactions including the preparation of s106 agreements, deeds of variations and deeds of discharge. Sam also assists on contentious judicial review matters as well as large national energy infrastructure projects.
Sam joined Ashfords as a paralegal in the employment team, where he also spent the first seat of his training contract. During this time, he gained experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, assisting both claimants and respondents in bringing and defending claims in the Employment Tribunal. Sam worked with a variety of clients, ranging from individuals to large companies and franchises.
Prior to joining Ashfords, Sam obtained a LLB Law degree from the University of the West of England (UWE), and later obtained his LPC with LLM from the University of Law.
During this time, Sam also gained two years’ experience working as a property disputes paralegal at an international law firm.
