Trainee solicitor awarded for outstanding academic achievement

Steele Raymond trainee solicitor, Megan Sumner, has received two prestigious awards for her academic achievement from Nottingham Trent University and sponsoring law firm, Geldards LLP.

Megan, who began her training contract at Steele Raymond in September 2022, was not only the top overall performer on the LLM Legal Practice course during 2021/2022 –an award given by Nottingham Law School – but also achieved the highest mark in the business assessment module, making her the 2022 recipient of the Geldards Prize for the Top Performing Student in Business Law and Practice.

Megan said: “My team were so excited and made sure to inform the entire firm. Everyone has been so nice; there is definitely a familial feeling within Steele Raymond.”

Lindsay Halliwell, partner and training principal at Steele Raymond, hailed Megan’s achievements, saying: “What Megan has achieved, whilst incredibly impressive, is by no means a surprise. Since her arrival at the firm, Megan has been incredible and proved her potential – she is a real asset. For Steele Raymond to continue to attract lawyers of Megan’s quality and ability is testament to the efforts of everyone involved in our trainee programme.” www.steeleraymond.co.uk the day. The buzz in the office was great fun and we are very proud to have raised so much money for a charity that is close to our hearts.” www.mspcapital.co.uk

The community committee organises a charity challenge every December. Last year, a treadmill climb raised nearly £4,500 for Dorset-based children’s hospice charity, Julia’s House.