International legal practice Osborne Clarke has reported a retention rate of 86 per cent, with 38 out of 44 trainees staying on as newly qualified solicitors in 2024.

Among the group, 16 trainees qualify in Bristol, which includes the firm’s first solicitor apprentice trainees –Yazmin Adrissi and Amy Lewis – who have completed the six-year programme.

The newly qualified associates will be based across Osborne Clarke’s three UK offices with 16 in Bristol,19 London and three in Reading.

The Bristol qualifiers are:

• Yazmin Adrissi, commercial

• Amy Lewis, regulatory disputes

• Anisah Ahmed, employment

• Millie Bird, commercial

• Elaina Clarke, corporate

• Sarah Denny, commercial

• Jack Duffy, construction

• Lauren Gardner, planning

• William Gardner, real estate

• Vincent Guereca-Adair, financial services

• David Herron, construction and engineering disputes

• Megan O’Reilly, real estate

• Alicia Ramirez Botas, pensions

• Niamh Osman, construction and engineering disputes

• Luke Webb, projects (qualified in March 2024)

• Mayank Tripathi, financial services

Alexandra Gower, partner and training principal at Osborne Clarke, said: “I've been very impressed with our excellent cohort of qualifying trainees this year. We’re thrilled that so many have chosen to continue their careers with the firm. This is especially important to Osborne Clarke as we have always viewed our associates as the future leadership of our firm and the custodians of its culture.

“We’re proud to recognise that among this year’s qualifiers are our first qualifying cohort of solicitor apprentices. It’s important to us that we celebrate the dedication and achievement of Amy and Yaz who have impressed everyone in the firm and have acted as trailblazers for our current 35 solicitor apprentices.

“Beyond working to ensure our future lawyers have all the legal and technical training required to succeed, we’re just as focused on what the human behind them needs. This is reflected in our bespoke training and development programme which is only the first step in the continued support our trainees receive as they transition to newly qualified solicitors.”