{"id":13508,"date":"2025-10-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/?post_type=profiles&#038;p=13508"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:05:16","slug":"leathes-prior","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/profiles\/leathes-prior\/","title":{"rendered":"Leathes Prior"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","jurisdictions":[],"countries":[],"cities":[],"firms_companies":[],"universities_colleges":[],"lex_survey_questions":[],"publications":[798],"tc_location":[],"class_list":["post-13508","profiles","type-profiles","status-publish","hentry","publications-future-lawyers-2025-26"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{},"appp_media":null,"appp":{"post_list":{"below_title":"<div class=\"lex-profile-list-intro\"><div class=\"letterhead\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"styled\">Leathes Prior<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<img class=\"firm-logo\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/leathes-prior-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Leathes Prior law firm logo\" \/>\r\n\t<meta class=\"swiftype\" name=\"image\" data-type=\"enum\" content=\"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/leathes-prior-2026.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"contact-box\">\r\n<div class=\"address contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-building\"><\/i> 74 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DR<\/div><div class=\"web contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-globe\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-website\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.leathesprior.co.uk\/\">Visit website<\/a><\/div><div class=\"email contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-email\" href=\"mailto: traineerecruitment@leathesprior.co.uk?subject=Enquiry via lex100.com\">E-mail firm<\/a><\/div><div class=\"phone contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-phone\"><\/i> 01603 610911<\/div><div class=\"twitter contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-twitter\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/leathesprior\">Twitter<\/a><\/div><div class=\"linkedin contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-linkedin\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/leathes-prior\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/div><div class=\"facebook contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-facebook\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeathesPrior1876\">Facebook<\/a><\/div><div class=\"instagram contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-instagram\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-instagram\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leathesprior\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"badges\"><i class='fa fa-trophy' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> Leathes Prior is a The Legal 500 Future Lawyers Winner in 9 categories: <a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-your-overall-job-satisfaction\/' target='_blank'> Job satisfaction<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-the-quality-of-work-you-are-given\/' target='_blank'> Quality of work<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-your-amount-of-client-contact\/' target='_blank'> Client contact<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/are-you-satisfied-with-the-quality-of-client-contact-youre-receiving\/' target='_blank'> Quality of client contact<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-the-work-life-balance-at-your-firm\/' target='_blank'> Work\/life balance<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-good-is-your-firms-social-life\/' target='_blank'> Social life<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/if-you-did-a-vacation-scheme-with-your-firm-how-would-you-rate-it\/' target='_blank'> Vacation schemes<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-the-legal-technology-offering-at-your-firm\/' target='_blank'> Legal technology<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-the-inclusiveness-of-your-workplace-environment\/' target='_blank'> Inclusiveness<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"apply-buttons\">\r\n<div class=\"grad_web\"><button class=\"grad-rec\" style=\"position:relative; height: 56px;\"><a style=\"padding-top: 15px; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; color: #fff;\" class=\"firm-grad-site\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leathesprior.co.uk\/careers\/training-contracts\">Visit Graduate Recruitment Site<\/a><\/button><\/div><div class=\"apply_link\"><button class=\"apply-now\" style=\"position:relative; height: 56px;\"><a style=\"padding-top: 15px; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; color: #fff;\" class=\"firm-apply-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leathesprior.co.uk\/careers\/how-to-apply-and-faqs\">Apply Now<\/a><\/button><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n        <\/div><span class=\"profile-link\">View Profile<\/span><\/div>"},"post_detail":{"below_title":"<div class=\"letterhead\"><div class=\"letterhead\">\r\n            \r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"styled\">Leathes Prior<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<img class=\"firm-logo\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/leathes-prior-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Leathes Prior law firm logo\" \/>\r\n\t<meta class=\"swiftype\" name=\"image\" data-type=\"enum\" content=\"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/leathes-prior-2026.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"contact-box\">\r\n<div class=\"address contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-building\"><\/i> 74 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DR<\/div><div class=\"web contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-globe\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-website\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.leathesprior.co.uk\/\">Visit website<\/a><\/div><div class=\"email contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-email\" href=\"mailto: traineerecruitment@leathesprior.co.uk?subject=Enquiry via lex100.com\">E-mail firm<\/a><\/div><div class=\"phone contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-phone\"><\/i> 01603 610911<\/div><div class=\"twitter contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-twitter\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/leathesprior\">Twitter<\/a><\/div><div class=\"linkedin contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-linkedin\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/leathes-prior\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/div><div class=\"facebook contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-facebook\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeathesPrior1876\">Facebook<\/a><\/div><div class=\"instagram contact\"><i class=\"fa fa-instagram\"><\/i> <a class=\"firm-instagram\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leathesprior\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"badges\"><i class='fa fa-trophy' aria-hidden='true'><\/i> Leathes Prior is a The Legal 500 Future Lawyers Winner in 9 categories: <a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-your-overall-job-satisfaction\/' target='_blank'> Job satisfaction<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-the-quality-of-work-you-are-given\/' target='_blank'> Quality of work<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-your-amount-of-client-contact\/' target='_blank'> Client contact<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/are-you-satisfied-with-the-quality-of-client-contact-youre-receiving\/' target='_blank'> Quality of client contact<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-the-work-life-balance-at-your-firm\/' target='_blank'> Work\/life balance<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-good-is-your-firms-social-life\/' target='_blank'> Social life<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/if-you-did-a-vacation-scheme-with-your-firm-how-would-you-rate-it\/' target='_blank'> Vacation schemes<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-the-legal-technology-offering-at-your-firm\/' target='_blank'> Legal technology<\/a>,<a href='\/future-lawyers\/survey\/future-lawyers-winners\/how-would-you-rate-the-inclusiveness-of-your-workplace-environment\/' target='_blank'> Inclusiveness<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"apply-buttons\">\r\n<div class=\"grad_web\"><button class=\"grad-rec\" style=\"position:relative; height: 56px;\"><a style=\"padding-top: 15px; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; color: #fff;\" class=\"firm-grad-site\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leathesprior.co.uk\/careers\/training-contracts\">Visit Graduate Recruitment Site<\/a><\/button><\/div><div class=\"apply_link\"><button class=\"apply-now\" style=\"position:relative; height: 56px;\"><a style=\"padding-top: 15px; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; color: #fff;\" class=\"firm-apply-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leathesprior.co.uk\/careers\/how-to-apply-and-faqs\">Apply Now<\/a><\/button><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n        <\/div><\/div><div class=\"survey-scores\"><h2 style=\"color: #111;\">Trainee Feedback<\/h2>\r\n<ul style=\"list-type:none; color: #111;\">\r\n<li style=\"width:86.4%\">86.4<span class=\"score-title\">Satisfaction<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:84.8%\">84.8<span class=\"score-title\">Work quality<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:89.6%\">89.6<span class=\"score-title\">Client contact<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:91.2%\">91.2<span class=\"score-title\">Quality of client contact<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:86.4%\">86.4<span class=\"score-title\">Work\/life<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:94.4%\">94.4<span class=\"score-title\">Social life<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:%\">96<span class=\"score-title\">Vac. Scheme<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:78.4%\">78.4<span class=\"score-title\">Confidence<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:68.8%\">68.8<span class=\"score-title\">Remuneration<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:83.2%\">83.2<span class=\"score-title\">Inclusiveness<\/span><\/li><li style=\"width:86.4%\">86.4<span class=\"score-title\">Approachability<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"profile-content-1\"> \r\n<article id=\"post-13508\" class=\"post-13508 profiles type-profiles status-publish hentry publications-future-lawyers-2025-26\">\r\n\t\r\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"survey-results tab-listing\">  \r\n   \r\n        \r\n<h2>Survey Results - Trainee feedback on <span class=\"highlight-firm\">Leathes Prior<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n           <style>\r\n#chartdiv {\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  height: 800px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n            \r\n  <!-- Resources -->\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.amcharts.com\/lib\/4\/core.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.amcharts.com\/lib\/4\/charts.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.amcharts.com\/lib\/4\/themes\/animated.js\"><\/script>\r\n            \r\n<!-- HTML -->\r\n<div id=\"chartdiv\"><\/div>\r\n        \r\n<!-- Chart code -->\r\n<script>\r\n\/\/ Themes begin\r\nam4core.useTheme(am4themes_animated);\r\n\/\/ Themes end\r\n\r\n\/\/ Create chart instance\r\nvar chart = am4core.create(\"chartdiv\", am4charts.XYChart3D);\r\n\r\n\/\/ Add data\r\nchart.data = [{\r\n  \"question\": \"Satisfaction\",\r\n  \"result\": \"86.4\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How would you rate your overall job satisfaction?\" \r\n},{\r\n  \"question\": \"Expectations\",\r\n  \"result\": \"\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How far has the firm lived up to your expectations?\" \r\n},{\r\n  \"question\": \"Work quality\",\r\n  \"result\": \"84.8\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How would you rate the quality of work you are given?\" \r\n},{\r\n  \"question\": \"Client contact\",\r\n  \"result\": \"89.6\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How would you rate your amount of client contact?\" \r\n},{\r\n  \"question\": \"Work\/life\",\r\n  \"result\": \"86.4\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How happy are you with your work\/life balance?\" \r\n},{\r\n  \"question\": \"Social life\",\r\n  \"result\": \"94.4\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How good is your firm\u2019s social life?\" \r\n},\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n{\r\n  \"question\": \"Vac. Scheme\",\r\n  \"result\": \"96\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"If you did a vacation scheme with your firm, how would you rate it?\" \r\n},\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n{\r\n  \"question\": \"Confidence\",\r\n  \"result\": \"78.4\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How confident are you that you will be kept on at the end of your training contract?\" \r\n},{\r\n  \"question\": \"Remuneration\",\r\n  \"result\": \"68.8\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How satisfied are you with your financial remuneration?\" \r\n},{\r\n  \"question\": \"Inclusiveness\",\r\n  \"result\": \"83.2\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How would you rate the inclusiveness of your workplace environment?\" \r\n},\r\n\r\n\r\n{\r\n  \"question\": \"Approachability\",\r\n  \"result\": \"86.4\",\r\n  \"explanation\": \"How approachable are your supervisors?\" \r\n}];\r\n\r\n\/\/ Create axes\r\nvar categoryAxis = chart.yAxes.push(new am4charts.CategoryAxis());\r\ncategoryAxis.dataFields.category = \"question\";\r\ncategoryAxis.numberFormatter.numberFormat = \"#\";\r\ncategoryAxis.renderer.inversed = true;\r\n\r\nvar valueAxis = chart.xAxes.push(new am4charts.ValueAxis()); \r\n\r\nvalueAxis.title.text = \"Survey Score (\/100)\";\r\nvalueAxis.min = 0;\r\nvalueAxis.max = 100;\r\n\r\n\/\/ Create series\r\nvar series = chart.series.push(new am4charts.ColumnSeries3D());\r\nseries.dataFields.valueX = \"result\";\r\nseries.dataFields.categoryY = \"question\";\r\nseries.name = \"Income\";\r\nseries.columns.template.propertyFields.fill = \"color\";\r\nseries.columns.template.tooltipText = \"{explanation} {valueX}\";\r\nseries.columns.template.column3D.stroke = am4core.color(\"#fff\");\r\nseries.columns.template.column3D.strokeOpacity = 0.2;\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>        \r\n        \r\n           \r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t    <h2 class=\"tab-listing\">The lowdown - Trainees (in their own words) on <span class=\"highlight-firm\">Leathes Prior<\/span><\/h2>\r\n        <p><p><strong>Why did you choose this firm over any others?<\/strong> \u2018Local firm with outstanding reputation. Family-feel firm-wide. Early client contact and file involvement, as well as individual responsibility. Very sociable and supportive\u2019, \u2018social life, supportive partners, early responsibility\u2019, \u2018the quality of their vacation scheme and sociability made me convinced they were the firm for me\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best thing about the firm?<\/strong> \u2018The social nature of the firm upholds the family-feel firm-wide and creates friendships as well as a support network. The sociability means you know everyone firm-wide\u2019, \u2018the diversity of work and the support that you receive whilst doing this\u2019, \u2018the people who work there and the culture\/ values they seem to have (both the firm and employees)\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worst thing about the firm?<\/strong> \u2018Lack of flexible working\u2019, \u2018pay in comparison to other local firms\u2019, \u2018I am aware that trainees at other firms in the area are paid more\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best moment?<\/strong> \u2018When I completed on my first lease\u2019, \u2018handling an 18-Property portfolio purchase through to completion\u2019, \u2018working on a matter and liaising with other lawyers on my won. Feeling trusted by the supervisor but feeling reassured enough that they are able to support you\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worst moment?<\/strong> \u2018Making a mistake and worrying about it for too long (but mitigated by the supervisor supporting you)\u2019, \u2018some of the feedback from a supervisor was quite scathing, which did knock my confidence\u2019, \u2018making a mistake in letters drafted that were sent to clients (though this was rectified)\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n                \r\n               \r\n      <h2 class=\"tab-listing\" id=\"verdict\">The Lex 100 verdict on <span class=\"highlight-firm\">Leathes Prior<\/span><\/h2>\r\n       \r\n        \r\n      \r\n             \r\n        <p>    \r\n\t<p>Leathes Prior seems to offer the best of both worlds: \u201ca local firm with an outstanding reputation\u201d and \u201ca family-feel firm-wide,\u201d while providing \u201cearly client contact and individual responsibility from day one.\u201d Trainees consistently praised the \u201csupportive partners,\u201d \u201csociable culture\u201d and \u201cwork\/life balance,\u201d often contrasting their experience favourably with peers at other firms: \u201cI feel I have a better work\/life balance than some of my friends who are trainees in neighbouring firms.\u201d The Norwich-based outfit attracts recruits who value \u201chelping clients close to my own home\u201d and the opportunity to \u201csee the real-life impact you are having on a local community.\u201d This sense of purpose is backed by hands-on training: \u201cYou are immersed within client work and have heavy client contact from day one.\u201d One respondent had already handled \u201can 18-property portfolio purchase through to completion,\u201d while another was trusted to run their \u201cown client meeting.\u201d The firm\u2019s strong sense of community shines through in feedback, with trainees highlighting the \u201cweekly social events,\u201d \u201cfriendships across the firm,\u201d and a culture where \u201cyou are never made to feel left out or inferior because you are a trainee.\u201d That said, some respondents noted that flexible working is \u201climited\u201d and \u201cinconsistent between teams,\u201d while others felt that \u201ctrainees at other firms in the area are paid more.\u201d Pro bono opportunities are \u201climited\u201d or \u201conly available in certain areas,\u201d but charity and CSR efforts were described as \u201cexcellent.\u201d For those seeking a well-rounded training experience in East Anglia \u2013 complete with real responsibility, a warm culture, and meaningful work in the local community \u2013 Leathes Prior is an attractive choice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\r\n        \r\n             \r\n                \r\n        \t\t<p>        \r\n              \r\n\r\n\r\n           \r\n        \r\n         \t\t \r\n\t\t <h2 id=\"ditl\">A day in the life of... Rose Woolterton, trainee, Leathes Prior<\/h2>\r\n\t\t <p><img height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Rose Woolterton, Leathes Prior\" class=\"ditl-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/rose-woolterton.jpg\"\/>\t\t <p><strong>Departments to date:<\/strong> Wills, trusts and probate team (first seat); Family team (second seat)<\/p>         \r\n\t\t \t\t <p><strong>University: <\/strong>\r\n\t\t \t\t University of East Anglia\t\t \t\t <\/p>\r\n\t\t         \r\n\t\t <p><strong>Degree:<\/strong> LLB Law<\/p>    <\/p>  \r\n\t\t <p><p>I started my training contract with Leathes Prior in September 2024. I have recently moved to the employment team, having previously sat with both the family team and wills, trusts and probate team.<\/p>\n<p>The work in the employment team is varied as we represent both businesses and employees in Employment Tribunal proceedings, as well as offering ongoing specialist employment law advice and support to our Employmentor clients. This makes for a very interesting and diverse workload.<\/p>\n<p>My day starts with a short walk up to the office from the car park, taking in the glorious cathedral surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>I arrive at my desk for 8.30. My workday usually starts with a catch-up with my colleagues, talking about what we got up to the evening before and checking what is in everyone\u2019s diaries for the day ahead. I then log on and check my emails. I draft my to-do list at the end of each workday in order of priority, and so when I check my emails, I check whether anything has come in that means I need to amend my current plan of action. Given the fast-paced nature of employment law and the upcoming changes that will be brought by the Employment Rights Bill, ensuring we are all up to date is extremely important.<\/p>\n<p>My first task of the day is to finish my review of a drug and alcohol policy. This involves ensuring that it contains the relevant provisions and that it is ultimately enforceable. I review the policy and make my amendments before sending this to my supervisor for review. Being new to the team and the world of employment law, I have found that policy review tasks are a good way to build my knowledge in a specific area. My supervisor later reviews my amended policy and provides me with constructive feedback from which to amend the policy further. I make the additional amendments and once approved, we send this off to the client with our suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>Later that morning I sit in on a meeting led by one of the solicitors in the team who is seeing a new client. The client has been offered a settlement agreement and so the solicitor explains the terms and effect of the agreement and advises on additional points that could be negotiated. After the meeting, the solicitor takes some time to go through any queries I have from the meeting, and she clarifies any points I have raised.<\/p>\n<p>At around 1.00 I pop out of the office for my lunch break. It is a nice, sunny, September day and so I walk down past the cathedral and sit by the river to eat my lunch and refresh myself.<\/p>\n<p>When I return from lunch my next task is to draft a letter to the Employment Tribunal regarding an anonymity order. These are quite uncommon and so I begin the task by researching the subject. In order to ensure that I am aware of the various rules and regulations that govern these, I spend over an hour researching. I then draft the letter, referring to the relevant legislation and supporting evidence. Once I am happy with my draft, I send it to my supervisor for review.<\/p>\n<p>The team have a fortnightly legal update meeting, which alternates with the general team meeting. This week, we have the legal update meeting. As the trainee, I am responsible for researching any recent changes to legislation or notable case outcomes and pulling these together ahead of the meeting. At the moment, as the new Employment Rights Bill makes its way through government, there are lots of changes happening.<\/p>\n<p>Having researched the legal updates ahead of the meeting today, I now take the time to go through my notes and prepare a handout document for the team. At 4.30, we all meet, and I discuss the recent updates. We also discuss the upcoming Modern Employer seminar that the team are delivering in October, confirming our plans for the content we wish to cover. As well as being helpful for the team, this meeting is also a nice time to check in with my colleagues as we approach the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p>When I return to my desk, I tidy up the last of my day\u2019s work and organise myself for tomorrow. This includes updating my \u2018trainee tasks\u2019 board and drafting my to-do list. Tomorrow is Friday which means we will go to a nearby pub for the firm\u2019s Friday drinks. This provides a nice opportunity to catch up with colleagues, including those I don\u2019t run into on a day-to-day basis, and this always ends the week on a positive note.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t \r\n        \r\n                <h2 id=\"about\">About the firm<\/h2>\r\n        <p><p><strong>The firm:<\/strong> Leathes Prior is a leading East Anglian full-service law firm providing a comprehensive legal service to a variety of organisations and private clients, both locally and nationwide. We are a traditional law firm (established over 140 years ago) with a very modern and collaborative approach to our work. We are growing and currently have over 120 staff in total.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The clients:<\/strong> CVS (UK) Ltd; Angling Direct; Suffolk New College; Rainbird Technologies; The Great Hospital; Norwich University of the Arts; Alex Albon; Hitech Grand Prix Limited; Norfolk Broads Direct; British Horseracing Authority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior partner:<\/strong> Mike Barlow<\/p>\n<p><strong>Managing partners:<\/strong> Dan Chapman, Richard Guthrie, Darren Bowen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other offices:<\/strong> Four offices in central Norwich, either in the Cathedral Close or Tombland, with a fifth small office hub in Ipswich.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who we are: <\/strong>Leathes Prior is a traditional full-service law firm with a modern and collaborative approach to our work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we do:<\/strong> Employment, corporate and commercial, litigation and dispute resolution, family, commercial property, residential conveyancing, wills, trusts and estates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we&#8217;re looking for in a trainee:<\/strong> Our trainees are self-motivated and proactive with their learning. While academic qualifications are important to us, we also ensure the right fit with the firm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you\u2019ll do:<\/strong> We aim to design training contracts according to the individual trainee solicitor. Our trainees normally complete four seats across the firm, spending six months in each seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perks: <\/strong>Healthcare cash plan, firm-wide bonus scheme, wellbeing support in-house and via an employee assistance programme, annual flu vaccination, free eye tests, free breakfast and fruit, free railcard, enhanced parental leave, discounted bus travel, subsidised city centre parking, pension based on full salary, corporate discounts, interest-free SQE loan.<\/p>\n<\/p>         \r\n              \r\n      <h2 class=\"tab-listing\" id=\"other\">Diversity and inclusion<\/h2>\r\n\t  \r\n      <div id=\"diversity\"><p><strong>Percentage of female associates:<\/strong> 60%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Percentage of female partners: <\/strong>40%<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n            \r\n      \r\n            \r\n                 \r\n            \r\n              \r\n       \r\n                 \r\n        \t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\r\n\r\n\t\r\n<\/article><!-- #post-## --><\/div><div class=\"profile-content-2\">   \r\n\r\n<div id=\"profile-contents\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">Contents<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"contents\">\r\n<li><a href=\"#verdict\">The verdict<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#ditl\">A day in the life of...<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#about\">About us<\/a><\/li>  <li><a href=\"#diversity\">Diversity and inclusion<\/a><\/li>          \r\n<li><a href=\"#facts\">Facts and figures<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n        \r\n<\/div> \r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"application-process\">\r\n \r\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">Application process for Leathes Prior<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>How:<\/strong> By sending CV and cover letter to <a href=\"mailto:traineerecruitment@leathesprior.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traineerecruitment@leathesprior.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s involved in application:<\/strong> If applying direct, as opposed to the vacation scheme, shortlisted candidates will be invited to the trainee assessment day where they go through a selection of assessments plus interview. A pre-assessment day chat with the People &amp; Culture Manager may also be used to aid the shortlisting process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Person in charge of recruitment:<\/strong> Jessica Bullimore, People &amp; Culture Manager.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n <div id=\"vacation-schemes\">\r\n  \r\n <h2 class=\"widget-title\">Vacation schemes at Leathes Prior<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Spring:<\/strong> April 2026  (apply by 25 February 2026)<\/p>\r\n  <p><strong>Summer:<\/strong> September 2026  (apply by 29 July 2026)<\/p>\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n <div id=\"facts-figures\">\r\n \r\n  <h2 id=\"facts\" class=\"widget-title\">Facts and figures<\/h2>\r\n  <p><p><strong>Total partners:<\/strong> 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other fee-earners:<\/strong> 50<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total trainees:<\/strong> 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trainee places available for 2028:<\/strong> 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Percentage interviewed:<\/strong> \u202f5-10%<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n  \r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n      \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<!--\t  \r\n\r\n    \r\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">If  were a fictional character it would be\u2026<\/h2>\r\n        \t\t\r\n<br><\/br>\r\n<br><\/br> -->\r\n\r\n   \r\n\r\n<div id=\"videos\">\r\n\r\n       \r\n\r\n        \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- <div id=\"twitter-feed\">\r\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-height=\"550\" data-theme=\"light\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/leathesprior\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>  -->\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>"}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/13508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profiles"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jurisdictions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jurisdictions?post=13508"},{"taxonomy":"countries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/countries?post=13508"},{"taxonomy":"cities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cities?post=13508"},{"taxonomy":"firms_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/firms_companies?post=13508"},{"taxonomy":"universities_colleges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/universities_colleges?post=13508"},{"taxonomy":"lex_survey_questions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lex_survey_questions?post=13508"},{"taxonomy":"publications","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publications?post=13508"},{"taxonomy":"tc_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legal500.designextreme.com\/future-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tc_location?post=13508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}