Testimonials from My Clients

Training Principal & Partner, Royds Withy King LLP

I worked with Sarah on a Learning and Engagement Programme for our Trainee Solicitors. The programme was launched as a result of concerns expressed about the quality of the training that they were receiving and a drop in the numbers of newly qualified solicitors retained by the firm. Sarah immediately started a review of the training programme with both trainees and those training them. Her initial findings indicated that the programme needed an overhaul in respect of both the legal element of the training and also, just as importantly, needed an injection of training in life and work skills. Sarah put together the initial vision for a Trainee Development Programme that would build engagement and connection with those selected for the Training Contracts from before they joined the firm as well as through the period of Training and would have produced newly qualified Solicitors that the firm was likely to retain. The Vision was accepted by the Management Executive and implementation had barely started when lockdown occurred. I can say that the trainee solicitors became, and have remained, more engaged as a result of Sarah's contact with them and the plans that she produced. Those who supervise the trainees also felt more involved and committed to the programme as their needs and requirements had also been listened to and taken into account.