Voisin’s Commercial and Litigation teams have been further strengthened with the qualification of several of their team members.
Chris Le Quesne and Mark Boothman will be admitted as English Solicitors in October 2012, after the completion of their training contracts. Litigation assistant Katie Rio completed her training contract in February, qualifying as an English Solicitor, and James Angus joined the Commercial team in the Summer after achieving notable results in his English Bar exams.
Chris Le Quesne joined Voisin in September 2010 as a trainee Solicitor in the Commercial team, and assisted with matters involving corporate, trust and commercial law. He studied English Language and Literature at the University of Leeds and graduated in 2005. After spending time working in Manchester, Chris began his conversion to law in 2008, at which time he joined Voisin's bursary scheme. Returning to Manchester for his studies, Chris completed the Graduate Diploma in Law in 2009 at BPP Law School, obtaining a commendation. He also completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in 2010, obtaining a distinction. Chris is now working within the Litigation department.
Mark Boothman also joined Voisin in September 2010 as a trainee Solicitor, having secured a training contract with the firm. He obtained an Upper Second Class BA Honours degree in History from Warwick University and completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and LPC at the College of Law, Guildford. Mark worked at Voisin on student placements for more than seven years before joining full time and was part of the firm's student bursary scheme. He worked as a Legal Assistant in the Litigation department specialising in catastrophic personal injury claims, as well as assisting on large civil and criminal litigation cases. Mark is currently a member of Voisin’s Commercial team.
Katie Rio is an English Solicitor in the Litigation department specialising in personal injury, medical negligence, debt recovery and employment claims. She also helps run the firm's Personal Injury Clinic. Katie joined Voisin in May 2008 having secured a training contract with the firm. Katie obtained a Second Class BA Honours degree in History from Nottingham Trent University and completed her post graduate diploma in Law in July 2009. Katie completed her LPC at the College of Law, London in July 2011 obtaining a commendation. She successfully completed her training contract with the firm and formally qualified as an English Solicitor at the end of February 2012. Katie will continue to assist with commercial litigation matters.
James Angus joined Voisin in June 2012 having been part of the firm’s bursary scheme since 2007. He read Classics at Queens’ College, Cambridge, with his final year thesis being on the interpretation of the letters of the Roman lawyer and orator Cicero. After Cambridge, James studied for the Graduate Diploma in Law at City University and received commendations in the law of contract and property electives. James then attended at the Inns of Court School of Law and was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple on 26 July 2012 having achieved distinctions in Civil Advocacy and his company and commercial law electives, gaining the highest mark in his year for the latter. James’ areas of legal interest are trusts and trust litigation with particular emphasis on the commercial use of trust structures as well as contentious company law actions: he assists in non-contentious and contentious matters but with a particular enthusiasm for trust, company and commercial litigation.
All four will commence their studies at the Institute of Law, with a view to qualifying as Advocates. Advocate Mike Preston has commented that: “For some years now we have been committed to supporting talented local students in their careers in the Law. The success of Katie, Chris, Mark and James is a testament to that commitment. We congratulate them on their achievements and look forward to celebrating further as their careers advance. We have other fine candidates on the verge of returning to the Island to take up training contracts and are always on the lookout for more. The success of Katie, Chris, Mark and James shows that Voisin are not just offering a bit of holiday work standing at the photocopier, but a genuine chance to make a start to a legal career”.
For further information about Voisin’s bursary scheme, please contact Advocate Mike Preston.
