The future is bright as trainee solicitors join Williamsons.

Williamsons Solicitors have appointed four trainee solicitors to support its thriving legal practice. Lucy Ordidge, Stephen Orridge, Lindsey Rhodes and Emma Wells have each signed a two-year training contract after completing their undergraduate law degree and their legal practice course (LPC).

The trainees will now each gain six months’ experience in four areas of law before they are fully qualified.

Ms Wells, originally from Widnes, Lancashire, has made her home in Hull after studying for her law degree followed by her one-year LPC at the College of Law, York.

“I had always wanted to go into the law, but working as a secretary at Williamsons during university holidays made me confident that I wanted to be a solicitor,” she said.

Lucy Ordidge, from Malton, North Yorkshire completed her undergraduate degree in 2008 followed by a one-year graduate diploma in law and then a one-year LPC, both from BPP Law School in Leeds.

Lindsey Rhodes, finished her degree in 2008 then took a one-year LPC at York in 2009. The former Wilberforce College student from Hull was attracted to law as a profession during her sixth form studies.

Joining his three new female colleagues is Stephen Orridge who graduated from the University of Hull in 2006 after which he had a year’s experience as a senior legal case worker with the Legal Services Commission and then a part-time, two-year LPC at York.

“I gained valuable knowledge of family law at the Legal Services Commission assessing the legal merit of legal aid applications,” he said.

Bill Waddington, director at Williamsons Solicitors, said: “Emma, Lucy, Lindsey and Stephen have shown that they have got what it takes to become part of our firm.

“They are ambitious and intelligent young people who will provide high quality legal services to the local community while pursuing their own fledgling legal careers.”