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On behalf of the team at ARMA Litigation, we would like to thank everyone involved with and who attended the recent Leeds City College Careers Fair, which was a great success. Wani Mkandawire, ARMA’s Head of HR and Operations, attended the event and very much enjoyed meeting the country’s future workforce. It was great to see so much interaction and to talk with many attendees who were keen to learn more about a career in law and who wanted to hear what ARMA has to offer, particularly from those whom law was not their first choice. ARMA fully supports apprenticeships, and we are delighted to hear there is clearly a strong appetite for this qualification as well as gaining work experience.

ARMA is currently offering apprenticeships for paralegal and solicitor positions, and we are starting work on a virtual placement programme to enable more young people to work with us and experience life in a commercial law firm. Anyone interested, please feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected].

The theme for this month’s Mental Health Awareness Week, taking place from 9 to 15 May, focuses on loneliness. Loneliness can affect anyone whether in their personal or professional lives and can often be a trigger for poor mental health. ARMA Litigation is committed to inclusivity, and we strongly support initiatives such as this to help anyone feeling isolated and for them to feel comfortable in speaking out.

At ARMA Litigation, we are keen to use our resources to help others. This month, two of our litigators - Ailsa Selman and Sandra Boateng have been supervising university students at University Law School’s pro bono clinic in Leeds. This combines our ambition to train the next generation of legal talent with our goal of providing free advice to those in need of support and guidance.

Ailsa has been supporting students with a query about how a client can withdraw from a contract entered into as a result of misrepresentation, while Sandra has been assisting a client with defending a claim for an unpaid invoice. We commend Alisa and Sandra for their assistance with these matters, and for their commitment to sharing their personal knowledge and expertise with others.

We are delighted to be participating and taking a stand in this year’s Leeds City College Careers Fair on Thursday 5th May at their Park Lane Campus. ARMA Litigation’s Head of HR and Operations, Wani Mkandawire will be available from 10am to 12:30pm to discuss career opportunities at ARMA including apprenticeship opportunities. Wani will be on hand to discuss any questions attendees may have about a career in law, and to provide an overview of the firm’s business ethos and how it is diversifying the legal industry.

We are delighted to announce a further new addition to the ARMA team. Salman Hasan joins ARMA Litigation as a paralegal after completing his Legal Practice Course (LPC) with a focus on commercial law and commercial dispute resolution. He has also completed his Law Degree and a Master of Laws (LLM) in commercial law.

Salman brings clear and incisive academic thinking to the ARMA team and has hit the ground running assisting with active cases. He has quickly understood and implemented the litigation process.

Salman was particularly keen to join ARMA, emphasising the importance of joining a law firm which values excellent client care and service together with a supportive intellectual environment, a strong commitment to diversity and a significant pro bono programme. He is making a great start to his legal career at ARMA.

It was a real privilege for ARMA Litigation, an Employer Partner of Leeds Trinity University, to join their recent Careers Fair held at their lovely campus in Leeds.

We were pleased to see so many high quality students and greatly enjoyed the many excellent discussions with those looking at a career in law particularly with a small firm like ours with a unique approach to diversity and inclusivity and the practice of law.

It was also great to see so many employers offering apprenticeships, which now appears to be the new normal providing numerous opportunities for graduates to really start their careers in industry and business.

Everyone was certainly made to feel very welcome so a big thank you to everyone involved and all those who attended!