Working at Thompson Smith and Puxon has given me the chance to experience two very different types of office environment, each of which has shaped my professional journey since joining...
With the New Year comes qualification season. For my final Trainee Talks blog, I wanted to do something slightly different so I approached TSP’s 2024/25 incoming cohort of trainee solicitors...
A few months ago, my colleague Anisa Khan wrote about what it is like working as a trainee in our Wills and Estates team (which you can read here); I’d...
Stepping into the trainee solicitor role has been an experience filled with anticipation, excitement and a fair share of nerves. As I have now been at the firm for over...
“All things are difficult before they are easy.” Thomas Fuller It has been a year since I started my training contract at TSP, and as I settle into my third...
A year ago, if someone had asked me what my favourite element of Business Development (BD) or networking was, I may have told you it was going home afterwards. The...
As many will know, when you are in the depths of motherhood the years seem to move at a rate faster than the speed of light. Before you know it...
As part of our ‘Trainee Talks’ series, Kurtis Symons-Peck discusses the importance of feeling supported in your workplace; don’t forget to look beyond the work! Picture this: it’s the end...
Trainee Solicitor, Fiona Sturges discusses what made her choose to apply for a training contract as Thompson Smith and Puxon. One of the questions we are asked a lot as...
Award-Winning Trainee Solicitor, Anisa Khan, shares reflects on the first year of her Training Contract at Thompson Smith and Puxon and shares 12 practical tips that she has learned along...
Sahrish Nadim, is one of our Trainee Solicitors at Thompson Smith and Puxon. In this blog, she shares some tips for how she takes care of her mental health whilst...
Fiona Sturges is a Trainee Solicitor who joined the firm in August 2023. In her first TSP blog, she discusses juggling work and family as she studies alongside her training...
In the latest installment from her trainee perspective series, Anisa Khan talks about making mistakes and how to learn from them. Mistakes The Oxford dictionary defines the word mistake as...
In her third installment, Anisa Khan gives the lowdown on the Wills and Estates department and the sort of work she gets involved with. This month, we had the pleasure...
Anisa Khan looks at how to conduct yourself professionally both inside and outside of work in the second of her trainee perspective articles. Anisa is a trainee in the private...
The right support, and always asking why – Anisa Khan gives us her perspective as a trainee in the private client department at TSP, working with Fiona Ashworth. I think...