Savage Silk are proud to announce that their former trainee solicitor, Sean Pitcairn, qualified as a Solicitor on 1 February 2025.
Sean, who is from Sunderland, completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Masters in Law (LLM) at Sunderland university.
Sean has gone from strength to strength since joining the Savage Silk family and we are delighted to announce that he will be staying here with us, practicing as a fully-fledged Solicitor in our Dispute Resolution Team. Sean proved to have a natural talent for litigation and has a strong commercial focus. We have no doubt he will continue to excel.
Savage Silk has its offices in Teesside and Newcastle and is keen to recruit legal talent locally and works closely with the region’s universities.
Angie Papprill, Head of Dispute Resolution said: “I am delighted for Sean that he has qualified as a solicitor and I am certain he is going to be a great addition to our Dispute Resolution team”.
Sean Pitcairn said: “Joining Savage Silk was a decision I made based on where I felt would give me the best career development within a talented and knowledgeable team.”
“I am so grateful to everyone within the Savage Silk family for taking the time to teach, help and support me in the final stages of my training contract. I am very much looking forward to this next stage in my career”.
“From starting to pursue a career in law nine years ago, I am so proud to say I have finally qualified! I am now looking forward to continuing my career in Dispute Resolution. I am excited to develop with a focus on property disputes which is an area of particular interest to me. The opportunity to assist clients in reaching a resolution to stressful disputes is something I am delighted to do.”