Melissa McParland, Patrycja Paszewska, Katherine Grant, Keeva Best, Naiomh O’Reilly, Rebecca Kelly and Lyndsey Watt were admitted to the roll of solicitors in Northern Ireland last week in the presence of the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan.

The firm said: “At Carson McDowell, we pride ourselves on providing a first-rate training programme that invests in the growth and development of future lawyers and our firm.

“It has been a pleasure to watch our newly qualified solicitors grow throughout their two-year training programme, each finding their specialism and legal career path.”