BRM has now launched a structured early career training and development programme, BRM Futures, to support the next generation of legal talent, like Jade.
The employment law team at a Sheffield and Chesterfield legal firm has been strengthened after a former paralegal completed her solicitor qualification.
Jade Taylor joined BRM as a specialist employment paralegal in 2023, in part because of the firm’s track-record of supporting aspiring solicitors in their early careers.
In June 2024, Jade was promoted to the role of a trainee solicitor and, after two years of effort, completed her qualification in June 2026. She now works with clients across a range of industries on all aspects of employment law and HR matters.
Prior to joining BRM, Jade’s career began on a legal helpline team at a prominent national firm based in Sheffield. She then moved to the same firm’s Birmingham office for an employment paralegal role.
After three years in the Midlands, Jade moved back to Sheffield to work at a high street legal firm as a paralegal in litigation and employment, before joining BRM to specialise in employment law.
She said: “I knew I wanted to qualify as a solicitor in employment law when I joined BRM and was very open and honest about this. They offered me a training contract after I had been with the firm for a year and I jumped at the opportunity.”
Jade highlighted the support she received from colleagues as key to her qualifying as a solicitor. “The whole team has been so...
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