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ARTICLE · 04 JUNE 2025

Trainee Insights: Working In Dispute Resolution

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Tom Barry is a trainee solicitor at Rothera Bray's Nottingham office.

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Tom Barry is a trainee solicitor at Rothera Bray's Nottingham office. As part of his training contract, he's had stints working in our Private Client and Family departments, and is currently in Dispute Resolution. Here he gives great advice for any trainee solicitor.

I am coming to the end of my journey to qualification, with four months remaining of my Dispute Resolution ('DR') double seat in Personal and Business Dispute Resolution. If someone had told me two years ago that I would be aiming to qualify as a Dispute Resolution Solicitor, I would have chuckled and asked 'Really?'.

With that, these are some of the key points I have taken from working in DR:

1. Your calendar is your best friend

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