YORK law firm Langleys Solicitors has retained six newly qualified solicitors following the successful completion of their training.

At Langleys’ York office, Cheryl Milner has qualified into the Insurance Law team, with Rachel Witherick joining the Commercial Property unit and Mandeep Bassi taking her place in the Residential Conveyancing division.

At the firm’s Lincoln office, Victoria Lyon qualifies into the Medical Law team, while Tim Burt joins the Children’s Law team and employment solicitor James Barron completes the line-up.

David Thompson, managing partner at Langleys Solicitors, said: "We place great emphasis on developing the next generation of talent within the firm. We congratulate our newly qualified solicitors and look forward to helping them build a successful career in law."

Langleys employs a total of 340 people across its two offices. It recently invested £1.2m in the refurbishment of its landmark offices at Queens House in York.