Harrison Drury is celebrating the progression of four of their paralegals qualifying to solicitors.
Congratulations to Rory Telfer, Zara Naveed-Khan, Olivia Moore and Sophie Holt-Rogers, who have all qualified as solicitors this year after joining Harrison Drury as paralegals.
Rory and Zara are the latest to complete their training contracts, after Olivia and Sophie qualified earlier in the year. All four are continuing their careers with us, supporting clients across our construction, insolvency and restructuring, family and corporate teams.
Rory has qualified into our construction law team in Preston. He will assist clients with matters including contracts, loss and expense claims, delay and disruption claims, and professional negligence disputes.
L to R – Zara Naveed-Khan, Rory Telfer and Olivia Moore.
Working across our Preston and Manchester offices, Zara will advise businesses and intermediaries on pre-insolvency matters, insolvency proceedings and insolvency litigation as part of our insolvency and restructuring team.
Olivia advises individuals and families on divorce, child arrangements and financial settlements from our Kendal office.
Sophie works in our corporate team in Manchester, supporting clients with mergers and acquisitions, business sales and purchases, private equity transactions and business start-up advice.
Simon England, managing partner at Harrison Drury, said: “We have seen Rory, Zara, Olivia and Sophie develop from paralegals into confident legal professionals. Qualifying as solicitors reflects the hard work and commitment they have shown throughout their training, and we are delighted that they will continue building their careers with Harrison Drury.
“Their qualification strengthens four important teams across our regional office network while demonstrating that talented people can build lasting legal careers with Harrison Drury.”
Eighteen of our current solicitors progressed through our trainee or apprentice routes. Earlier this month, we welcomed six new apprentices to our development programme.
Jen Salt, head of HR at Harrison Drury, added: “Qualifying as a solicitor is a major achievement. It is a proud moment for both our new solicitors and the colleagues who have supported them along the way.
“Sophie, Olivia, Zara and Rory have embraced the opportunities available to them and thoroughly deserve this recognition. We’re looking forward to seeing them continue to develop and make their mark at Harrison Drury.”
To find out more about training and career opportunities at Harrison Drury, visit our careers page.
Harrison Drury employs more than 200 people across nine offices and, in November 2025, was named in the Best Companies Index as one of the best companies to work for in the UK for the third year in a row.