Charlotte Milligan – Trainee Blog

November 2024

It has now been three months since I started at the firm, which also means I am halfway through my property seat; the time is flying by!

This month I was able to complete a transaction which has been ongoing since I joined the department in September. Not only was it nice to see a matter through to completion but it gave me an understanding of what happens post-completion.

My workload has been quite varied this month which included drafting a tenancy agreement and completing some research on the LTA, which I have been able to put into practice on various matters.

I went back to York St John University to help with the delivery of a commercial awareness talk. I delivered a talk to the students about how to be commercially aware as a trainee and how to demonstrate this when applying for training contracts.

October 2024

It has been another great month in the Property Department! I am finding the workload is really varied in the Property seat. I feel like I am constantly learning new things and improving my skills.

I have been asked to complete several pieces of drafting this month. Whether this has been letters to the Land Registry or to clients or forms to submit. I have also spent some time writing lease reports and attended my first meetings with clients. I was able to conduct some research on the severance of a joint tenancy, which I then was able to assist in drafting the documents for. It was interesting to see my research in practice!

This month has also been the first time I have been able to see a transaction go through from start to finish. It was exciting to see all of the elements shape together and see how everyone involved works together to create a successful outcome.

I have also had the chance to assist with a couple first registration applications which was really interesting to look through the original deeds.

September 2024

I have really enjoyed my first month as a trainee at Rollits! It’s been a busy month, but the team has been very welcoming as I undertook a variety of new tasks.

I have completed lots of legal research to assist my colleagues on different matters. This research has mainly focused on tenancy agreements, contaminated land and case law requirements.

My time has also been spent drafting and submitting documents to the Land Registry, calculating SDLT returns and reviewing leases. I also assisted with a first registration process.

I also was able to help with the hosting of the launch of the Heritage Open Days event, as well as attending the Mock recruitment day at York St John University where I assisted the students in their team building skills when creating a presentation and talking to them about life as a trainee!

I’m looking forward to being able to learn plenty more throughout my first seat.

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I did my A-levels at Beverley Joint Sixth form and I really enjoyed the more analytical subjects such as History and English Literature. However, I did not want to study the contents of those subjects at university. I then chose to study Law at University and received my A-level results amid Covid-19 (so I never sat my exams) and then attended University at York St John.

During my first year I undertook some work experience (with a focus on contract law) however it was hard to gain a true picture of what legal work was like as it was all online (due to covid) so it was hard to get a true representation. I then decided, once the effects of Covid-19 had slowed down to apply for work experiences/ vacation schemes. I completed the Rollits vacation scheme in June 2022 and I both enjoyed the work I did and enjoyed spending time at the firm, which then led me to apply for my training contract here.

I completed my Law LLB in 2023 graduating with a first-class degree and stayed on at York St John to complete my LPC LLM.