Taran is a Trainee Solicitor at Shoosmiths, currently working in the Employment team.
I joined Shoosmiths in March 2025 and am currently undertaking my third seat in the Employment team, based in the Birmingham office. I support clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, advising on issues arising throughout the employment lifecycle.
Prior to this, I completed my second seat in the Commercial team, where I advised clients across a wide range of commercial and technology matters, with a particular focus on the retail and consumer, mobility and technology sectors. I worked alongside leading retail, automotive and technology brands, providing strategic legal support on complex commercial projects and day-to-day business operations.
Earlier in my training contract, I completed a seat in the firm's Construction and Engineering team, where I assisted with the negotiation and drafting of agreements for major building and infrastructure projects, as well as supporting on a variety of contentious matters.
I graduated from the University of Leicester in 2022 with a First Class Honours degree in Law. I subsequently completed the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) with first time passes and hold an LLM from BPP University.
Before commencing my training contract, I gained valuable legal experience as a paralegal, working on a range of complex disputes across medical negligence, product liability and group action litigation.