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Lightsource To Train Lawyers In Solar Expertise

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 As one of the UK's generator of solar power, Lightsource draws heavily on legal expertise when developing new projects. In 201, a year after it was founded, it appointed its own in-house lawyer, Dr Ece Guersoy, who now heads up a legal team comprising nine qualified lawyers, one trainee solicitor, and a legal secretary. The team has high-level expertise in property, project finance, corporate and construction law.

Dr Guersoy says of the SRA accreditation: "In order to qualify to offer training contracts, a company must provide exposure to at least three different areas of law to ensure the trainee gains a broad experience base. At Lightsource, our legal team operates as a full-service law firm albeit on a small scale. It is a considerable honour to gain accreditation as many who apply find they aren't able to satisfy the stringent criteria required by the SRA. It says a great deal about the strength of our team and the quality of the legal service we provide."

Dr Guersoy is now the designated Training Principal within Lightsource after an involved application process. When asked what prompted Lightsource to go down the route of applying for SRA accreditation, a process that took nearly five months to complete, Dr Guersoy explains:

"When we hired Carolyn Gillespie one year ago she made it clear that she would only able to stay with us on a temporary basis because she needed to complete her training contract in order to qualify as a solicitor. She then proved to be such a valuable and talented individual that we simply decided to find out whether we could gain SRA accreditation ourselves."

Carolyn is now enjoying her diverse role at Lightsource working in a close-knit team whose expertise is drawn from six different countries. Says Carolyn,

"Registration as a training establishment by the SRA not only illustrates the proficiency of our legal team, but also highlights Lightsource's genuine commitment to investing in its employees."

As Dr Guersoy concludes, "we offer a unique legal experience involving complex structures in a challenging and dynamic business environment, and, as a company it's very much to our benefit to retain good people. If they stay and get to know the business well then we can set them on a strong career path."

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