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Ria Desai

Trainee Solicitor

What can I do for you

Ria is a trainee solicitor at Mills & Reeve, gaining experience across a variety of practice areas as part of her training contract.

Supporting your ambitions

Ria is committed to understanding each client's concerns and acting promptly on their matters. She communicates transparently and in plain English to ensure each client feels supported and informed throughout their query.

She's dedicated and invests fully into each case, and she works proactively to resolve issues. She'll aim to achieve the best possible outcome with the help of her team for every client.

What else should you know

Ria combines a keen interest in commercial law with a passion for creating ideas that positively impact local communities. She developed a concept aimed at increasing footfall, which was later adopted and built at a local shopping centre.

She has been recognised for her academic excellence as the valedictorian of the University of Law in 2024. She received the subject award for human resources, reflecting her strong performance and commitment to her studies.

Ria was recognised for being one of the highest billed paralegals in the commercial department in the previous employment

Outside work, she enjoys travel and fitness as a former powerlifter.

What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.