An ongoing commitment to training and development has seen Fidler And Pepper Solicitors shortlisted for an award.

The firm is a finalist in the category of best training firm of the year in the LFS Conveyancing Awards — the biggest event in the conveyancing calendar.

Joanne Godson, head of people and operations at Fidler And Pepper, which has offices in Mansfield and Sutton,, said: “Training and development is crucial if a business is to grow and prosper.

“At Fidler And Pepper we fully embrace this — it’s part of who we are.

“To be recognised by the industry for the work that we do is fantastic, so to be shortlisted is great news.”

The winners will be announced at an awards dinner in September.

Managing partner Mark Slade added: “We believe that having happy staff leads to happy clients, which leads to business success.

“Not only do we have a ;grow our own’ strategy that enables us to recruit, train and develop apprentices, we also have an ongoing people development strategy where we provide training and development opportunities for our longer-serving staff.”

The firm recently won the apprentice employer award accolade at a regional business awards scheme.