Wrigleys Solicitors has recruited four new lawyers in Leeds.
Joining the law firm’s probate, trusts and estate planning team in Leeds are partner Suzannah Farnell, consultant Julia Rangecroft, and solicitors Abigail Walker and Bella O’Keeffe.
Farnell brings almost 20 years of experience in private client practice to Wrigleys.
She provides specialist inheritance tax and succession planning advice, with a particular emphasis on advising entrepreneurs and clients with family businesses.
Farnell covers all aspects of lifetime tax and succession planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney and the use of family investment companies.
She also has experience in the administration of high value and complex estates that often include business assets.
Rangecroft advises both UK and international clients on all aspects of private wealth, with a particular emphasis on tax efficiency.
She advises high-net-worth individuals and trustees as well as business owners. Her clients include entrepreneurs, family businesses, landed estates, and property owners.
O’Keeffe qualified as a solicitor in 2015 but has worked in the legal sector since 2006.
She specialises in private client practice and deals with a range of matters, including the administration of estates, wills, trusts, powers of attorney and tax planning.
Walker has been offered a permanent role with Wrigleys following her successful training contract. She will be dealing with all aspects of private client work.
Marie-Louise Hamilton, joint head of probate, trusts and estate planning in the Leeds office and managing partner of Wrigleys, said: “I am delighted to have Suzannah, Julia and Bella join us and to have kept Abi in our team following her very successful training contract. Each of them brings their own flare to the role and their skills complement much of the work across the team and the needs of our clients.
“It is an exciting time for Wrigleys with our recent Leeds office move and the steady growth of our team. I look forward to seeing them all progress their careers and develop the role in their own style.”
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