Two new lawyers have joined expanding law firm Blanchards Bailey LLP to help meet demand for services.
Kelly Miller, who qualified as a solicitor in 2009, specialises in all areas of private client work, advising on administration of estates, wills, declarations of trusts, tax planning and lasting powers of attorney.
Kelly Miller of Blanchards Bailey
She said: “I am definitely a people person. I enjoy the fact that my specialism allows me to work closely with clients and provide them with the support and expertise that they need, albeit at a time that is usually very difficult.
“My job is very rewarding and I relish the challenges ahead. I am looking forward to providing strategic advice and support to clients and working with the exceptional lawyers at Blanchards Bailey. I am looking forward to being part of their specialist agricultural and rural estate team.
“Being a farmer’s wife and a ‘farmhand’, helps me understand the demands of farming and enable me to provide bespoke advice to Blanchards Bailey’s large agricultural client base.”
Legal Assistant Elisha Jones, a graduate member of Chartered Institute of Legal Executives is studying to qualify as a chartered legal executive and has law degree. She will work with the firm’s Head of Private Client Jerome Dodge.
Elisha Jones of Blanchards Bailey
She said: “I thrive on doing a job that stimulates me intellectually and provides the opportunity to learn new things every day.
“I am looking forward to the variety my new role offers and to working in Blanchards Bailey’s private client team, delivering solutions in the most effective manner possible as part of a progressive, forward-looking firm.”
Elisha and Kelly are based in Wareham.
Blanchards Bailey say they bucked the trend during the Covid-19 pandemic by continuing to invest heavily in staff and the latest technology and to offer a full service for individuals and businesses throughout Dorset – subsequently reporting sustained expansion.
Kelly and Elisha joined at the start of Blanchard Bailey’s 2021 financial year along with an influx of new and returning appointments to the firm.
The litigation and disputes department is recruiting two lawyers and the conveyancing department is recruiting a lawyer.
Associate Sarah Dunlop has returned to the firm after a year’s maternity leave to work alongside recent joiner Michelle Lane in the firm’s agriculture and estates property team.
Ninety -strong Blanchards Bailey is a Legal 500 firm with offices in Poundbury, Shaftesbury and Weymouth, as well as Blandford.