AWB Charlesworth Solicitors is enhancing its capabilities in the private client sector.
- The firm has appointed Melissa Butler as a paralegal in the wills, trusts, and probate department.
- With Butler’s appointment, the team includes eleven members, featuring five solicitors and a specialist accountant.
- The department’s outreach extends across three offices in Skipton, Keighley, and Bradford, serving the broader Aire Valley and Yorkshire Dales.
- Butler brings nearly a decade of experience in estate administration to support the growing demands of the firm.
AWB Charlesworth Solicitors, renowned for its strong standing and forward-thinking approach, has bolstered its private client department by appointing Melissa Butler as a new paralegal. This strategic move underscores the firm’s commitment to expanding its expertise in wills, trusts, and probate areas, ensuring they meet increasing client needs with enhanced service capabilities.
Melissa Butler, who joins an eleven-member team, brings an extensive background in estate administration, will preparation, and handling lasting powers of attorney. Her experience with applications to the court of protection will be invaluable as the department takes on more complex inheritance cases and transactions involving multiple family assets.
The department collaborates closely with other sections within the firm, including residential and commercial property, litigation, and corporate services, reflecting a comprehensive service approach. Spread across three offices in Skipton, Keighley, and Bradford, the team is well-positioned to serve clients throughout the Aire Valley and the picturesque Yorkshire Dales.
Jenny Barron, head of the private client department, remarked on Melissa’s appointment, stating: ‘I am delighted to welcome Melissa to AWB Charlesworth. Our wills and probate business is going from strength to strength, and we have an urgent need to expand our team to cover the large quantity of work and maintain our excellent standards of service. Melissa’s extensive experience is a great advantage to us as we increasingly take on complex inheritance work and help families with multiple assets.’
Melissa Butler expressed her enthusiasm about joining the firm, commenting: ‘I’m delighted to have joined AWB Charlesworth. They’re a long-established firm with a great reputation. They’re progressive in their approach to the law, and yet still have the strong values of a family firm.’
AWB Charlesworth Solicitors continues its strategic expansion by strengthening its private client services with Melissa Butler’s valuable expertise.
