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New faces join FBC Manby Bowdler in Wolverhampton

Four new faces have joined the ranks at one of the West Midlands’ leading law firms.

All four have started at the Wolverhampton office of FBC Manby Bowdler – one as partner and three at the start of their legal careers.

Jack Alex-Kilroy has taken up the post of apprentice solicitor in the personal injury and medical negligence team, and Thomas Harris is also an apprentice solicitor in the serious injuries department.

Victoria Farmer has started as a trainee solicitor in the commercial property team, while experienced lawyer Deborah Beal has joined the company as a partner in the wills, probate and lifetime planning team.

Neil Lloyd, managing director of FBC Manby Bowdler, said: “I’m delighted to welcome our new solicitors to the company and I look forward to seeing how their careers progress.

“They are now part of a big extended family of legal professionals and support staff who work together to offer some of the very best legal services in the region and beyond.

“We have a long history of nurturing our own talent at FBC Manby Bowdler, and I’m delighted that Jack, Thomas and Victoria have decided to join us right at the start of their careers. We will support them throughout their training, and I am sure they will have long and successful careers in the law.

“Deborah is a very experienced professional and I am sure she will be an invaluable asset within what is already a high achieving team.”

Deborah has been a solicitor since 2008 and previously worked at law firms in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.

She specialises in estate planning, for both before and after death, to help people pass on their assets in the most efficient way possible. This involves helping clients make sure they have suitable and valid wills and lasting powers of attorney documents in place, as well as discussing inheritance tax, capital gains tax and trusts.

Deborah is a full member of STEP (the Society for Trusts and Estates Practitioners).

Trainee solicitors are graduates who have earned a two-year training contract, while apprenticeships are aimed at school leavers and take longer to complete. Both routes into the legal profession lead to exactly the same qualifications and the ability to practise as a solicitor.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Melanie Boulter .