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Senior Associate
T: 01902 578040
rachel.wood@fbcmb.co.uk
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Rachel obtained a degree in Business and Law before completing the Legal Practice Course at the Nottingham Law School in 1996.
In 1999 Rachel qualified as a Solicitor and initially practiced in Birmingham before joining a large regional firm in Shropshire where she spent 18 years developing her career and was appointed as a Director for 6 of these.
In 2020 Rachel joined FBC Manby Bowdler as a Senior Associate in our Private Client team. Rachel specialises in all aspects of Estate Administration including obtaining Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, the Preparation of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney and applying for Deputyship Orders.
Did you know? Rachel is an keen runner and regularly goes for a jog in her spare time
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