Salisbury High Street solicitors, Whitehead Vizard, are pleased to announce that Claire Richards has joined the firm's permanent team as Assistant Solicitor.

Claire's area of expertise is Wills, Probate, Tax, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection work.

She gained her law degree at the University of Leicester in 2002 and went on to do her LPC at Exeter University. Claire has five years experience with law firm Porter Dodson in Yeovil where she started as a trainee solicitor, qualifying as a solicitor in 2005.

Claire won the Somerset Law Society prize for the most promising Trainee Solicitor and was Treasurer of the Somerset Young Lawyers Group for three years.

She says “Having recently relocated to the area I am delighted to have joined Whitehead Vizard. I am excited to be involved with a high street firm striving to provide specialist legal advice on an approachable and personal basis. Having qualified as a full member of STEP a professional body for the specific areas of law that I practice in I feel I have a lot to offer the firm.”

Partner Andrew Hodder, said: "I am so pleased that Claire has joined the team at Whitehead Vizard. She will be an asset to us”

For further information, please contact Claire Richards, Whitehead Vizard Solicitors, Close Gate Chambers, 60 High Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2PQ. Tel: 01722 412141 or e-mail her at: cr@whitehead-vizard.co.uk.