Vanessa Ford.

Legal Assistant.

Profile / Experience

Profile / Experience

Vanessa based at the firm’s Telford office in the Private Client Department. In 2018 she was promoted to legal assistant with her own fee earning caseload which, includes preparation of wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate applications and administration of estates.

Vanessa started working at Lanyon Bowdler in the Telford office (when the firm was based in Brodie House) as a secretary on a temporary contract in April 2003 for Neil Lorimer in the Personal Injury Department.

She officially joined the firm on a permanent contract as a senior secretary for the Clinical Negligence Department in August 2003, again based in the Telford office. The department, and Vanessa, transferred to the Shrewsbury office at the beginning of November 2003.

Vanessa then transferred to the Private Client Department in August 2006, working as a private client assistant. In 2016 she was promoted to legal support assistant.

Outside work, Vanessa is actively involved in Telford & Wrekin’s “Street Champion” Scheme – a means whereby members of the public are “recruited” and give up their free time to keep their local areas clear of litter – reporting any fly-tipping and also arranging for repairs to be logged (ie street lighting etc).

Vanessa also champions charitable causes: Help for Heroes, Dogs Trust; Battersea Dogs Home and Guide Dogs for the Bind.

She also enjoys country walks, swimming, days in the gym, reading and live music events.

 

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The knowledge that Vanessa has in her work showed through when I recently renewed my will. I was very grateful to her for the guidance she gave me. I would certainly recommend her to anyone wanting help making a new will or renewing a previous one. I would have no hesitation at all in recommending her.

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