Vanessa Ford.

Legal Assistant.
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Language:English
Profile / Experience
Vanessa is 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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What our clients say.
Vanessa is very professional and knowledgeable, yet also friendly and considerate. Her proactive approach, always keeping us informed at each step of the process, was truly appreciated. She is an asset to your firm.
Vanessa explained everything involved in updating our wills and setting in motion our LPA’s. Her friendly nature and knowledge, made a sensitive situation easier. She was very professional.
From our first enquiry by telephone, to completion of our amended wills and our added LPA’s, we were very satisfied with the first class service we received.
Vanessa was friendly, helpful and answered all of my questions.
Making my will – a very satisfactory service.
New wills carried out to my satisfaction and I was very pleased with my solicitor (Vanessa Ford) who kept me informed as the matter progressed.
Excellent service making our will. Friendly, efficient and easy to understand. Approachable. Fees average. I felt we received value for our money. No delays in delivery of service.
Very prompt and pleasant experience. Understood what we wanted and we were given several choices to do with the LPAs and the choice to register the documents or not.
Our wills were executed in the manor we expected, with first rate professionalism, courtesy and humour. Thank you Vanessa for your straight forwardness.
We were extremely pleased by the service provided. We were given useful advice, all stages were carried out efficiently and we were kept well informed. An excellent service.
I had an excellent experience with Lanyon Bowdler LLP. The team was professional, responsive, and supportive throughout the entire process. Special thanks to Vanessa Ford for her clear communication, attention to detail, and for making everything straightforward and stress-free. I highly recommend their services to anyone seeking expert legal advice and reliable support.
We were very pleased with solicitor Vanessa Ford dealing with our will updates. I would be very hard pressed to fault on anything – she was first class.
This was dealing with the sale of my deceased mother’s property and dealing with the estate through probate. The whole process was seamless and well above my expectations. It was dealt with in a professional and efficient way.
I was very pleased with the way Vanessa helped me. She explained everything to me. I had to ring her several times but she answered my questions to my satisfaction. I was very pleased that probate went through so quickly as was Vanessa.
Making a will can be a minefield of mixed emotions and an overload of information and choices as there are so many options, and prices. In the end we decided to go with Lanyon Bowdler and contacted them for a consultation. We were completely impressed with their professionalism and customer service also the way the look after their clients. Thank you for all your help and patience we would definitely recommend your services.
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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