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30 March 2026
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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mfg Solicitors—Claire Pope

Private client team welcomes senior associate in Worcester

mfg Solicitors has appointed Claire Pope as a senior associate in its private client team in Worcester, enhancing its offering across Worcestershire and the wider region. She joins from Rees Page Solicitors and will advise clients on wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate, estate administration and inheritance tax planning.

Pope (pictured, left) brings more than a decade of experience advising individuals on complex private client matters and will work closely with Valerie Robinson (right), partner and head of the private client department. She is a fully accredited member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers and a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Commenting on the appointment, Robinson said: ‘Claire is a welcome addition to our private client team’ and noted that ‘her expertise will further strengthen our private client offering in Worcester.’

Pope added: 'I felt it was the right time to make the move and further my career, and Valerie and the team at mfg Solicitors are the perfect fit’, describing the firm as ‘an ambitious, high-profile firm with an extensive caseload’.

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