Palmers has appointed Clare Butcher to its residential conveyancing team at its Basildon office.
Before joining Palmers, Clare was a partner at a firm in Stockport, where she headed the real estate department as well as being head of business development.
As a graduate in law at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, Lancashire, Clare received the Graduates Association Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement in 2000. She then went on to study for her professional exams at the College of Law in Chester, specialising in commercial property and commercial law before qualifying as a solicitor in 2005. She currently specialises in both residential and commercial property.
Palmers partner Carey Jacobs, who heads the firm’s property department, said: “I am pleased to welcome Clare to Palmers. With her considerable experience, I know she will prove to be a valuable asset to clients and colleagues alike as she helps us expand our offering in this area.”
Clare, who lives in Brentwood with her husband and six-year-old son, said: “I am delighting to be joining such a forward-thinking firm as Palmers, which has an excellent reputation in the local and surrounding areas. I look forward to continuing to build on this reputation as well as using my interest in social and business networking to bring more work into the firm.”
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