Bethany joined Russell-Cooke as an associate in July 2024, having trained and qualified with a top 100 UK law firm in Surrey, so is well connected in the Surrey/South West London area. 

Bethany advises individuals and families on all aspects of private client law including wills, lasting powers of attorney and the administration of estates, as well as on trusts and estate and succession planning. She works collaboratively with the trust, wills and estate disputes team to support her clients through more sensitive legal issues which may arise when estate administration becomes contentious, or during lifetime estate planning to help mitigate the chances of the client’s estate facing the same contentious issues in the future.

Bethany’s clients describe her as "patient", "kind" and "knowledgeable" and appreciate Bethany’s “human approach” to their legal issues.

• Drafting and executing wills and assisting with Inheritance Tax and succession planning. Exploring the use of trusts within wills to achieve the same
• Preparing lasting powers of attorney and advising clients on the subsequent management of their affairs. Assisting with the registration of enduring powers of attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian
• Assisting with trust and deputyship administration for vulnerable clients and the drafting of associated documentation
• Advising on estate planning and estate administration, including estates with business and foreign assets, intestate estates and estates where beneficiaries and assets are missing and need to be located

• Read Law at the University of Surrey, obtaining First Class Honours, before going on to complete the Legal Practice Course LLM in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Law, achieving a Distinction

• Council Member for the Junior Solicitors (0-6 years’ PQE) constituency on the Law Society Council of England & Wales (2024 – 2027)
• Committee Member of the Membership & Communications Committee of the Law Society of England & Wales (2024 – 2027) 
• Former Chair (2023/24) and former Universities & Colleges Representative (2021 – 2024) of the Surrey Junior Lawyers Division
• LegalRunner Representative for Surrey