Contact Sangeeta Rabadia Partner Spencer West LLP Longbow House, 20 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4TW, UK Tel: +44 02079 258080 +44 07713 440737 Fax: +44 02076 812600 E: Sangeeta.Rabadia@spencer-west.com www.spencer-west.com 34 LAWYER MONTHLY JULY 2023 Please tell us more about your journey into law and your career to date. Law was not my initial career choice. However, I developed a deep interest for it during my university days and decided to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law. I began my legal career as a paralegal working in a small firm, which was fantastic experience as I was exposed to so many different areas of law. I supported clients with legal needs that often required deep understanding of intricate legal concepts. When I qualified, I was promoted to partner very early on in my career and have always enjoyed helping clients achieve their goals whilst navigating very complex and multifaceted legal issues. I became passionate about private wealth; I really enjoy helping people find resolutions for matters that can seem very daunting, and with my multidimensional background I am able to advise on practical and ‘outside of the box’ options for clients. I have always been vocal about how important it is for people to be educated in matters such as succession planning and therefore relish my speaking engagements at seminars and workshops. My specialism also enables me to support a number of charitable organisations with their legal needs. I am currently a school governor for an all-girls high school and always enjoy talking about how I was able to achieve what I have from a humble background. I am also a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, where I sit as Deputy Chair on their Membership Panel. How did you come to specialise in wealth and estate planning matters? Strangely, equity and trust law were not on my list of favourite subjects at law school. However, in practice, I became fascinated with it. I first interacted with trust law in practice whilst working on property disputes. As I became more and more accustomed to trust law, I advised on estate and trust disputes and helped clients resolve the unfortunate circumstances they found themselves in. Clients find my knowledge of dispute resolution is extremely valuable as I am uniquely placed to assist clients with putting in place structures and procedures to ensure that disputes do not arise. The ability to apply intricate legal concepts to achieve client goals is very thrilling. Do you have any plans for your career development in the latter half of 2023 that you can share? It is a really exciting time at Spencer West; the firm has achieved so much in such a short space of time and has ambitions to keep going full steam ahead. Colleagues and I are currently developing some exciting plans to provide clients with more services, as well as more opportunities to better access the advice they need.
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