LEGAL PROMO
How to achieve a happy work-life balance without compromising your career Darling chats to Suzanne Mynors from Russell-Cooke, a top 100 law firm
1. What is your current role? I am a private client solicitor in the Putney office of law firm Russell-Cooke. This means I specialise in wills, probate, tax and trusts. I like to think that everybody needs me because what I deal with is death and taxes. And that comes to us all! I also do a lot of mental capacity work – so preparing for if, and when, people are no longer able to make decisions for themselves for whatever reason.
2. Give a snapshot of what your job might entail on a given day. I spend a lot of time meeting clients, either on video calls or in person. I hope I provide the 44
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voice of reassurance as contemplating your own death or discussing the death of a loved one can be quite distressing. I also meet other professionals such as accountants, financial planners, care providers or property agents – we all work collaboratively to do the best for our clients. Lots of document drafting and tax form completion of course, and supervising junior lawyers.
3. What was your route into your current role? I have been a private client lawyer for over 20 years, mainly working in West London as I have also worked on Bedford Row and in Surrey.
