Apr 8, 2025
How to Get Power of Attorney (UK)
Planning for the future often involves considering what might happen if you are no longer able to manage your own affairs.
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Alex joined Walker Foster in April 2023 as a Legal Assistant in the Private Client Department, started his Training Contract in October 2023 and qualified with us in August 2025.
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Alex RichardsonPrivate Client SolicitorAlex attended Leeds Beckett University for 5 years from 2017 to 2022 studying his undergraduate Law degree and then moving on to study a Masters in Law and Legal Practice Course. Prior to his move to Walker Foster, he worked as a conveyancing assistant and then Private Client Paralegal at a Leeds city law firm.
Alex is based in our Skipton office and undertakes all aspects of Private Client Law which includes Will drafting, Estate Administration, Trust Administration and Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyship Applications.
Alex has lived in Colne since he was born, and outside of work, if not playing football for 2 local teams, he can be found watching Burnley FC or spending time with friends and family.
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