Fraser Dawbarns

Private Client

Kim Neal is a private client partner based in the March office. Kim specialises in helping families to plan for the future and protect their assets and their loved ones through effective use of Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) and Wills.

After gaining her LPC, Kim worked as a paralegal in a specialist family law firm in Peterborough, before moving to a local firm to train as a solicitor. After qualifying in April 2017, Kim worked as a private client solicitor at another local firm before coming to Fraser Dawbarns in December 2020.

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Kim is an affiliate member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP), a global professional body, comprising lawyers, accountants, and other practitioners that help families plan for their futures. Kim has a STEP Advanced Certificate in Administration of Estates.

Kim studied law at Northampton University, where she graduated with a 2:1 and won the 2008/9 Sweet & Maxwell prize for the best dissertation by a law student in year 3. Kim then studied the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the College of Law at Moorgate, London.

Outside work, Kim has previously provided free legal clinics for Women’s Aid and has also been involved with student mentoring programmes. Kim loves reading and spending time with her two young children. Kim also really enjoys yoga and swimming.