Legal firm Balfour+Manson has added three new members of staff to bolster its Private Client team in Aberdeen with the hire of new Senior Associate, Marcia Johnstone, Executry Paralegal Sarah Rennie, and Legal Secretary Dawn Ashcroft.
The new arrivals join the firm as the Albyn Terrace-based firm consolidates a period of sustained growth for private client work this year.
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Marcia Johnstone joins Balfour+Manson as Senior Associate, working with Greg Lawson, who was promoted to Partner in the Private Client Team in April this year.
She has extensive experience advising clients in the administration of executry estates, including Inheritance Tax issues, the preparation of Wills, including succession planning, the granting of Powers of Attorney and Attorney administration.
A graduate from the University of Aberdeen, Marcia spent seventeen years undertaking Private Client work for another Aberdeen law firm prior to joining Balfour+Manson.
Sarah Rennie joins as Executry Paralegal. Based in Aberdeen, she will also work with Private Client colleagues in Balfour+Manson’s Edinburgh office.
She has spent almost 25 years working in the legal profession taking on a variety of roles in her early career before specialising in Private Client work. In 2017, she qualified as a Paralegal specialising in Wills and Executries gaining Law Society accreditation shortly after.
Sarah will assist the team with Estate Administration which includes the investigation of estates, ascertaining the level of assets, preparation of tax and court related documents, liaising with clients and outside agencies, distribution of estate assets, and preparation of estate accounts.
The Private Client team has also been joined by Legal Secretary, Dawn Ashcroft.
Julie Clark Spence, who heads up Balfour+Manson’s Aberdeen office comments,
“We are absolutely delighted to have Marcia, Sarah and Dawn join us and how exciting it is to see the team grow so much in such a short space of time. We have seen a surge of Private Client work coming through the door this year particularly with the expansion of the firm into Portlethen earlier this year. With the new hires in place, we can further accelerate our ambitions for our Private Client portfolio.”
