MACLACHLAN SOLICITORS - Key Persons
Jackie qualified as a Solicitor in 1990. She is an experienced property lawyer specialising in all types of property transactions, including commercial property and land purchases and has a loyal client following. Her clients appreciate her depth of knowledge and know that she will go the extra mile to assist them with their property issues.
Following a ten year period working for another Dorset-based law firm, Jackie joined MacLachlan in 2014 and became a Director in 2015. She is based at the Sherborne office but has many clients around the local area and beyond, including many London-based clients.
Joe specialises in wills, powers of attorney and the administration of estates.
Lucy joined MacLachlan in 2012, after leaving college, to assist with the administration in the conveyancing department.
After spending some time assisting others in the team, she embarked on further study to gain her conveyancing qualification and qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer in 2019, becoming a Director of the firm in 2022. Lucy specialises in all areas connected with residential property, including sales and purchases. She also deals with remortgages, transfers of equity and staircasing procedures. She enjoys the day to day contact with clients and prides herself on being efficient and pro-active to ensure home moves are as stress-free as possible.
Lucy grew up on a farm near Shaftesbury and lives locally.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Legal Executive
- Legal Executive
Mark is a Legal Executive specialising in residential conveyancing, mortgages, transfers of equity and associated work in connection with house sales and purchases.
Mark has over 12 years experience working in the legal profession and joined MacLachlan in 2018 after several years with a large conveyancing firm where he acted on many transactions in virtually all parts of the country.
Tom joined MacLachlan in 2006 having spent time working at a regional law firm.
He qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 and specialises in agricultural and commercial property law and rural property transactions, handling many land sales and purchases including auction sales. He also deals with complex property issues such as boundary issues, easements and rights of way as well as preparing reports on title for many commercial lenders.
Tom is a Director based at our Gillingham office. He grew up on a farm near Shaftesbury and has a wealth of local knowledge useful when advising clients on rural business matters.