Category: Divorce & family law

A career in law with the Dorcan Academy

17th April 2024

Bower Bailey discussed the different routes to a Career in Law with Year 11 Students at the Dorcan Academy. The legal experts showcased three different routes to qualification as a Solicitor and the various job roles available within a law firm. Julia Abbott from The Dorcan Academy said,” It’s fantastic for the students to have… Read more »

First Class Success

21st July 2022

Congratulations to Jessica Jenner who has achieved a First Class Honours in her law degree. Jessica has been working as a Legal Assistant at Bower Bailey Swindon office since July 2021. Jessica assists Katie Went, a Partner within the family law team in our busy Swindon office in Regent Circus. From September 2022 Jessica will… Read more »

It’s a Prospect Knockout

21st July 2022

A team of willing hopefuls from Bower Bailey successfully supported the It’s a Prospect Knockout. The event took place at Swindon Cricket Club on Sunday 17th July. Whilst almost all of the Bower Bailey team members are too young to remember the actual TV show “It’s a knockout” great fun was had by all in… Read more »

International Women’s Day 2022 Bower Bailey Breaking the Bias

23rd March 2022

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 we are highlighting some of Bower Bailey’s successful female achievers. Here we chat to Katie Went, Partner in our Swindon Matrimonial department. Tell us about your role at Bower Bailey? I have always been based in the Swindon office and the area of work I cover is family. I… Read more »

Bower Bailey Solicitors support Adderbury’s 2021 Christmas Tree Festival

3rd December 2021

Joanne Dobson (Senior Associate, Banbury) & Tanis Everest (Trainee Solicitor, Banbury)  are supporting the Adderbury 2021 Christmas Tree Festival which will be held over three days in December from Friday – Sunday, December 3, 4 and 5. The event will end with a carol service on the Sunday afternoon at 4.30pm. Joanne Dobson, Senior Associate… Read more »

Great Legal Bake 2020 for London Legal Support Trust

11th February 2020

Marie Stimpson in the Witney office of Bower Bailey is organising our participation in the Great Legal Bake 2020. This is the sweetest fundraising event of the year in support of London Legal Support Trust which promotes access to justice. Every contribution made supports free frontline services that help some of society’s most vulnerable people…. Read more »

Lauren Webb: My first year as a fully qualified solicitor

11th February 2020

Lauren is a family lawyer at the Swindon branch of Bower Bailey Solicitors. Lauren joined the Swindon office of Bower Bailey as a paralegal in January 2017 and was soon offered a training contract. She qualified as a solicitor in March 2019 and now specialises in family law. This is an extract from an interview… Read more »

Bower Bailey Solicitors strengthens family team

29th April 2019

Bower Bailey Solicitors would like to congratulate Lauren Webb on qualifying as a Solicitor in March 2019. Lauren will be working in the family team alongside Partner Katie Went, dealing with divorce & children cases. Katie says “Lauren worked with me during her training contract and I am pleased that she is qualifying into my… Read more »