Jenny Pierce is a Solicitor, Partner and Head of the Wills, Probate and Mental Capacity team at Wards Solicitors. https://wards.uk.com/meet-the-team/jenny-pierce/
Jenny specialises in Will writing, probate, long term care planning, capital tax planning, elderly client law and trusts and law relating to mental capacity.
Jenny is frequently appointed as a Panel Deputy for vulnerable clients who lack capacity. She holds an Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable clients from the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Since 2018, Jenny has sat on the Board of Directors at Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), a professional body committed to providing the highest-quality legal advice to older people. https://sfe.legal/
The pandemic has meant that during lockdown, more people have turned to writing their own Wills using online templates or proforma Wills from stationery shops. In this article, I refer to both of these documents