Helen Cohen

Solicitor

Helen Cohen

Solicitor

I am a Private Client Solicitor at BakerLaw, with over 10 years' legal experience.

Areas of Work

My areas of expertise are:

  • Wills
  • Administration of estates (probate and intestacy)
  • Powers of Attorney & Court of Protection work
  • Trusts

Qualifications and Accreditations

I obtained my degree in law whilst working as a lawyer full-time, and graduated in Summer 2020 with First Class Honours. Following my law degree, I completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (LPC), passing with Distinction and then passed the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in the First Quintile (top 20%) of candidates across the country. After seven years of pre-qualification experience as a Private Client fee earner and adviser, I qualified as a solicitor in March 2023.

My Specialism

I specialise in Wills, Powers of Attorney, Estate Administration and Trust matters and enjoy assisting my clients with the legal complications of personal matters, when they are going through a difficult time in their life.

I am experienced in and enthusiastic about complex matters, and enjoy problem solving. I will always look to find a solution to any issue and offer my clients options where available to work towards a result that suits them. I know that legal jargon and concepts can be difficult to digest, and so take care to explain matters to my clients in a way that is clear and understandable for them.

My Experience

I started my career in law in 2012, working as a legal secretary in a Private Client department for a small high street firm. After some time working in the Private Client team, I decided to begin my journey to qualification as a solicitor.

I then went on to become a Private Client fee earner and have been working directly with clients and managing my own matters since 2016. I moved to a large Surrey-based firm in January 2019, where I continued to gain excellent experience in all areas of Private Client law.

I joined BakerLaw as a Private Client Executive in March 2022, and qualified as a solicitor in March 2023.

What clients say about me

"Thank you for an excellent service and professional advice in helping to formulate and finalise our Wills. Helen was very knowledgeable and made all matters easy to understand. Would recommend highly." - Wills

"In what has been a difficult twelve months for [us] I would like to thank you for your professionalism, efficiency and support. I will recommend you to any of my friends in the future." - Probate

"Very professional service and helpful throughout the process explaining each step and keeping us updated." - Trusts

"Many thanks for your professional expertise and friendly manner." - Lasting Powers of Attorney

"My wife and I would like to thank you very much for all the help and assistance you have given us towards our problems and requests. Your help has been very much appreciated, so again many thanks. - Lasting Powers of Attorney & Assistance with Affairs

Hobbies and Interests

Outside of work, I enjoy live music and theatre, as well as running, snowboarding, ice skating, playing the piano and spending time with my friends and family.