Reshma Field is a Partner and head of the Private Client Department at Buss Murton Law LLP. As well as working full time, Reshma has two primary school
aged children. Reshma gives us an insight into working as a Private Client Solicitor and how she balances this with motherhood.
What do you do as a Private Client Solicitor? We have a team of solicitors and legal executives that do a wide range of work. For example, I draft Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorneys and help with the administration of estates. I also advise clients about inheritance tax and planning for long term care. Along with other members of the team I advice on all aspects of trusts and estate planning as well as dealing with the court of protection. We do a lot more but this hopefully gives a general idea of the variety of work we do for our clients.
Why did Buss Murton decide to join the Will Aid Campaign?
This is the third year that we have participated in Will Aid and as a business we like to support charities, both local and national. Will Aid is a great way to involve clients as well. In the month of November, people are able to have a straight forward Will
drafted by us and, surprisingly we get nothing out of it! The Clients then make a donation directly to Will Aid and we store their Wills for them. They can also have their Wills registered with Certainty.
What is Certainty and why did you join? Certainty is a national register of Wills. If we are storing Wills for any of our clients, both new and existing, they can contact us if they want us to register their Wills with Certainty. Again this is a free service that we offer and is really a “belt and braces” approach to ensuring your Will is safe and secure.
What do you think sets Buss Murton Law LLP apart from the larger “brands” of legal services that are emerging? I think a lot of it comes down to personal service and the level of professional expertise we have. We can look at clients as individuals with their own specific needs rather than trying to make them fit into a “box” or try and sell them a product. We work with fellow professional advisers such as local accountants and financial advisers and we do what is in the best interest of our clients. Around 80% of our clients come back to us when they need legal advice, so we know we must be doing something right.
How do you manage motherhood and working full time? At this point I just want to clarify that being a mother is a full time job! When I go to work, I can have a coffee in peace and talk to
other adults about things that are completely unrelated to the Tweenies or Horrible Histories (although I have learnt more about the Tudors from that series than any history teacher ever managed to teach me!).
However, all that aside, I won’t deny that it is really really hard. My fellow “working” mummy friends and I all agree that we live with a constant sense of guilt. Guilt that we do not spend enough time with our children and guilt when we have to leave the office because we need to collect the children from school (even though we start working again when the children are in bed).
What do you do in your spare time? Spare time - what’s that?! What I can say is that as my husband and I both work long hours during the week, we try and keep the weekends as free as possible to do things with the children. In between their various tennis, swimming and drama lessons, we do try and get out and about. I also like supporting local charities and I am a “chYps Champion”. This is a relatively new charity in Tunbridge Wells and is part of the Ellenor Lions Hospices. ChYps provides hospice care at home for children and young people and I hope to be able to dedicate more personal time to raising money for them.
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