An interview with last years British Wills & Probate award winner Jade Gani

In the run up the British Wills and Probate awards we were thrilled to get some time with last year’s winner of Young Practitioner of the year – Jade Gani, Head of Private Client, Aston Bond and Regional Director of Berkshire for SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly).

As a winner at last year’s British Wills and Probate Awards we were very keen to have a chat to find out how it all came about, how it felt and to find out a little more about Jade.

An introduction to Jade Gani

We spent a little bit of time getting to know Jade …

What makes you passionate about probate?

The British Wills and Probate Awards

It was great to see Jade win Young practitioner of the year at last year’s awards, many of us saw the video of jade enthusiastically jumping up and down!

We took a moment with Jade to reflect on the experience of last year’s awards.

What motivated you to enter?

How did you react to your nomination?

How did you feel when you won?

What do you see are the benefits of being an award winner?

Moving forward

The last 12 or so months have been unprecedented across the world. Understandably it was subject of discussion for Jade and Michael, a time to think about what the future might bring and a chance to catch up with Jade on her plans.

What are your views on the next 6-12 months in the legal industry?

Wishing Will foundation

It was our pleasure to hear from Jade about the recently launched Wishing Will Foundation, designed to help reduce the amount of intestate estates, estates without a will.

The Wishing Will Foundation provides free wills in exchange for donations to local hospices and charities in the Berkshire area. A way of raising money to support end-of-life, palliative care and respite hospices in the Thames Valley area, as well as raising additional funds for other incredibly important, local charities supporting our community so that they can all continue to provide vital services and support for many years to come.

Find out more – https://wishingwill.org.uk/

The British Wills and Probate Awards

The British Wills and Probate Awards celebrate and showcase the hard work, innovation and excellence of so many within the Wills and Probate Industry, across many different disciplines and categories. At a tough time for the economy, it will again be great to have some fun, see new faces and celebrate the entrepreneurialism, innovation and hard work of so many people in so many organisations.

We very much look forward to celebrating together with you, to seeing you win awards, your videos and smiling faces!

We are headline sponsors!

Executor Solutions are delighted to be the headline sponsor of The British Wills and Probate Awards, something we consider to be the Oscars of the Probate industry!

The past 12 months has shown there are some incredibly talented, hardworking and resilient individuals in this industry and we are looking forward to shining the spotlight on the great and good and celebrating their achievements.
Michael Edwards, Client Services Director, Executor Solutions

The judging panel

Here from one of this year’s newest Judges, our own Barry Mattock.

Headline sponsor

It was our privilege last year to not only sponsor the Champagne reception element of the awards ceremony but to also sponsor the ‘Probate Provider of the year Large Firms’ category, an area of the legal sector we are particularly involved in, alongside Court of Protection, and to celebrate Kings Court Trust winning the 2020 category.

We are thrilled to continue our involvement in the British Wills and Probate Awards as this year’s Headline Sponsor. Our sponsorship reflects our respect for so many in the industry, the expertise and support they provide to clients and families during difficult circumstances and the innovation that companies bring to the industry as a whole.