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Partner, Chartered Legal Executive
Rachel Dawson is a Partner and Chartered Legal Executive in Ellisons’ Private Client team. Rachel leads the team in Ipswich, while continuing to look after her clients in Bury St Edmunds, Woodbridge, Framlingham and surrounding villages. She specialises in wills, trusts, probate, estate administration and high-net-wealth tax planning matters.
With over 20 years’ experience in the Private Client sector, Rachel advises individuals, families and trustees on estate administration, inheritance tax planning and lasting powers of attorney. She works with high-net-worth individuals, farming families and business owners, and is recognised for her practical and empathetic approach to client service.
Rachel guides clients through complex legal and financial matters with confidence and care, ensuring their long-term goals are met.
Rachel qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2013 before joining Ellisons in 2021 as an Associate Chartered Legal Executive. Rachel was promoted to Partner in 2024. She is also a STEP-accredited Trust and Estate Practitioner.
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We used Ellisons to get sorted for our retirement, wills and putting things in trust. I hadn't any idea about what to do and how to go about it. Rachel explained our options and what would suit us best. I even had one thing explained to me 3 times before I understood it properly - much to my husbands amusement. Totally recommend.
At all times Rachel was helpful, informative and made me really think things through. Thank you Rachel, you were/are great.
Received an excellent service from Ellisons. Everything fully explained in easy to understand manner. Highly recommend.
I had no understanding about this trust and what to do, but Rachel was amazing and explained it in simple language that I understood. She took her time with me and put me at ease. So grateful for all she has done.
Rachel Dawson handle my queries with the upmost care and professionalism. Having lost my mother suddenly everything was hard to deal with. Rachel was clear in her guidance and advice and helped me to navigate through the legality of sorting my mother's estate/ I would recommend working Ellisons and I will be using them again if the time ever arose again. Thank you!
Rachel Dawson has an exceptional level of knowledge, particularly with complex estate administrations involving intestacies. Her client care is second-to-none. She is a very safe pair of hands.
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