Katie Broadfield

Originally from Cambridge, I completed an LLB (Hons) in Law Degree at Sheffield Hallam University and then moved to London to undertake the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law.

Following that I worked as a paralegal at Kingsley Napley Solicitors in London in the professional regulation department before joining Whitehead Monckton as a Trainee Solicitor in 2007.

I qualified as a Solicitor in the Tax & Estate Planning department of Whitehead Monckton in February 2009.

In October 2016 I was promoted to Associate Director and following the successful merger of Docklands Solicitors and Whitehead Monckton in that same year I now provide legal services to both Maidstone and London clients.

I have experience and expertise in:

• Tax planning and succession planning for individuals and their companies
• Will drafting
• Probate and estate administration
• Enduring and Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Trust creation and administration

I enjoy advising on tax efficient solutions and planning for the protection of clients and future generations of their families and business interests. I often act for clients at challenging times of their lives and have to deal with difficult topics such as mental incapacity and complex family dynamics.

I am a Full Member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP), a Full Accredited Member of The Association of Lifetime Lawyers and a Dementia Friends Champion.

I have recently taken on the role of Training Principal for the firm and am required to manage the delivery of training for our Trainee Solicitors and be the main point of contact for them.  I take an active lead in the development of the Trainees and ensure that our training standards are being maintained.

I have recently started playing rugby, having always enjoyed watching it from the sidelines or on TV, and I now have six caps for the women’s team at Sevenoaks RFC.

When not playing or training for rugby myself, I am usually either watching one of my two children play rugby at Sevenoaks, driving to rugby or enjoying socialising in the clubhouse after rugby.

I also find time to take my golden retriever Lottie for long walks and try not to lose her when she sees a squirrel, or a dog she wants to say hello to.