The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 24: April/May 2016 | Page 12

LEGAL

NEW MANAGING PARTNER
FOR BOWER & BAILEY AS THE
FIRM GOES FOR GROWTH
2016 sees a further celebration for Bower & Bailey
Solicitors as Simon Smith has been appointed as
managing partner of the entire firm. With 129
employees across four offices in Oxford, Swindon,
Witney and Banbury the company is looking
forward with ambition.
Commenting on his new role Simon
said: "I am delighted to be taking on
the role of managing partner for the
firm. Having set up the Swindon office
31 years ago I am looking forward to
the challenges that the new role will
present.”
Bower & Bailey have a long history of outstanding
achievement in providing quality legal advice and support
for the local business initiatives and community projects.
Since its foundation in 1985 in Swindon, Bower &
Bailey’s staff have been proud to be a part of this dynamic
and highly successful legal firm. Between them, the 42
strong team have over 450 years cumulative service at
Bower & Bailey across all legal sectors.
Simon continued,"I attribute our staying power in
Swindon to the strong relationships that we have built with
our clients over the years. This has required hard work and
determination. We have been fortunate to maintain the
confidence of our clients due to our legal expertise and
consistent dedication to high quality customer service by
being pro-active and responsive to our client’s needs. We
have always put the highest level of client care at the top
of our agenda.”
He added, “The fact that the majority of the team who
join stay with us for a considerable period of their working
lives is testimony to the welcoming and friendly culture of
the firm.”

Pictured from left to right: Tara Aqeel, Johanne Dillow,
Simon Smith, Adele Parkinson, Kayleigh Stapleton

The Swindon office has just invested in four new
recruits, Adele Parkinson has joined as solicitor, Kayleigh
Stapleton as a trainee solicitor, Tara Aqeel as a paralegal
and Johanne Dillow as receptionist.
Adele Parkinson joins from Reading law firm Field
Seymour Park where she specialised in all aspects of
residential property. Adele was born and brought up
in Swindon. She said: “It is very exciting to be living
and working here again. Bower and Bailey have such
an excellent reputation in the town, especially in
property work and I'm looking forward to developing
my career further."

“I attribute our staying
power in Swindon to the
strong relationships that
we have built with our
clients over the years”
Trainee solicitor Kayleigh Stapleton commenced her
training contract in February and is currently assisting in the
litigation department.
Kayleigh joined Bower & Bailey as a conveyancing
paralegal in September 2015 following completion of the

LPC at the College of Law in Chester. Kayleigh studied Law
with German at the University of Sheffield and spent one
year studying German Constitutional and Criminal Law at
the Universität Regensburg in Bavaria.
She has three years’ experience in personal injury from
her time as a legal assistant at Camps Solicitors on the
Wirral.
Kayleigh is due to qualify in October 2017 and is looking
forward to specialising post qualification.
Tara Aqeel is a para-legal, who graduated in 2011 after
studying legal practice at the College of Law in Bristol.
Since graduating Tara has worked in compliance for a
Lloyd's of London insurance broker and spent 18 months
as a conveyancing executive for a local firm. Tara said: "I
am very excited to be working for Bower and Bailey, the
partners here have a wealth of experience and I am very
impressed with how efficient the firm is."
Johanne Dillow is enjoying the variety of her new role as
legal receptionist. Jo said: “Whilst I have extensi