Rachael Watkins

Senior Associate

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I am a senior associate in the corporate law team within the business services department. After joining Higgs LLP in 2017, I spent 5 years within the business succession planning team focusing on providing owner managed businesses with advice on their business future succession planning and documenting arrangements to meet their requirements, including what should happen to the business in the event of the shareholders demise or structuring enabling shares to be passed down to the future generation. Work included drafting shareholders’ agreements, articles of association and cross option agreements. In late 2022, I made the transition to the corporate transactional team with a particular focus on health and social care where compliance is of particular importance. My experience includes advising on the sales and purchases of nurseries, children’s homes, care homes and assisted living. I advise on a mixture of share and asset deals.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 542855

  • Based in Brierley Hill, West Midlands
  • Licensed for 9 years

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I am a senior associate in the corporate law team within the business services department. After joining Higgs LLP in 2017, I spent 5 years within the business succession planning team focusing on providing owner managed businesses with advice on their business future succession planning and documenting arrangements to meet their requirements, including what should happen to the business in the event of the shareholders demise or structuring enabling shares to be passed down to the future generation. Work included drafting shareholders’ agreements, articles of association and cross option agreements. In late 2022, I made the transition to the corporate transactional team with a particular focus on health and social care where compliance is of particular importance. My experience includes advising on the sales and purchases of nurseries, children’s homes, care homes and assisted living. I advise on a mixture of share and asset deals.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 542855

  • Based in Brierley Hill, West Midlands
  • Licensed for 9 years

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4.8
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95%+
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Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 5.0/5
Approachability 5.0/5
Documentation Accuracy 5.0/5
Legal Knowledge 5.0/5
Value for money 4.5/5
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  • Higgs & Sons

    Assistant

    Until April 2024

  • Higgs LLP

    Solicitor

    April 2024 - Present 2 years and 2 months

Languages spoken

  • English

Opening hours

Monday 08:00–18:00
Tuesday 08:00–18:00
Wednesday 08:00–18:00
Thursday 08:00–18:00
Friday 08:00–18:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

3 Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, DY5 1LX

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Alan

Company & Commercial

buisness sale

excellent from start to finish during a lengthy process , both Geoff and Racheal were fabulous kept the terminology simple and us informed throughout .

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Thank you for your feedback, Alan. We're glad Geoff and Racheal were able to make the process smoother and keep you informed every step of the way. We appreciate your trust and are happy to have been of help!

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Vinay

Company & Commercial

Sale of GYM

Great experience with the team. Worked well on our behalf and made sure relevant things were included for us. Rachael Watkins was good with communication throughout and Katie Willems was also helpful on completion day. The only thing stopping a 5 star rating was a few queries on price. I believe we had an initial estimate but as this changed quite a bit from our initial quote it would have been good to have been informed about what level of communication would have prompted an increase in price prior to the instructions. Being a first sale there were also lots of terms to understand. I think Rachael did a good job of making things clear. It would be good to speak in more ley terms generally for greater understanding.

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Thank you for your review and feedback Vinay. We're pleased to hear that Rachael and Katie provided helpful communication and support throughout your sale. We apologize for any confusion regarding the pricing and will take your comments on board to improve clarity in future. We truly appreciate your insights and are glad we could assist with your first sale.

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Patricia

Company & Commercial

Excellent service from the whole team

The team at Higgs, in particular Jamie and Rachael were extremely helpful and understanding. The communication was great from them and they were more than happy to explain some of the more complicated issues in laymen terms.

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Dear Patricia, Thank you for your kind words! We're glad Jamie and Rachael provided helpful and clear communication throughout. Your feedback means a lot to us. Best regards, Higgs LLP

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Steve

Company & Commercial

Great, Professional Service!

The team at Higgs were fantastic from start to finish, very professional and efficient.

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Dear Steve, Thank you for your kind words. We're delighted to hear that you found Geoff and Rachael to be professional and efficient throughout your experience. It's our commitment to provide excellent service to all our clients.

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