Rachel McCarthy RWK Goodman

Rachel Gillibrand

Associate

Private Client | Wills, Trusts and Estates

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About Rachel:

Rachel is an Associate in our Private Client team, based out of our Oxford office.

Rachel qualified into the Private Client team in 2022, and has since been promoted to Associate.

Rachel joined the firm in 2017 as a paralegal in the Property Disputes team, whilst also completing her Legal Practice Course part time at the University of Law in London where she obtained a distinction. Rachel then went on to complete her training contract with RWK Goodman, joining our Private Client team upon qualification.

Rachel is currently studying to qualify as a member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

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