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Sarah Wood

Principal Associate

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What can I do for you

Sarah advises on a wide range of succession planning and taxation issues, helping to protect family wealth across the generations for a variety of clients, with assets ranging from business shares to agricultural property, from art collections to vintage cars. She is a former chair of STEP Birmingham branch, and served on the committee for over 15 years. Sarah is a member the Association of Lifetime Lawyers.

Supporting your ambitions

Sarah enjoys building up long-term relationships with clients and is the trusted advisor to several families. This means that Sarah is able to provide continuity between the generations, and has an in-depth knowledge of the major issues that are important to the family. 

What do others say

Sarah is named in the Legal 500 as a "Leading Associate".

What else should you know

Sarah was the former Chair of STEP Birmingham. STEP is the industry standard for private client lawyers. She is a Trustee of several charities, including a charity which assists Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery with the purchase of artwork and the Lord Austin Charitable Trust. Sarah enjoys cooking,  watching her children play a variety of sports, and walking the family dog Dash.

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What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Food and agribusiness
  • Gifts loans and establishing trusts
  • Landed estates
  • Private client
  • Private wealth
  • Probate
  • Trusts - planning and compliance
  • Wills, estate and succession planning

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