Laura Richards

Laura Richards is a Senior Associate in Blake Morgan's Succession & Tax team, based in their Southampton office, specialising in wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, inheritance tax planning, and the preparation, dissolution and administration of trusts. She qualified as a solicitor in February 2017 after completing her Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at Bournemouth University, having previously read History at Queen Mary University of London and completed a Master's degree at King's College London.

Laura is a Full Member of the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP), having obtained her Diploma in the Administration of Trusts and Estates in July 2022. She serves on the STEP Central Southern Committee and has held the role of Student Liaison Officer since June 2024. She is listed as a UK Leading Associate (2026) in Legal 500.