Karen Fryer

Karen is a Solicitor in our Private Client team working from our York office.  She qualified in July 2024.  The work she undertakes for clients includes Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications.

Karen has taken a non-traditional route into law, having spent approximately 15 years as a fully qualified teacher working throughout the primary age range. She has developed her skills working with parents as well as professionals such as educational psychologists, social workers and the school nursing teams. After an extensive period of re-training, Karen graduated from the University of Law with a distinction in her Legal Practice Course in 2019. Karen has had further experience working in the legal department of the Local Authority, assisting the fee earners there with complex care proceeding cases, in both public and private law.

After joining our firm in April 2022, Karen undertook her first seat in the Family Law department, where she focused on care proceedings and private law cases regarding children. In her second seat in our Residential Property department, her role within this team included reviewing and investigating titles, ordering searches, liaising with HMRC and HM Land Registry, updating and communicating with clients and agents, taking client instructions and reviewing contractual clauses and drafting Land Registry forms and her third seat in our Private Client team.

Karen is currently supervised by Sharon Richardson – Director and Head of the Private Client team.