Lucie is a dedicated Paralegal with a passion for Private Client work. After completing a Law LLB at the University of Exeter in July 2023, Lucie joined MWB in November 2023.
Prior to joining MWB, she honed their teaching skills as a Mathematics tutor. This experience has fostered a strong ability to explain complex concepts clearly and effectively.

Since joining MWB, Lucie has been actively involved in the firm’s charity and social committees. She is also currently pursuing an LLM in Legal Practice with combined SQE 1 as well as working part-time with the Private Client team.

Outside of work, Lucie enjoys a variety of hobbies, including watching movies, reading, painting, and outdoor activities like kayaking, sailing, and road trips. She also have two beloved cocker spaniels.

Lauren joined another local Eastbourne firm in 2017 as a receptionist but was quickly promoted to Assistant within the Public Law (Care Proceedings) department.

After merging with MWB in 2023, she joined the Family team and is now a Database and Compliance Executive.

What do you like about working in the Family Team?

I really enjoy taking clients initial instructions and giving them the reassurance that we have the expertise to help them during a really difficult time in their life.

Seeing the positive changes in them and their lives as their matter progresses is very rewarding. It’s good to be able to help them move on from a difficult and traumatic time to a place where they can be happy.

What are your strengths and skills?

Listening.

My dad gave me some great and invaluable life advice, he told me that “God gave us two ears and one mouth, and we should use them proportionately!”

So, I always have this in mind with my clients – it’s better to listen and hear everything before jumping in with advice.

What do you like to do outside of work?

When I’m not working, I love to spend time with friends and family.

I also love walking anywhere and travelling to beautiful warm countries.

Amanda joined Mayo Wynne Baxter in September 2019, having previous worked at another Sussex based Firm as a fee earner in enfranchisement since 2009.

Amanda is based in our Crawley office, as an Enfranchisement Executive, and is an Associate.

Amanda specialises in all enfranchisement matters, including:-

  • Lease extensions proceeding by informal agreement, and acting for landlord or tenant
  • Formal lease extensions and under the Leasehold Reform Housing & Urban Development Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”), and acting for landlord or tenant
  • Sales and Purchases of Freehold title by agreement, by either collective enfranchisement under the 1993 Act, or via the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, and acting for landlord or tenant
  • Lease variations
  • Licences relating to residential leases

Before specialising in enfranchisement, Amanda’s background was residential conveyancing and she is also able to assist with residential conveyancing as may need to be linked with any of the above matters.

Amanda has very good and well-established professional relationships with a number of surveyors in and around Sussex, Croydon and London.

On an personal level, Amanda’s passion is ice skating, in connection with which she used to complete at National level and subsequently worked as a professional ice show skater with Holiday on Ice.  Outside of work, Amanda still concentrates on her passion of ice skating, but also dances, as well as playing racket-ball, attending gym classes and ski-ing, and spending time with her cats, family and friends.