Abagail Clarke
Solicitor
Abagail Clarke is a Solicitor in Rothera Bray’s Serious Personal Injury department and is based at our Lace Market office.
Approach
Abagail takes pride in approaching cases pragmatically and with empathy – it is important to Abagail to establish a rapport with clients, make them feel comfortable and build trust. She understands that it is an incredibly emotional and difficult time for clients dealing with serious injuries and, in very tragic cases, the loss of a loved one. It is therefore paramount to Abagail that her clients are able to trust her not just with their case but to deal with it sensitively and with care and understanding. She aims to be a tenacious and compassionate advocate for her clients.
Despite her recent qualification, Abagail has nonetheless obtained considerable experience in dealing with serious injury cases having assisted senior fee earners during her training contract. This includes claims involving serious brain injury, birth injury and baby loss and inquest proceedings (including Article 2 proceedings).
Having now qualified in to the personal injury team as of September 2024, Abagail hopes to continue supporting client’s dealing with serious injury and/or inquest proceedings.
Career Highlights
- Abagail began her Rothera Bray career in October 2021 with the Dispute Resolution team as a paralegal, assisting with a wide array of matters up to and including contentious probate, professional negligence and director disputes, playing an active part in assisting fee earners with directions hearings, mediations and trials as well as completing complex drafting and research
- She commenced her training contract with the firm in September 2022, completing seats in private client, transport and motoring, personal injury and clinical negligence, before qualifying in to personal injury in September 2024
- Abagail was shortlisted for the Young Achiever of the Year Award for the Personal Injury Awards 2023 following her work on behalf of inquest proceedings which were reported by the BBC. Abagail was a trainee at the time and the only trainee in her category
- Abagail was also involved in Article 2 inquest proceedings in early 2024 whilst still a trainee which found failings in the care provided to the deceased
Experience
Experience
4 years
Qualifications
- Abagail completed her LLB Law degree at De Montfort University in 2016
- Abagail undertook her LPC and Masters at Nottingham Trent University and graduated in December 2021
- Abagail commenced her training contract in September 2022 and qualified as a solicitor in September 2024
Testimonials
“Abby is a dedicated and talented young lawyer who always exceeds expectation. Her attention to detail is superb, and her written/drafted work is always excellent. She exudes those skills which it can be difficult to teach – passion for her work, dedication to her clients and a natural ability to instinctively understand how to build rapport with clients and contacts alike. ”Julie Walker, Consultant, Rothera Bray
“I wanted to touch base with you and first of all thankyou for everything so far. Watching you comfort my mother let me know I picked the right lawyer group to handle this case! I truly appreciate that! On behalf of my family we would like to thank you for everything you have done for us. Your understanding, communication & dedication did not go unnoticed. You have served my family well in this case and we sincerely thank you. ”
“Abagail is bright, enthusiastic, and conscientious. She has an impressive ability to reassure clients in the most sensitive of cases, and her ability to build rapport with people makes her an asset to the team at Rothera Bray.”Alexandra Poutney, Assistant Coroner for South Yorkshire (West) and Counsel at The Ropewalk Chambers, Nottingham
- Lace Market
- a.clarke@rotherabray.co.uk
- 0115 924 6800
Experience
Year Qualified
2024
Experience
4 years
Qualifications
- Abagail completed her LLB Law degree at De Montfort University in 2016
- Abagail undertook her LPC and Masters at Nottingham Trent University and graduated in December 2021
- Abagail commenced her training contract in September 2022 and qualified as a solicitor in September 2024
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