James Arney
Chartered Legal Executive
James joined Meridian in November 2018 as a paralegal and has several years’ experience in private client advisory work. James works on a broad range of family wealth and succession planning matters within the team, which includes drafting Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and trust advice and administration. James also assists with obtaining Grants of Probate and estate administration work, in which he has quickly gained experience since joining the firm and works on cases of varying complexity.
James studied law at the University of Leeds, graduating in July 2015, before going on to qualify as a Chartered Legal Executive in June 2021. He qualified as a Notary Public in 2023..
James’ main interest outside of work is that of playing Rugby where he has previously represented the Borough, County and Midlands sides at age group level and is a previous club captain of his local club, Silhillians RUFC.