Laura Costard

Trainee Solicitor

Areas of Expertise

Laura has recently moved to her third Trainee seat in our Banking, Governance and Corporate team, having completed seats in our Housing Management and Property Litigation team and Real Estate and Projects team. She also has prior experience in Banking and Real Estate Finance (Lender client), and 6 months in Finance and Corporate (corporate restructuring).

Experience

Prior to Devonshires, Laura was a Paralegal at another London law firm where she worked in Banking and Real Estate Finance. She predominantly worked for Lender clients by investigating property titles and reporting on risk. Laura managed her own caseload from inception through to completion and finally post completion, charging the relevant titles.

Laura has recently moved seat to Banking, Governance and Corporate where she will be working on facility agreements and charging documents. Prior to this, Laura’s first seat was in HMPL where she mainly worked on litigious leasehold matters and her second seat was in Real Estate where she conduct title due diligence for large development sites.

Education

The Courtauld Institute of Art, 2018, History of Art (BA Hons)

Personal

Laura is an avid cook and can frequently be found searching for the freshest ingredients at various farmer’s markets in London where she lives. She also loves travelling and is looking forward to planning her next adventure!