René McCarthy

René joined WHN in November 2023 having previously commenced her training as a solicitor with Latimer Lee Solicitors in Bury supporting its commercial litigation and family law teams.

Based at WHN’s Blackburn office, René supports the Commercial Property team at Blackburn having previously worked in the Family team based at Bury.

René works in the Commercial Property team acting for limited companies on a range of Commercial Property matters including the transactional process of property acquisition and sales, commercial remortgages, and commercial leases for a broad range of commercial buildings.

René has a First-class Bachelor of Laws degree attained from The University of Bolton and is currently completing her Legal Practice Course where she aims to achieve a Law and Business Masters, from The University of Law in Manchester by June 2024.

René has acquired a broad range of sector experience throughout her training, acting for both private clients and commercial clients, before deciding to specialise in Commercial Property.