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The Probies

03 November 2021
Issue: 7955 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Wills & Probate
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Lawyers are urged to polish up their entries for ‘The Probies’, ahead of the 26 November deadline

The Probate Research Awards, now in their fourth year, feature 14 categories from forensic genealogy (heir hunting) to will writing firm, unsung hero, best human interest story and young wills and probate professional.

Criminal barrister and television presenter Rob Rinder will present the 2022 awards at a ceremony next April. Rinder retraced the story of his Holocaust survivor grandfather and other family for an episode of ‘Who do you think you are?’ and a two-part documentary.

Geoffrey Odds, company secretary of the International Association of Professional Probate Researchers and Genealogists, said: ‘Over the course of the pandemic to date, probate research has played an extraordinarily important role in supporting councils and the legal profession as a whole.’

See www.probateresearchawards.org.

Issue: 7955 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Wills & Probate
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