Aqeelah Bahadar is a Solicitor in the Private Client Department at the firm’s Keighley office. She joined AWB Charlesworth Solicitors in May 2018 after completing the LLB and LPC at the University of Huddersfield in 2017. Aqeelah successfully obtained her training contract in April 2019 and qualified as a Solicitor and was admitted to the roll in April 2021. 

Aqeelah is now on the pathway to becoming STEP-qualified. As such she will be considered to be an internationally-recognised expert in the field, with proven qualifications and experience.

Aqeelah deals with a wide range of private client work including Wills, Probate and Administration of Estates, Estate Planning, Court of Protection matters and Powers of Attorney. 

Aqeelah enjoys the variety of work the private client field brings as well as getting to know the clients she is able to assist. The rewarding aspect of the role allows Aqeelah to assist families through bereavement to make the legal process easier by turning a complex matter into a simpler process for them. 

“Aqeelah was incredibly helpful, understanding and trustworthy, and made an awfully hard time easier for us.” Client feedback, June 2025.

If you wish to contact Aqeelah, call her on 01535 613681 or email aqeelah.bahadar@awbclaw.co.uk

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