Our Team

Mrs Smith is a Partner in the firm and head of the Family Department.

She obtained an Accountancy Degree at Leicester Polytechnic University and her Diploma in Legal Practice from Chester College of Law.

As an accredited member of The Law Society’s Family Law Panel, she has experience in working in divorce, separation and family disputes. She has over 20 years of experience within the field.

Mrs Smith has developed a busy specialist Family Law Department and has undertaken a large variety of public and private children law cases.

Further, she has vast experience of dealing with financial proceedings within divorce and separation matters.

Donna graduated from Cardiff University in 1996 with an upper second class law degree. She went on to obtain a Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Glamorgan in 1997. Whilst waiting to secure a training contract Donna obtained a F.E.T.C qualification which meant she could train/teach students aged 16 and above and adult learners. On completing her training contract, Donna qualified as a Solicitor in 2004.

Donna joined the Practice in September 2021 having gained 20 years experience in residential conveyancing in a number of leading law firms. For the past seven years Donna has been based in Llanelli and therefore can help prospective clients with her knowledge of the local conveyancing landscape in Llanelli. At Jennings Donna specialises in all aspects of residential conveyancing, whether freehold or leasehold and whether registered land or unregistered land. Donna is used to dealing with the usual sales and purchases of property, transfers of equity and remortgages as well as Right of Way and Adverse Possession claims to the Land Registry. Donna also enjoys the challenge of rectifying legal title at H M Land Registry. She is also accredited to the Welsh Government as a Conveyancer for the Welsh Governments Help to Buy Scheme. Donna has continuously acted for a number of local developers in the sale and purchase of plots of land.

In her spare time Donna enjoys spending time with her daughter, reading biographies of celebrities and attending as many musical theatre shows as she can!

After working for many years as a Legal Secretary, Sian decided to further her career in law with Jennings and joined the firm in 2018 as a Graduate Legal Executive. She has gained much experience whilst working at this revered firm and hopes to qualify soon as a Chartered Legal Executive and to become WIQS accredited. Sian deals with all aspects of residential conveyancing.

Sian’s first language is Welsh and she attended Ysgol Dewi Sant and Llanelli Girls’ Grammar School. In her spare time, Sian enjoys walking her dog and is also a member of Llanelli Tennis Club where she attempts to play tennis.

Rebecca Hughes is a Trainee Legal Executive who re-joined Jennings Solicitors in 2016 and after working for many years as PA to our Senior Partner, Mr C. W. Symons and dealing with all aspects of his work in conveyancing; commercial conveyancing; Wills; Trust and Probates, achieved her CILEx Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law & Practice in May 2021.

She is now working towards her Level 6 Qualification and becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.

Rebecca’s main area of expertise is within the Probate Department dealing with all matters relevant to Estates to include applications for Grants of Probate; Grant of Letters of Administration; IHT Calculations and general Estate Management under our WIQS Accreditation. Rebecca also deals with the Conveyancing relevant to properties within Estates together with Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney.

Rebecca is also an integral part of the Office Management Team in charge of in-house training on computer systems and file management.

In her spare time, you will mainly find her studying for her CILEx Level 6 in Probate Practice and the Law of Wills and Succession.