Our people
The team responsible for your matter.
Every instruction is led by an admitted advocate and supported by a dedicated team that knows your file from first meeting to final filing.
Zangose Claire Daka, Managing Partner
Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths
Experience across local government and private practice, with a particular passion for wills, estate planning and administration.
Zangose graduated from the University of Lusaka in 2015 as the best law student of her year and was admitted to the Bar in April 2018.
She began her career as the Legal Officer in charge of Litigation and Contract Management at Ndola City Council, and was promoted to Council Advocate in charge of Contract Management at Kitwe City Council. She then moved into private practice as a Senior Associate at Anna Mwitwa Legal Practitioners.
As Managing Partner she oversees the firm’s work across every practice area. She is a Notary Public and a Commissioner for Oaths, and she is particularly passionate about wills, estate planning and administration.
Practice focus
- Wills, estate planning and administration
- Notarisation and certification
- Contract management
Nicola Jane McLeod, Associate
Commissioner for Oaths
Corporate, commercial and probate experience dating back to 2008.
Nicola holds a Bachelor of Laws with Second Class Upper Division Honours from the University of London (2013) and was admitted to the Bar in April 2018.
From 2008 to 2015 she built broad experience in corporate and commercial law and in probate and succession at Sharpe & Howard Legal Practitioners. In 2022 she volunteered with the National Legal Aid Clinic for Women.
She joined Claire & Partners in 2023. Her focus is corporate and commercial law, and she is a Commissioner for Oaths.
Practice focus
- Corporate and commercial law
- Probate and succession
Emma Atkins, Legal Assistant
MSc in International Political Economy, Radboud University. Now reading law.
Emma holds a Master of Science in International Political Economy from Radboud University in the Netherlands (2024), after working in business development at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia.
She joined Claire & Partners in 2025 and is reading for a Bachelor of Laws with the University of Africa, with the aim of becoming a legal practitioner.
Mwaka Siyomunji, Administrative Assistant
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