New Lawyers At Range Of Levels Based Across Three Regions

Five new solicitors have joined Irwin Mitchell’s national Family Law team, marking significant expansion for the firm’s family law and divorce service.

Senior associate Lizzie Smith, based in Bristol, is a trained collaborative lawyer and a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Advanced Financial Remedies and International Family Law. She sits on the committees of Bristol YRes and Somerset Resolution, as well as being a member of Bristol Junior Chamber.

Aysha Choudhary joins the Birmingham and Bristol teams as an associate. Aysha is a specialist in Sharia law and Islamic rulings with multiple languages under her belt including Urdu, Mirpuri, Punjabi and Hindi. She works on all other areas of family law including financial and children cases. Based in Cardiff, Aysha was a finalist for the Welsh Women’s Awards in 2020.

Eugenie Taylor, associate in the South Coast team, is an expert in handling family finances including complex, high-value financial provision issues. She also works on disputes to do with raising children. Her client base includes business people and professionals among others. She is a member of Resolution as well as the Hampshire Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Associate Suzi Denton, also forming part of the South Coast team, joins as a Practice Development Lawyer from Ellis Jones Solicitors. Suzi is an expert in multiple areas of family law, with an interest in modern family structures and helping clients with their surrogacy issues. She’s also a member of Resolution.

Solicitor Hepzi Williams-Arnold joins the Manchester office from JMW Solicitors. Hepzi advises on several areas of family law including high-net-worth divorce and financial settlements, pre and post-nuptial matters and children issues.

The five new recruits form part of the growth plan for Irwin Mitchell’s Family Law team as well as its new national structuring, which came into effect this year.

Expert Opinion

“I’m delighted to be welcoming so many new faces to the national team, which marks an important and exciting step towards growing our capabilities as a law firm.

“The fact that so many of our new solicitors aren’t tied to a specific office either is a testament to our new nationally-focused strategy, which is aimed to give clients the very best service no matter where they’re based in the UK or beyond.

“These new faces bring a range of skills to our national team including Sharia law specialisms and collaborative law training, which we’re very excited to see in action to help our clients with their needs, no matter how complex.

“I’d like to offer a warm welcome to them all and look forward to seeing their work in action with their clients, their family law colleagues and the wider firm.” Ros Bever - Partner