Senior Associate Samantha Clifford Joins From JMW Solicitors

A new Family Law senior associate has joined leading national law firm Irwin Mitchell’s Manchester office.

Samantha Clifford joins from JMW Solicitors as a senior associate. She advises on all aspects of family law, with particular expertise in divorce and financial matters. Samantha also has advocacy experience in financial and children hearings.

She has considerable experience in dealing with high-net-worth cases and clients, as well as representing professionals and individuals from various business sectors nationally.

Samantha also advises on disputes involving children including how time should be divided between parents, specific issues and prohibited steps applications.

Samantha joins the national Family Law team at an exciting time, with the team having secured a top-tier ranking in both leading independent legal directories, The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for another year.

Partner and head of the team Ros Bever, also based in Manchester, was named Partner of the Year at the 2020 LexisNexis Family Law Awards which took place in November last year.

Expert Opinion

“I’m delighted to have Samantha join our team after what has been a turbulent year for all.

“Samantha’s expertise and experience will be a great asset for our Manchester team, one of the largest Family Law teams in the region, as well as for our national team across 14 offices which all work closely together.

“We have ambitious plans for the team in 2021 and beyond, so Samantha’s arrival at the firm is a great first step in achieving the growth we’re after and having the very best service for our clients.” Ros Bever - Partner