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A day in the life of ... Suzanne Kingston (Partner, Withers LLP)
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This article was written in support of Resolution's fourth Family Dispute Resolution Week running from 23-27 November 2015.
This awareness-raising week aims to highlight the alternatives to court for separating couples and their families. Support the campaign on Twitter using #childrenfirst #ResolutionWeek and #familylaw.
What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
I am a partner in the Family team at Withers. Every day is different! I do litigation and also prepare cases and go to court sometimes I mediate couples - with and without solicitors present - I have a number of collaborative cases at any one time and am drafting lots of pre-nups. I also teach family law arbitration and collaborative practice.
How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?
Four and a half years. I started off working in the provinces and then made the move to London in 2001. I had been gradually doing more and more work with London law firms and thought that I would like to see what it was like...
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