Switalskis expands family law services

A South Yorkshire legal firm is expanding its family law services.

Switalskis has secured a legal aid family contract with Barnsley Local Authority, enabling the firm to handle domestic abuse injunctions, legal aid children applications and forced marriage matters. 

The contract will be managed by director Jennifer Heckingbottom and the firm’s child care law team, which includes solicitors Michelle Lawton and Laura Taylor, supported by trainees and paralegals across the business.

Jennifer is accredited by the Law Society’s Children’s Panel and specialises in care proceedings, adoption law and domestic abuse cases.

She said: “Switalskis has had a presence in Barnsley for a number of years, but this is the first time we have applied for a contract.

“Having developed our Sheffield and Doncaster connections it was only right to enhance our footage in Barnsley, where one of the main family courts is based.

“Barnsley is a very traditional town, the solicitors there are all long standing with good reputations and we hope to be able to integrate and support them.

“We see this as an opportunity to serve the community.”

The new contract has also prompted Switalskis to recruit a child-accredited solicitor to join its South Yorkshire team, ideally with local Barnsley connections. 

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