What can I do for you
Sophie is an Associate in the specialist Mills & Reeve family and children team. She assists individuals to deal with all aspects of a relationship or marriage breakdown, including divorce and separation and the division of assets. Sophie also has experience advising on a wide range of private law children matters.
Sophie deals with cohabitation/ TOLATA disputes, both involving and not involving children.
Sophie has experience of matters involving Court proceedings, as well as matters involving a variety of dispute resolution processes.
Supporting your ambitions
Sophie is keenly aware of the challenges that individuals can face when dealing with the breakdown of a relationship or a dispute involving children, and she is committed to helping her clients navigate these.
Sophie works to understand her clients’ concerns and aims, both in the short and longer term. She then focuses on finding fair and practical solutions, which suit her clients’ individual needs and assists them to move forward with their lives.
As part of a top-tier national law firm, Sophie and the family team can provide bespoke and holistic advice. This may involve drawing on the extensive expertise from Mills & Reeve lawyers in other areas of law, for example our corporate, employment, private tax and real estate teams. This offers a unique collaborative service to meet clients' needs.
What do others say
“The family team at M&R work seamlessly together, under the very able stewardship of Caitlin Jenkins. Caitlin harnesses a group of exceptionally bright and able lawyers into a well oiled team.” – Legal 500, 2024
“Mills & Reeve are a top-tier firm with first-class solicitors. They are personable, talented, compassionate and committed. They are regularly hosting industry events. The quality of their legal knowledge is exceptionally high across the board and they work very hard to represent their clients as well as possible.” – Legal 500, 2024
What else should you know
Sophie is a member of Resolution, a national organisation of family lawyers committed to resolving disputes in a constructive and non-confrontational way.
She is on the Committee for her local Resolution group for Cambridge & West Suffolk. She is the group’s Press Officer and assists in arranging a wide range of events for the group throughout the year.
Sophie is also a member of the firm’s internal working groups for Children Law and Cohabitation Law.