I joined SEN Legal in February 2020 as a Paralegal. My everyday duties include supporting Solicitors on cases by drafting documents, liaising with Clients, Counsel, Local Authorities, and the Tribunal. My interest in the field of special educational needs sparked during my years at university studying Criminology and through undertaking volunteer work at a youth hub supporting children and young adults with associated needs. Working to help young people and their families to achieve the correct education is extremely rewarding and something that I am passionate about, and I hope to pursue it further in my legal career.
94a Regent Street, CB2 1DP
Licensed for 1 years
Education
Would like to say Haley and Sophie have been brilliant from the get go . They gave me hope and confidence to get the best for my son . Thank you always
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I joined SEN Legal in February 2020 as a Paralegal. My everyday duties include supporting Solicitors on cases by drafting documents, liaising with Clients, Counsel, Local Authorities, and the Tribunal. My interest in the field of special educational needs sparked during my years at university studying Criminology and through undertaking volunteer work at a youth hub supporting children and young adults with associated needs. Working to help young people and their families to achieve the correct education is extremely rewarding and something that I am passionate about, and I hope to pursue it further in my legal career.
Languages Spoken: English
Senior Paralegal
Sen Legal Limited
?-present
First Class
SEN Legal acted on my behalf to obtain a Deputyship for my son, who has autism and severe learning disabilities.
They were extremely professional and efficient throughout and made what would have been a daunting task, very simple and straightforward.
I am extremely grateful for all their help.
Lawyer named in this review: Sophie Norris
A representative from SEN Legal Limited responded to this review on 31 October, 2024
Thank you so much for your kind words. We’re honored to have been able to support you in obtaining a Deputyship for your son, and we’re glad to hear that our approach made the process feel straightforward. Our goal is to make complex matters as manageable as possible, especially in sensitive cases like yours. Thank you for trusting us, and please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need further assistance in the future.
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Excellence - from no school to independent specialist place
Before contacting SEN Legal, we were completely ignored by the local authority. Within a day of SEN Legal sending a pre-action letter, we had a response from the LA after there had been nothing but silence from them for months despite our trying to contact them repeatedly and their breaching legal deadlines. Richard skilfully navigated us through the appeal process when the LA did not name a school for our child. Without SEN Legal, our son would not be in school and not getting the support he needs. We are so very grateful to Richard, Sophie, and the SEN Legal team for making an exceedingly stressful and incomprehensibly thorny process, manageable - and most importantly, successful. Throughout the process, Richard and Sophie were fantastic at communicating our options, efficient and proactive at chasing loose ends and heading off anything that would have meant our son received less provision than he needs. Their guidance was always sound and frankly, invaluable. We truly appreciated their expertise and sensitivity when dealing with our case. We could not recommend SEN Legal more highly.
Lawyer named in this review: Sophie Norris
A representative from SEN Legal Limited responded to this review on 06 December, 2023
We sincerely appreciate your heartfelt feedback. It's rewarding to know that we played a pivotal role in ensuring your child's rights were acknowledged and addressed by the local authority. We're pleased Richard, Sophie, and the entire team could guide you through the complex appeal process, making it not only manageable but successful. Your kind words about our communication, efficiency, and proactive approach mean a great deal to us. We understand the stress associated with such processes and are honored to have contributed to a positive outcome for your son. Thank you for recommending SEN Legal, and please know that we're here to support you in the future if needed.
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Feedback for James and Sophie
Our son is loving his new setting. He has settled in very well and enjoys going to school. We wish to thank all the team at SEN Legal for their support, hard work and being very professional but also caring in our case. It was an extremely stressful experience, but the team supported us throughout. On the tribunal day we could not have had a better team, we really felt supported and a team. We can not thank James and Sophie enough and we know the last weeks of the tribunal was as stressful for them as us. The process was difficult especially how our LA and local schools conducted themselves, having SEN legal on our side made the difference and ultimately the outcome was the best provision for our son which we achieved. James and Sophie explained situations when they came up and we always felt we could contact them, very approachable and professional.
Lawyer named in this review: Sophie Norris
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