Nicole Phillips > Family Law in Partnership Ltd > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Family Law in Partnership Ltd Offices
Melbourne House, 46 Aldwych
London
WC2B 4LL
England
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Nicole Phillips
Work Department
Associate, Family/Matrimonial
Position
Nicole is an associate and mediator at Family Law in Partnership. She combines a warm, sympathetic manner with tactical nous and incisive judgment.
Nicole handles all aspects of private family law, assisting and supporting clients who are navigating divorce or separation to resolve any financial or children issues that may arise.
Nicole’s cases have involved a wide range of issues, and regardless of the subject matter, one constant feature across all of Nicole’s cases is how much better clients feel for having her at their side, with one remarking: “Your advice and counsel has been nothing short of excellent.”
Nicole was shortlisted for the award Family Law Young Solicitor of the Year in the prestigious LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2018 and for Family Law Associate of the year in 2023. She was also named as a Rising Star by The Legal 500 UK 2020 and recommended for family law with the editorial noting: “Nicole Phillips is a real rising star. Nicole is commercially savvy and completely at home with complex business cases. She reads accounts and can manage the most complicated figures with aplomb. Don’t be misled by her youth and charm: she knows what she is doing”.
Nicole has a strong interest in alternative dispute resolution and in working closely with other professionals such as family consultants and therapists to achieve a successful outcome for her clients. Her interest in holistic support is just one reason why she was elected to Resolution’s Innovation Committee (a national organisation of family lawyers with over 6,000 members), developing tools and business methods to benefit the whole membership and, by extension, the family law industry as a whole.
Career
Career: Collyer Bristow LLP, Trainee and NQ Solicitor, Joined Family Law in Partnership in 2018.
Memberships
Resolution
Education
Nicole studied law at the University of Cambridge where she was awarded both the AW Woolf Prize and The Vincent and Brigid Keown Memorial Prize. She went on to achieve a distinction in the LPC.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Leading associates)‘A fabulous boutique family law practice with a broad range of expertise‘, Family Law in Partnership Ltd combines legal advice with mediation services and access to counselling for its clients throughout their divorce, financial remedy, and children matters. Within the team, David Allison
‘isn’t afraid to fight‘ difficult matrimonial finance claims, and Elizabeth Hicks is a go-to for both financial and children matters which have cross-jurisdictional aspects, while Pamela Collis’ particular focus is on surrogacy and international relocation cases, which is also an area of strength for Mariko Wilson. As ‘one of the doyens in the field of family law’, James Pirrie is noted for his expertise regarding child support, and complex children matters are also an area of particular experience for Daniel Coombes. Bradley Williams ‘is a true warrior of family law litigation’, often working internationally. Elizabeth Fletcher’s practice emphasises non-court dispute resolution options promoted by the firm, while Helen Greenfield specialises in assisting clients who have been affected by domestic abuse or coercive control. Charlotte Symes and Grace Lawrence regularly handle nuptial agreements. Selena Arbe Barnes, Nicole Phillips and Kara Swift are also recommended.