What Is It That Makes A Top Divorce Lawyer?

By Author: Vardags Solicitors
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Being a Top Divorce Lawyer is a curiously delicate balance between being a ruthless, hard-bitten negotiator that stops at nothing to get a victory for their client when in the meeting or court room; but also the kind, friendly and above all else, understanding, shoulder to lean on at what can be one of the most difficult times of anyone’s life, the end of a marriage. A lawyer that is not aware of the emotional costs and effects of a divorce, even ones that are not acrimonious, as well as the financial, material and economic costs, will undoubtedly be a very poor lawyer indeed. While they may be perfectly capable in a cold, almost academic sense, and would be capable of winning any cases they may be involved in, they would struggle to get clients in the first place, as there is a lot of evidence to suggest that those going through a divorce want a lawyer that understands their problems, that really “gets” them, and is who makes their clients feel like they are really fighting for them, side by side. All the same, a top divorce lawyer will obviously need to be a skilled legal practitioner ...
... with an in depth understanding of the legal issues involved in any given case.

A top divorce lawyer, therefore, must tread this narrow line with utmost care and skill. Family law is one in which principle, ideals and “the right result” often trump considerations of black-letter law. It would be a heartless judge indeed that would rule against a child’s best interests purely because of legal technicality. And so another consideration comes to mind. A top divorce lawyer must be flexible and open-minded in their approach to the law, able to simultaneously compare and consider multiple points of view and analyses of the law to get the ultimate result for their client.

The best divorce lawyers around will keep all this in mind, and be aware of the fact that while for them it is just a job, for their clients, it is their lives and those of their children that hang in the balance. All lawyers, whether they deal with tax, with corporate mergers, or with child custody, must be organized and efficient with their briefs and preparatory work, must be confident and sure going into any negotiations, and must, it goes almost without saying, be absolute experts in their field.

In short, a top divorce lawyer is a curious blend of the ruthless commercial operator and the warm hearted counselor, with a twist of the open-minded scholar. At least, this is one interpretation of the matter, and there may be many others. But it is unquestionable that as long as there are marriages, there will be divorces, and as long as there are divorces, there will be a need for divorce lawyers.

Written as part of the Top Divorce Lawyer series for vardags.com, a series of articles that discuss various different outlooks on what being a great divorce lawyer really means.
Vardags are a firm of divorce lawyers in London that specialise in complex, substantial cases.