Sarah has worked in family law for around twenty-five years, specialising in divorce, related finances, and arrangements for children. She left full time law in 2020 to set up Sarah Smith Mediation Services, having previously spent approx. half her legal career in London law firms and the remainder at Berwins (Harrogate, Leeds). 

 

Sarah is a registered and accredited Mediator of the Family Mediation Council (FMCA), Member of Family Mediators Association and a Child Inclusive mediator, i.e. qualified to include children in the mediation process. 

 

In 2019, Sarah was one of the first ten people in the UK to qualify as a Parenting Coordinator and that is now a part of the menu of services she offers. This is particularly useful where there has been long term conflict and is very much in line with the recommendations of the Report of the Family Solutions Group: Reframing Support for Families following Parental Separation - keeping conversations around arrangements for children out of court and focused on cooperative parenting.