Pictured above: Christine Doughty
One of Nottinghamshire's most acclaimed and long-serving
solicitors has announced her retirement after 46 years in the
profession.
Christine Doughty leaves her position as consultant and head of
the Family and Matrimonial team at law firm Rothera Dowson, after
becoming one of the best-known and most respected professionals in
her field of work.
Coinciding with her retirement, Christine has also been
announced as the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Nottinghamshire Law Society.
She was presented with the award in recognition of her service
to the profession at the Society's annual dinner at the East
Midlands Conference Centre.
After leaving Nottingham High School for Girls, Christine began
her legal career by working as a secretary for one of the partners
at Crockford and Anderson (now known as Andersons), where she
undertook family and criminal work. After a brief spell at Browne
Jacobson, she joined German and Soar and qualified as a solicitor
in 1980. Christine went on to join Rothera Dowson in October 2001,
as a partner and then senior partner.
Speaking at a reception to mark her retirement, Christine
said:
"Over the years, I've had the privilege of working alongside
some of the country's most talented solicitors. I've also had the
chance to train a host of emerging legal talent and it has been a
pleasure to watch these individuals develop into successful
practicing solicitors. I'm confident that many of them will be
future leaders in their fields of work.
"I'm leaving the Family and Matrimonial team at Rothera Dowson
in very capable hands and I look forward to seeing the firm
continue to go from strength-to-strength."
Alongside her work at Rothera Dowson, Christine is also a Higher
Court Advocate (Civil) and a member of the judiciary - sitting as a
Deputy District Judge in the County Court. In addition, she
assesses applications for the Law Society's Family Law and Children
Panel Accreditation Schemes and interviews for Children Panel
Applications. She is also an Independent Costs Assessor for the
Legal Services Commission.
As well as being a past President of the Nottinghamshire Law
Society, Christine is also a member of several other organisations,
including: Resolution, Association of Child Care Lawyers, Law
Society Children Panel, Family Law Panel and the Association of
Higher Court Advocates.