Pictured above: Nussrat Bashir
East Midlands law firm Nelsons has appointed adoption and
children law specialist Nussrat Bashir as a solicitor in its Family
Law team in Nottingham.
Prior to joining Nelsons, Nussrat was employed by
Nottinghamshire County Council as a Senior Solicitor in the
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Child Care team. In this role,
which she held since June 2009, she was the lead on adoption law
and was the legal advisor to Nottinghamshire's County Adoption
Team. She first joined the Local Authority as a Solicitor in March
2005, undertaking mainly care cases but also some vulnerable adult
work.
Nelsons' head of family law services, Jayne Chilvers comments:
"As a solicitor with almost 14 years of experience in all aspects
of family law and particular expertise in adoption and children law
matters, Nussrat will be an important asset to the team. We are
delighted she is joining us to further her career."
A member of the Law Society's Children Panel, Nussrat gained her
law degree from Nottingham Trent University and completed her Legal
Practice Course at the Nottingham Law School.
Nelsons has one of the largest family law teams in the East
Midlands and with Nussrat's appointment, now boasts five members of
the Law Society's Children Panel. All solicitors will have been
rigorously and independently assessed in order to achieve their
accreditation status which recognises that they are experienced in
representing children and other parties in public law care
proceedings under the Children Act 1989 and the Adoption and
Children Act 2002.