Karen Jeary

Solicitor

Karen is a solicitor based in the Eastbourne office.

Karen qualified in 2018 and specialises in all areas of family law, including dealing with the financial and children issues that can arise following separation, divorce or civil partnership dissolution.

Karen joined MWB in May 2018 having spent the previous three years with a niche private family firm based in Brighton where she trained and qualified as a family solicitor.

Karen graduated with a First Class Honours LL.B Law with Business degree from the University of Brighton in 2012 and was awarded three final year academic prizes. In January 2016 Karen passed the Legal Practice Course and in August 2016 was awarded an LL.M in Legal Practice at the University of Law Bloomsbury, London. Karen’s dissertation was on the law relating to Child Relocation focusing on the impact recent decisions in internal and international child relocation have had on the established guidelines and the effect of those decisions on the likely outcome of future applications.

Before pursuing a career in law Karen worked in the public sector gaining extensive knowledge and experience in compliance, drafting policy papers, research, analysis and business strategy.

Outside of work, Karen enjoys spending time with her family and dog, walking, cooking and gardening.