Catherine Cain, Paralegal
Catherine is a Paralegal in the Family Law department at Huddersfield
Tel: 01484 825207
Department:
Family Law
Address:
5-7 Ramsden Street Huddersfield, HD1 2SN
Email Address:
catherine.cain@switalskis.com
Catherine assists the Director with the management and day-to-day running of his caseload. Her primary focus is private law family matters, covering areas such as divorce, children and finances. Catherine prepares legal documents for clients and the Court such as: applications for child arrangement orders; non-molestation orders, referrals to mediation; financial case summaries and schedules; divorce petitions and Court Bundles for all types of hearings. She also holds appointments with clients in-person or remotely, mainly in the area of child arrangements and attends Court to support and assist clients.
Catherine assists the Director with the management and day-to-day running of his caseload. Her primary focus is private law family matters, covering areas such as divorce, children and finances. Catherine prepares legal documents for clients and the Court such as: applications for child arrangement orders; non-molestation orders, referrals to mediation; financial case summaries and schedules; divorce petitions and Court Bundles for all types of hearings. She also holds appointments with clients in-person or remotely, mainly in the area of child arrangements and attends Court to support and assist clients.
Catherine graduated from the University of Nottingham with a First Class degree in LLB Law, specialising in family and child law. Whilst at University, she undertook voluntary work with vulnerable children and families, including organising fundraising events with Operation Orphan to support children in foster care and provided legal workshops to young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. Prior to University, Catherine completed work experience with MRC Global as a summer intern, assisting the Head of Legal, who dealt with the company’s international legal affairs. She also completed work experience in criminal law with Carr & Co and in litigation with Chadwick Lawrence.
More about Catherine
We asked Catherine: What can clients expect from you? Clients can expect prompt and professional service from me. I endeavour to engage as efficiently and effectively as possible with everyone I work with, and previous clients have stated that I am helpful and conscientious. My clients know that they can come to me with any problem and I will always strive to listen to them and support them meaningfully, treating the client with the utmost respect and empathy. What do you love about your job? What I love most about my job is helping clients to navigate what are often very stressful and difficult situations in their personal lives, and feeling that I have done something impactful. I have always been immersed in family law and feel that I can use my experiences to support others. I also enjoy working with such an experienced, supportive team who have allowed me to learn quickly and undertake independent work. What are your interests outside work? Having been a cheerleader for 10 years and recently the Captain of my University’s varsity squad, I am now a BCA qualified cheerleading coach and I run my own cheerleading team for local junior athletes. I am currently learning Spanish (slowly) as I enjoy travelling and hope to visit South America next year. I keep up to date with national and international political affairs and have written blogposts for Lawyers Without Borders, focusing on human rights issues overseas.