Melissa Arnold > Bindmans LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bindmans LLP Offices
236 GRAY'S INN ROAD
LONDON
WC1X 8HB
England
Melissa Arnold

Work Department
Family and Matrimonial.
Position
Partner, Family and Matrimonial
Melissa qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer in 2012 specialising exclusively in the field of family law. Melissa advises clients on all aspects of family law with a particular emphasis upon the financial disputes which may arise as a result of a relationship breaking down. Melissa has experience advising clients who have multiple assets and complex financial circumstances.
Melissa also advises and assists clients with disputes surrounding arrangements for children, and has extensive experience in cases which involve allegations of domestic abuse.
She has a particular interest in the financial disputes which may arise following the separation of unmarried couples, including financial arrangements which might need to be made for any children.
Melissa is known for her compassionate and professional client care and has frequently received positive testimonials from clients for the support she has provided throughout their case.
Career
Melissa joined Bindmans in 2018.
Memberships
Resolution; Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
Education
Melissa completed the Professional Diploma in Law in 2012 with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.
Personal
Melissa completed her professional diploma in law via distance learning whilst undertaking her training as a family law specialist at a law firm in Cornwall. Melissa began practicing in Reading and Windsor in 2013 and was a member of the Thames Valley Family Lawyers Association before permanently practising in London in 2016
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
Leveraging its ‘long-standing tradition of excellence‘, Bindmans LLP works on ‘important and complex‘ cases with standout experience in public children law cases. Alison Leivesley heads up the team, and is a specialist in children law with a growing international practice including FGM, domestic abuse, and forced marriage cases. Maud Davis is recommended as ‘extremely experienced, knowledgeable and hardworking‘ in the most complex public children cases. Melissa Arnold is the go-to for matrimonial finance work, and is a trained mediator with ‘a keen eye for detail’. Maeve Lucey is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Real estate > Social housing: tenant
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Court of protection
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: personal