Alexis Harper > Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Harper Macleod LLP Offices
THE CA'D'ORO
45 GORDON STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3PE
United Kingdom
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Alexis Harper
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner
Alexis has more than 15 years’ experience practising exclusively in Family Law and is accredited by the Law Society as a specialist in this field. Alexis has worked at Harper Macleod for more than 10 years, and was promoted to Partner in 2016.
Alexis deals with all aspects of family law including separation, divorce, child law matters including residence and contact disputes, claims upon the breakdown of a cohabitation, and the financial issues arising from the breakdown of a marriage, including maintenance, pension sharing, and the division of assets.
Alexis is a member of the Family Law Association and has developed solid advocacy skills in the course of her career representing clients at Sheriff Courts across Scotland in relation to matters concerning their children and their finances. Alexis is particularly focused on cases involving financial provision on Divorce and has acted for clients who are involved in high-value divorce actions both at the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session involving individuals who have resided across Scotland.
Alexis has delivered training and presentations both externally and internally relating to financial provision on separation and in particular in relation to the treatment of business interests on Divorce. These presentations have been delivered across the firm’s offices.
Alexis is a tutor on the family law elective at Strathclyde University and has tutored on the Professional Competence Course. She is also trained in Collaborative Practice and is a member of Consensus and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Alexis is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Family Law.
Alexis was also recently asked to sit on the appeal committee board for a charity in order to provide an independent view relating to a complaint against the organisation.
Memberships
Alexis is a member of the Family Law Association
Education
LLB (Hons) Dip LP NP
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Private client > Family
With a deep and experienced bench that includes six accredited family law specialists, Harper Macleod LLP‘s family practice is well placed to advise on a wide range of matters, including financial provisions on divorce, asset protection, fertility law, child relocation and abduction. The team is led by Amanda Masson, whose caseload has seen an uptick in international child law work. Jenny Smith primarily handles divorce, cohabitation and civil partnership matters, while Alexis Harper and Karen Gibbons are key contacts for contentious work. The team is supported by senior associates Jane Blackwood and Linda Walker.
Lawyer Rankings
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Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Medical negligence: pursuer
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
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- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Employment > Employment
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Immigration