Harper Macleod LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘The team is connected. Whoever you speak with knows your situation and seems to understand your specific needs. My experience throughout a difficult period in my life has been one of empathy, compassion, understanding and support.’

• ‘Alexis Harper has been "my" lawyer since day one. She's listened, she's guided and she's been unendingly supportive and honest. She's clearly not out to make money but to get me the best outcome, and my confidence in her grows with every conversation. The difference between Alexis and other lawyers I've worked with has been her approach to difficult conversations. There's no judgement. She assesses and advises. Steers without ever taking control away from me. She has empowered and supported me from the outset and I can't recommend her highly enough.’

• ‘Jenny Smith is simply outstanding with a no-nonsense approach providing sound and easily understandable advice.’

• ‘Jenny Smith works in a collaborative way to avoid adversarial correspondence. Alexis Harper is highly diligent and effective as is Jane Blackwood. Amanda Masson is robust in pursuing her client's interests.’

• ‘I have worked with Amanda Masson on a number of matters. Her client care skills are excellent. I have witnessed Amanda's attention to detail, her knowledge of the black letter law and her commerciality.’

• ‘This is a strong and innovative family law team. They have been proactive in exploring developments in family law, for example through their "Modern Families" initiative.’

• ‘I work mostly with Amanda Masson, who impressed this year by tenacious work in overcoming obstacles in an international case. Despite matters looking almost insuperable, she persisted and secured a good result for her client. Karen Gibbons and Alexis Harper are excellent partners and Linda Walker is worth watching.’

• ‘Amanda Masson is the head of the family law team. She has great experience across multiple practice areas, including financial provision on divorce, adoption, permanence orders and relocation. She is very well organised, diligent and insightful. Jenny Smith is considered, thoughtful and hard-working. She is a clear thinker with a keen appreciation of what her clients want to achieve. She is very detailed in her work. Alexis Harper has very strong technical knowledge of the law and of court procedure. She is extremely robust in her client's interest. She is well organised and focussed and has an empathetic manner.’

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