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Solicitors firm ‘enormously proud’ of industry recognition
The second largest specialist family law firm in the country has retained its ranking in a highly respected list of the best law firms and individual lawyers throughout the UK.
Rayden Solicitors, which has offices in Hertfordshire, has held its top spot in the Chambers and Partners UK Rankings Guide 2025, an annual list compiled following in-depth research and interviews with a range of professional and client referees conducted by consultants.
Founder and Senior Partner Katherine Rayden said: “Commitment to client care and excellence in the law is at the centre of everything we do at Rayden Solicitors, and we are delighted to have this recognised by our professional peers and clients.
“We are enormously proud of retaining our rankings in the Chambers and Partners Guide, all due to the expertise of our St Albans, Harpenden, Berkhamsted and Bishop’s Stortford colleagues and their dedication to providing an exemplary service for clients.”
Katherine has also been named an Eminent Practitioner; an accolade reserved for highly influential lawyers. She is one of only two ranked at this level in the Hertfordshire and Thames Valley region, with one industry peer stating: “Katherine Rayden is brilliant; she is absolutely top-drawer.”
Market commentators, peers and clients have acknowledged the firm’s expertise and client care, noting that the team is “highly knowledgeable, supportive, transparent, communicative and particularly empathic and kind” and “excellent all-round”.
The firm’s executive partners Paula Butterworth and Emily Watson have also been recognised as Notable Practitioners in the Guide. Paula, who heads the Harpenden office and is also a trained collaborative lawyer, retains her Band 2 individual ranking. Emily, also a children arbitrator, leads the Berkhamsted office and is ranked at Band 4 individually, being recognised as a ‘strong lawyer’.
The firm has also been ranked once again as a Band 1 firm for family law in the Thames Valley guide, which covers their St Albans, Harpenden, Berkhamsted and Beaconsfield offices.
