Maisie Watts

LL.B. (Hons), LL.M., Trainee Solicitor

Family Law

Trainee family law solicitor

Maisie is a trainee solicitor in our Family Law team, supporting clients with a wide range of family issues including divorce, finances and arrangements for children

Experience in complex family proceedings

Working closely with senior lawyers in the department, Maisie has assisted on complex, high-value financial remedy cases and intricate children matters that involve findings of fact

Calm, supportive and approachable

Clients and colleagues value Maisie’s calm manner and clear communication. She aims to make the legal process feel less daunting, guiding clients step by step and ensuring they understand their options at every stage.

Practice areas

As a trainee solicitor within the Family Law team, Maisie is involved in a broad range of cases, from relationship breakdown and financial disputes to applications about where children live and how much time they spend with each parent.

She works alongside more senior lawyers on complex proceedings and is steadily building her own caseload, gaining experience both in and out of court.

Maisie joined Ansons’ Family Department in January 2022, having graduated from the University of Buckingham in 2021 with a First-Class Honours Law degree. She has since completed the Legal Practice Course and a Masters (LLM) at The University of Law.

Key Specialisms

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Divorce and separation including financial settlements

Assisting on high-net-worth and complex financial remedy proceedings

Experience in non-Court dispute resolution, including Private Financial Dispute Resolution hearings

Injunctive and urgent protective orders

Child arrangements (where children live and time spent with each parent)

Injunctive and protective orders

Maisie Watts on Legally Sound

In this video, Maisie talks about the personal and approachable nature of the family department at Ansons, and why she believes that striving for amicable resolutions is key when navigating divorce and separation.

She explains the importance of working towards a mutual goal with both parties and how a good solicitor supports clients through clear communication, compassion, and collaboration.