Our Team · Family Law
Trainee Solicitor, Family Department
Samantha works in the family department at our South Wimbledon office, on injunctions and protective orders, divorce and financial proceedings, and children proceedings. She brings more than seven years of legal experience to matters that are often urgent and deeply personal.
South Wimbledon
Over 7 years
Lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago, 2020
English
Legal aid
Family
Samantha Soodeen is a trainee solicitor in the family department at Wimbledon Solicitors, based at our South Wimbledon office. She works on injunctions and protective orders, divorce and financial proceedings, and both private and public law children proceedings.
Samantha has over seven years of legal experience and qualified as a lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago in 2020. She also has expertise in commercial law, which gives her a practical grounding in financial and contractual questions that often sit behind a family dispute.
Samantha advises in English and works with legal aid clients. Family matters usually reach a solicitor at a point of real pressure, and her approach is to give each client the time and attention the situation deserves.
Injunctions and protective orders
Non-molestation orders and occupation orders for people who need protection from abuse or harassment, including urgent applications.
Divorce and financial proceedings
Divorce and dissolution, and the financial arrangements that follow, including property, pensions, maintenance and the division of assets.
Private children proceedings
Disputes between parents and family members about where a child lives, contact arrangements and specific decisions in a child's life.
Public law children proceedings
Care and supervision proceedings brought by a local authority, where parents and family members need representation and clear guidance.
Commercial law
Earlier experience in commercial work, which informs her approach to the financial and documentary side of family proceedings.
If you are not sure which of these applies to your situation, a short phone call with the family team will tell you.
Samantha takes a client focused approach. She listens to what has actually happened, explains the options in plain terms, and makes sure each client understands what the court process will involve before any step is taken.
She is detail oriented in the preparation of a case, particularly where statements, financial disclosure and evidence need to be accurate and complete. She is also aware that a family matter is rarely only a legal problem, and she deals with clients with compassion and without judgement.
If you are in immediate danger, call 999. The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free and open 24 hours a day on 0808 2000 247. To speak to the firm about a protective order, call our South Wimbledon reception on 020 8543 3302.
These are some of the milestones along the way.
Samantha qualified as a lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago, having begun her legal career several years earlier.
Samantha built expertise in commercial law before moving into family work, giving her a strong grounding in financial and contractual matters.
Samantha joined the family department at South Wimbledon, working on injunctions, divorce and financial proceedings, and private and public law children matters.
You start with a short initial phone call, up to five minutes, so that the firm can understand your situation and confirm whether it is able to help. This call is not legal advice.
Samantha sets out your options and the likely next steps, and explains how your matter would be funded, including whether legal aid may be available for that type of case.
Your statements, disclosure and supporting evidence are prepared thoroughly, and you are told what each document is for and what the court will do with it.
Samantha stays with your matter through each hearing and each stage, and explains what every decision means for you and your family.
Samantha works in the family department on injunctions and protective orders, divorce and financial proceedings, private children proceedings and public law children proceedings. If you are unsure whether she can help with your situation, a short phone call will tell you.
Samantha is a trainee solicitor in the family department at our South Wimbledon office. She qualified as a lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago in 2020 and has over seven years of legal experience. Her work at the firm is supervised, and every family matter is handled within the firm's supervision arrangements.
Yes. Samantha works on non-molestation orders and occupation orders, including applications that need to be made quickly. If you are in immediate danger, call 999 first. You can then call our South Wimbledon office on 020 8543 3302 and ask to speak to the family department.
Yes. Samantha works with legal aid clients. The firm holds a legal aid contract covering certain areas of work. Whether legal aid is available depends on the type of case and on your own financial position, and Samantha can tell you at your first call which route would apply to your situation.
Samantha is based at our head office at 191 Merton Road, South Wimbledon, London SW19 1EE. You are welcome to call 020 8543 3302 to arrange a callback or an appointment at a time that suits you.
Last updated: September 2026.
