Samantha Soodeen

About Samantha

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.

Qualifications and accreditations

• Qualified lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago since 2020.
• Over seven years of legal experience across family and commercial matters.
• Trainee solicitor in the family department at Wimbledon Solicitors, South Wimbledon.

Areas of law

If you are not sure which of these applies to your situation, a short phone call with the family team will tell you.

How Samantha helps clients

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.

Every client should understand what is happening in their case, why it is happening, and what comes next.

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.

Samantha's career so far

These are some of the milestones along the way.

1. 2020

   Qualified as a lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago

   Samantha qualified as a lawyer in Trinidad and Tobago, having begun her legal career several years earlier.

2. Earlier practice

   Commercial law experience

   Samantha built expertise in commercial law before moving into family work, giving her a strong grounding in financial and contractual matters.

3. Wimbledon Solicitors

   Trainee solicitor, family department

   Samantha joined the family department at South Wimbledon, working on injunctions, divorce and financial proceedings, and private and public law children matters.

What to expect when you contact Samantha

1. 1

   A short initial phone call

   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.

2. 2

   Clear advice and funding options

   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.

3. 3

   Careful case preparation

   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.

4. 4

   Support through to the outcome

   Samantha stays with your matter through each hearing and each stage, and explains what every decision means for you and your family.

Common questions