Pioneering family lawyers, IFAs & coaches helping people resolve divorce issues without court. Organisers of the annual Northern Lights conference and #CFLWeek

Northern England
Joined January 2012
Bookings are now OPEN for the 2024 Northern Lights conference! You can see feedback from last year's event below: it's shaping up to be another fantastic event this year. Follow us on LinkedIn, where we'll be posting updates and all the details: linkedin.com/company/brighte…
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Already a week since the conference, and we're still buzzing! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We've had some wonderful feedback, and we'd love to hear your thoughts if you joined us in Leeds last week. Thanks again to everyone who took part and supported the event.
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We pride ourselves on our impeccable turnaround times. We are the UK's fastest, with test results guaranteed in 3 days, and it's great to hear this is appreciated by our friends in family law. #FamilyLaw #LighteningtheLoad
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What a day! To everyone who came, spoke & supported #NorthernLights11: thank you. We had a blast - hope you did too. Same time next year? Special thanks to our hosts @ClarionFamily & sponsors @todaysfamily_ @cansford_labs @OFW_UK @DSBarristers & Rhea Family Finance 👏
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At Northern Lights conference. This was the first divorce conference I attended 5 years ago and I’m delighted that it’s back! #brighterfuture
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We hope you’re having a fab time if you are attending today’s Northern Lights conference! If you haven’t already, please come and say hello to Cansford’s Chloe Richards and Lisa Trott, who are on our stand. PS: We hope you like your goodie bags! #FamilyLaw #NorthernLights11
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Delighted to be co-presenting "How to survive challenging cases" today at the #northernlights11 conference with my colleague Will Kaye. Thanks are expressed to @br1ghter_future for arranging such a great conference and for @ClarionFamily for hosting it. A great day lies ahead.
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It's finally here, and it's a sellout! We're so excited to welcome you all back to the Northern Lights conference in Leeds. Final preparations have been made, every ticket has sold, and we're ready to go. See you tomorrow! #NorthernLights11 #FamilyLaw
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4 days to go! If you haven't booked your place at one of the north's most popular DR conferences yet, what are you waiting for? We have a fantastic array of workshops lined up - and now's your last chance to book. Don't miss out! Hands up who's coming... bit.ly/NorthernLights11
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With just a week to go to the conference, there are only TWO tickets left. Grab them while you can... eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-north… #familylaw #CPD
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Thank you to our Northern Lights conference hosts, @ClarionFamily, who will be extending a warm welcome on 10 Nov. If you haven't visited their Leeds office, check out the link below to make sure you arrive in time to enjoy breakfast before the conference. clarionsolicitors.com/contac…
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To close next month's Northern Lights conference. Siobhan Jeffels & the family team at @ClarionFamily will discuss bringing neutrals into the DR process with a panel representing collaborative practice, mediation, arbitration, private FDRs, Resolution Together & neutrals.
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It promises to be an interesting discussion! See you there? bit.ly/NorthernLights11
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We’re on conference countdown…will we be seeing you there? Great to have @todaysfamily_ on board this year 😊
💡Northern Lights conference The Northern Lights DR conference returns to Leeds on 10th November, with a line-up of speakers to educate and inform on topics ranging from divorcing a narcissist to honing your listening skills. More info: todaysfamilylawyer.co.uk/nor… #familylaw #confernce #divorce #leeds #education
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The law is the easy bit! Every day, family lawyers navigate the minefield of relationship breakdown via difficult clients, aggressive opposing lawyers, & toxic relationships to come out the other side with a settlement that the client is happy with.
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In their Northern Lights conference workshop next month, Juliette Kinsey and Will Kaye will share tips on how to manage challenging behaviours and self-care at the same time. Join them on 10 November: lnkd.in/eihdn-b5 #NorthernLights11 #FamilyLaw
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As a prelude to our closing conference panel session, we’re happy to welcome Suzanne Smales and Suzanne Kingston next month to run a workshop on why neutrals are so important in the collaborative process. Book your place and sign up to their workshop: bit.ly/NorthernLights11
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Suzanne Smales is a barrister who practised in family law for 20 years before moving to Australia in 2010, where she requalified and trained as a collaborative lawyer and mediator. She moved back to the UK last year.
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Suzanne Kingston is often referred to as “the Queen of Arbitration and Mediation’. She has a thriving mediation and arbitration practice and teaches both.
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Listen up! Ed Heaton is joining us next month for a workshop on the essential art of active listening. As lawyers, mediators, coaches & neutrals, how can we help clients without first understanding their situation, how they feel about it and what they would like going forward?
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Through exercises & interactive discussion, Ed will look at the contrast between listening and hearing, consider the different types of listening, discuss practical things that we can do to raise our game & think about the role of empathy. Book here: bit.ly/NorthernLights11
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