About Jacqueline Major
Jacqueline is a Partner and Head of the Family Law team. As well as being an experienced Family Law solicitor, she is a trained mediator, and a member of Resolution; a community of family law professionals who aim to resolve issues in a collaborative, constructive manner.
She is recommended by Legal 500 UK and Spear’s 2021, 2022 and 2023 legal directories.
Jacqueline qualified in 1996 and has many years experience in all areas of Family Law. Her main areas of practice are:
- Pre-marital agreements (prenuptial and pre-civil partnership)
- Cohabitation agreements and disputes arising from the breakdown of cohabitation
- Divorce
- Finances – all aspects especially mid-high net worth, off shore assets, trusts, and companies
- Variation of previous financial orders
- Children – contact and residence disputes
- Schedule 1 applications – provision for children by unmarried parents
- Enforcement of financial orders
- Contentious Probate – Inheritance Act claims, trusts disputes.
Jacqueline has trained as a collaborative lawyer, and always tries to resolve disputes constructively. Even if litigation is necessary she will continue to offer pragmatic advice on settlement – she has only had four cases go to final trial in fourteen years of practice.
"Jacqueline Major has a great eye for detail and great ‘bedside manner’ with clients." Legal 500, 2023
"Jaqueline Major is an outstanding [lawyer]." Legal 500, 2022
"is at the top of her game. She never gives up and achieves incredible results for her clients. Her attention to detail and photographic memory is incredible” "her knowledge of her job and professionalism is of a very high standard. Jacqueline has a natural ability to put her clients at ease by exuding empathy and warmth." Legal 500, 2021
Client Comments
- “I am happy to recommend this firm without hesitation. Divorce is never pleasant but Jacqueline Major, who looked after me through the whole proceedings, was always a source of calm, professional and pragmatic advice as well as an unfailingly warm and supportive human being. I feel very fortunate to have met Jacqueline and been represented by her.
If you are in need of legal advice or representation, do call HJA – you will be in very capable hands.”
- “I would like to say I appreciate everything you achieved on my behalf. I liked the way you went through everything in detail, clearly outlining my options and the likely outcomes. I found you were responsive, realistic, patient and very kind. Knowing you was there made the process feel less stressful for me. If I find I ever need your services in the future I know I will be in safe hands.”
- “Jacqueline, thanks to you I have my life back, no more worrying or stressing and can finally move forwards. It’s all thanks to you and your outstanding and amazing efforts and support.
I really can’t thank you enough and what you have achieved for me has meant the world to me. I’m so grateful.”
"My thanks and sincere gratitude to Jacqueline for all her support, advice and legal guidance over the course of this past 18 months. If I ever find myself in a position to require legal advice or presentation I will not hesitate to contact the firm. I am also genuinely pleased to recommend Jacqueline Major to any friends or associates requiring legal support in similar matters."
Memberships & Appointments
- Law Society
- Resolution
- South East Solutions Collaborative Law Group
- Member of Lincoln’s Inn
“I am and always will be very grateful to you [Jacqueline] for the diligent, caring way you dealt with this case and your kindness in doing so as quickly and cost effectively as possible. I will not hesitate in continuing to recommend you.”
Career
- Partner at Hodge Jones & Allen
- Senior Associate at Winckworth Sherwood
- Assistant solicitor at Finers Stephens Innocent
- Qualified as a barrister
- Qualified as a solicitor
“Jacqueline thank you for everything, you are a star – not only as one of the finest legal minds this country has ever produced – but also as one of the greatest humanitarians!”