Congratulations to Sarah Yeo, the winner of the 2020 Stowe Family Law Prize. Sarah was the strongest performer in the final year Family Law module, demonstrating a high standard of work and commitment to her studies.
In recognition of Sarah’s outstanding performance, she has been offered work experience at the firm’s central Reading office. Stowe aims to give Sarah a taste of what it is like to work in a family law firm, what the work entails and to help her to expand her network.
Sarah commented:
“I am delighted to have been awarded the Stowe Family Law Prize. Studying the module gave me an appreciation of how family lawyers need to be both knowledgeable and sensitive in their work. I particularly enjoyed learning about divorce and the desperate need for reform in this area.
I think it is fantastic that Stowe Family Law offer this opportunity as it provides the chance for students to put into practice the theory that they have been learning. It is great to see such a highly regarded national firm taking an active interest in local graduates by taking steps to provide not only an excellent insight to life as a family lawyer, but also invaluable assistance in kick-starting their legal careers. Thank you once again for this prize.”
The School of Law is proud to be able to offer the Stowe Family Law Prize and are delighted with the support provided by the Reading team. Professor Thérèse Callus, module convenor for Family Law, said:
“Sarah achieved the highest mark in the Family Law module illustrating excellent understanding and application of the law, coupled with perceptive critical analysis. Sarah performed consistently well across all her modules and her research dissertation was also outstanding. I am delighted to nominate her for the SFL prize, which includes a work experience opportunity.
We are all too aware of the difficult situation which this year’s finalists found themselves and it is testament to the hard work and dedication that Sarah has showed throughout her studies that her performance was of such a high standard across the board.”
The Family Law Module provides students with a working knowledge of how private law relates to the family and to the breakdown of families. The content of the final year module includes critical engagement with family law policy trends and debates, coupled with the study of the relevant law on the creation and dissolution of formal (and informal) partnerships, domestic violence, financial provision and arrangements for children following family breakdown.
Stowe Family Law are specialists in assisting married and non-married cohabitants with their finances, property ownership and child arrangements during divorce and separation. For the last few decades, the firm has had its finger on the pulse of political & policy issues surrounding family law, including why the law seeks to regulate certain familial relationships and how it is done.
The Stowe Family Law and Reading University are happy to offer the same work experience prize again in this coming academic year.