About Jenny
Jenny Beck is a co-founder of Beck Fitzgerald. She is an award winning family lawyer committed to accessible justice and the rights of the individual. She is an entrepreneurial business leader successful in creating running high performance teams. Beck Fitzgerald was set up with a view to providing excellent advice and representation alongside helping to shape the future of family justice by influencing policy to make our system fairer. Jenny specialises in all aspects of divorce, separation, complex financial negotiations and arrangements concerning children.
She has particular expertise concerning the impact of domestic abuse on children and families and cases with allegations of alienating behaviours. Recognising that family breakdown involves so much more than the law Jenny is committed to working personally with clients to understand and support their needs in order to help achieve results which are fair. She is regularly praised for her integrity and tenacity. Jenny is often called upon by the media to provide expert insight and comment on family law and practice.
Jenny holds a number of positions on representative bodies including:
Chair of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
Current member and former chair of The Law Society’s Access to Justice Committee
Member of The Law Society’s Family Law Committee
Current co-chair of the Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Private law solicitor representative on the Family Justice Council.
Jenny specialises in:
Awards include:
In 2021 Jenny was made an Honorary Kings Counsel (KC Honoris Causa). The title of Honorary KC is awarded to those who have made a major contribution to the law of England and Wales, outside practice in the courts. Jenny was awarded the status of Honorary KC in recognition of her contribution to changing the law of England and Wales in 2021 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-queen-s-counsel-welcomed-by-lord-chancellor
2020 (LAPG) Outstanding Achievement Award
2020 Legal Aid Lawyer Special Award for work with victims of domestic abuse during the COVID pandemic
Family Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LAPG)
Family Lawyer of the Year finalist (Jordans Family Law)
Highly Commended Best Woman Solicitor Managing a Legal Aid Practice (The Association of Women Solicitors)
The Law Society Excellence Award for Practice Management (The Law Society)
Acknowledged in the annual Hot 100 list (The lawyer)
Specialist Accreditations include:
The Law Society’s Advanced Family Law Panel
Resolution Accredited Specialist in Domestic Abuse and Children
Jenny campaigns tirelessly to improve access to justice and fairness within our legal system.
Notable cases include
Re H-N, Re T, Re H and Re B-B (joined appeals in the Court of Appeal) 2021’
Jenny Beck is an outstanding family lawyer and an extremely decent person. Her extended team have clearly been carefully chosen to ensure that the same high level of professionalism and thoughtful client care are available whoever you speak to. I was in a lot of distress when I first met Jenny but I was hugely impressed, from the start by, her extraordinary insight, intelligence and expertise. By the end of the first meeting, I knew I was very fortunate to have been put in touch with Jenny and from that point on, she completely turned things around from me.
All the way through what could have been a very traumatic process, I felt calm and reassured as it was clear that I was in safe hands. I have recommended Jenny to other acquaintances and I know that they have been equally impressed. I also owe a debt of thanks to Molly who worked on some aspects of my case and was always incredibly solid in her work and charming in her attitude. I do think Beck Fitzgerald deliver 100% on all they promise on their website and I would say that you are getting first-class lawyers for an incredibly reasonable price.
Jenny Beck’s legal knowledge and advice, coupled with a genuine warmth and compassion toward my situation, helped me navigate through a very difficult time. She was available, committed and dedicated, and professional at all times. I would not have got through this without her, which kept me steady and focused. I would absolutely recommend Jenny and her team.
Jenny and her team were very supportive during an incredibly difficult and stressful time and their advice and actions proved to be highly effective. Everyone was very clear and helpful. I found Jenny and her team approachable and knowledgeable which helped put my mind at ease. They were all sympathetic to what I had experienced. I think views on domestic abuse can be very outdated and I was reassured to have Jenny’s support. I would definitely recommend Beck Fitzgerald to someone else experiencing what I went through. Whilst my encounter with Beck Fitzgerald was brief, I found them very useful and would say that my experience was highly positive.
I can’t recommend Jenny and her team enough. In fact, I consider myself very lucky that Jenny was recommended to me for my divorce proceedings. I knew the moment I met her I was in safe hands. She is outstanding at the legal side and bang up to date with all developments in her business. She is warm, compassionate and relentless in her pursuit of a fair settlement. One only has to look at her central role in The Law Society’s Access to Justice Committee – fighting to improve accessibility for the most vulnerable people – to understand her character and tenacity. Above all, Jenny has a natural ability to illuminate the big picture throughout negotiations – which is genuinely reassuring in difficult times. How couples walk away from each other is so important in how you move into the next chapter and I have Jenny to thank for being so instrumental in that journey. Furthermore, her team are very responsive and fully on top of your case. Special mention to Alex Field who was fabulous. Beck Fitzgerald specialise in family law so you are not dealing with a big commercial law firm. In my experience, you will get the best level of service for a reasonable fee. I have also personally recommended Jenny to a friend who had the same experience.