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Rachel Woodd

Partner

Rachel qualified in 2002 and is a partner in the family team. Rachel has considerable expertise in all aspects of divorce and private family law. Rachel is known for her constructive approach and ability to find tailor-made effective solutions for her clients. She settles most of her cases outside of the court process but is an effective litigator when proceedings are necessary.

Rachel is an experienced and accredited mediator as well as a collaborative lawyer.

See our Mediation pages.

Rachel is rated in The Legal 500 (or Chambers and Partners) for her work as a solicitor:

“Rachel Woodd is an absolute ‘go-to’. Sensible, pragmatic and focused on problem solving in an amicable way”. (2021)

“Rachel Woodd is exceptional in the lengths that she will go to for her clients to get the best possible result for them whilst all the time maintaining an eye on the client’s needs”. (2021)

“Rachel Woodd is probably the partner that I deal with the most. She is absolutely excellent and I often recommend her if I have a conflict or if my client’s spouse needs a referral.” (2021)

“She is extremely bright, very capable but is constructive and if the case is capable of settling she will work as a team to produce the most suitable outcome.” (2021)

“Rachel is also one of my first recommendations if somebody needs a mediator. She has mediated a number of my cases and the clients have talked about her very highly.” (2021)

“Her mediation practice is exceptional and she is the go-to mediator.” (2021)

“Rachel Woodd has a very approachable and sensible manner and is able to put forward her clients’ cases forcefully and clearly without adding to the tensions of litigation”. (2021)

“Rachel is excellent at all she does and has a very caring approach.” (2021)

"She is very supportive, thoughtful and pragmatic." (2022)

“Rachel Woodd is excellent. A safe pair of hands who deals with matters in a calm, sensible outcome-focused way.”(2019 testimonials)

“fabulous mediator and sensitive in handling difficult clients”(2018)

“absolutely excellent, extremely bright and very capable”(2017)

“works tirelessly for her clients”(2016)

Rachel is rated in The Legal 500 (or Chambers and Partners) for her work as a mediator:

“Rachel is a very good mediator who has a very constructive approach and will work to find solutions that work going forward.” (2023)

“I rate her extremely highly; she does a lot of mediation work and her practice has gone from strength to strength.” (2023)

“Rachel Woodd was the mediator in our divorce. She was very fair, honest, patient and was excellent at mediating…” (2022)

“…so that we came to an amicable financial agreement which I had believed would be difficult or even impossible.” (2022)

“She also brought in a pensions advisor to clarify our position in respect of pensions.” (2022)

“Rachel brings a fantastic ethos to her mediation. There is a can-do attitude backed up by sound legal knowledge and expertise, enabling mediations to progress and conclude well and quickly.” (2022)

“Rachel Woodd is one of my go-to mediators. She is very experienced, calm, empathetic and effective.” (2022)

“Rachel Woodd is my absolute go to mediator. She now handles most of our most complex mediations and is masterful in terms of her ability to bring direction and sense to all scenarios.” (2022)

“She handles with skill, grace and intellect cases with multiple parties, complex financial structures and those with delicate family dynamics.” (2022)

“Rachel Woodd is a standout individual. Her calm persona and legal expertise (particularly in TOLATA and cohabitation matters where it is very difficult to find good mediators)…” (2022)

“…means that I can refer clients to her knowing that they are in excellent hands.” (2022)

“Rachel Woodd is a first-rate committed mediator.” (2022)

“She not only embodies what a mediator should be, namely someone who is prepared to stand back from a case…” (2022)

“…but also has the ability to give confidence to the parties in mediation that she appreciates their respective concerns and fears.” (2022)

Contact Rachel

Email: rachel.woodd@jonesnickolds.com
Telephone: 020 3405 2300