Charley Kelly
Associate Solicitor
Charley is an experienced Family Associate Solicitor who specialises in all areas of Family law. She acts for clients on a wide range of family issues including divorce, financial remedy and children matters. She is based at our Leicester office.
Expertise
- Divorce proceedings
- Financial remedy
- Child Arrangement Orders (contact with and live with orders)
- Special Guardianship Orders
- Applications for declaration of parentage
- Parental Responsibility
- Prohibited Steps Order
- Specific Issue Orders – including applications to relocate and seeking disclosure of a child’s whereabouts
- Enforcement of Orders
- Cohabitation Agreements
- Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial agreements
- Separation Agreements
- Change of Name
Approach
Charley understands that every one of her clients is an individual, with different needs, priorities and experiences. Charley provides an empathetic and pragmatic approach whilst always focusing on the client’s end goal.
She has always had a passion and drive to help people, and this is what ultimately led her to wanting to study the law and practice family law. Charley believes that aspects of family law affect everyone on so many different levels and that is why it is so important that key advice is given to people who often find themselves in highly emotive situations where they cannot see anyway through. Sometimes even the smallest piece of advice can be lifechanging to a client and can make a world of difference to them and their situation.
There are also many common misconceptions in family law that people assume to be true, especially if they are told the information by people they love or have had a relationship with. It is for that reason that family law can be so empowering to those most vulnerable and that is why she is so passionate that practicing family law goes a small step towards helping those most vulnerable.
Charley is also Chair of Resolution Leicestershire. Read more about her life and work in this People Focus article from 2025.
Career Highlights
- Paralegal in January 2012 for a law firm in Birmingham. She was immediately assigned a caseload of files and worked part time whilst she completed the Legal Practice Course on a full time basis, where she achieved a Distinction
- Training contract with the same Birmingham firm and qualified as a Solicitor in April 2015
- In 2021 she joined Lawson-West Solicitors having relocated to Leicestershire from Birmingham
- In June 2023 she joined Bray & Bray Solicitors, working primarily out of the Leicester and Market Harborough offices
- Charley was promoted to Associate in June 2024
Experience
Experience
11 years
Qualifications
- 2.1 BA Hons Classical Literature and Civilisation
- 2.1 BA Hons Law Degree
- Distinction – Legal Practice Course
Memberships & Accreditations
Testimonials
“I wanted to thank you for your time, guidance, and the work you have carried out on my matter so far. I genuinely appreciate your support and professionalism throughout. ”Anonymous Family client
“Thank you for all of your help, guidance and support over the past 15 months. It has been greatly appreciated.”JN
“Just wanted to say a huge thank you to you for all your help and kindness over the past year sorting out my consent order. You have made life so much easier for both myself and my parents. ”Mrs C
- Leicester & Market Harborough
- c.kelly@rotherabray.co.uk
- 0116 2045 382
Experience
Year Qualified
2015
Experience
11 years
Qualifications
- 2.1 BA Hons Classical Literature and Civilisation
- 2.1 BA Hons Law Degree
- Distinction – Legal Practice Course
Memberships & Accreditations
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