Partner and senior associate recognised in legal rankings guide

Two solicitors from the Birmingham team of Rayden Solicitors have been ranked in the Chambers & Partners 2025 Guide in the West Midlands.

Partner Mary Kaye, who heads the Birmingham office, retains her Band 2 individual ranking, while senior associate Lauren Parton has entered the West Midlands guide for the first time as an ‘Associate to Watch’, which identifies ‘senior associates who are recognised for their work in the background of major deals’.

The Chambers Guide, a highly respected annual list of the best law firms and individual lawyers throughout the UK, is compiled following in-depth research and interviews, conducted by consultants who interview a range of professional and client referees.

Rayden Solicitors was founded in 2005 by senior partner Katherine Rayden with a single office in Shenley, Hertfordshire, and has grown to be the second largest specialist Family Law firm in the country with offices across the home counties, London and Birmingham, with the Birmingham office opening in 2022.

As a figurehead in the Birmingham legal scene, Partner Mary Kaye has over 25 years’ experience practicing family law.

She is the council member for Birmingham at The Law Society, has previously sat on The Law Society Children Panel, and was previously President of the Birmingham Law Society.

Mary is commended in the Guide for her “phenomenal reputation’ and described as “a seasoned, strong partner”.

Senior Partner, Katherine Rayden said: “Commitment to client care and excellence in the law is at the centre of everything we do at Rayden Solicitors and we are delighted to have this recognised by our professional peers and clients.

“We are enormously proud of Mary Kaye’s and Lauren Parton’s rankings and are particularly pleased for Lauren who has been acknowledged by Chambers & Partners for the first time as an ‘Associate to Watch’.

“Lauren joined Rayden Solicitors shortly after the Birmingham office opened in 2022 and has been instrumental in developing our family law offering in the city.

“This ranking is a very well-deserved achievement and is testament to Lauren’s first-class service and client-centred approach.”

Pictured from left to right: Mary Kaye, and Lauren Parton