Enable Law, the specialist mental capacity, personal injury and medical negligence law firm, has strengthened its Bristol team with the appointment of education expert Rukhsana Koser as a legal director.
Rukhsana, pictured, is relishing her new role having joined from Gloucester-headquartered Langley Wellington Solicitors where, as a partner, she successfully headed its team of specialist education lawyers. 
Having qualified as a solicitor in 1997, she has since built a reputation as a trusted adviser in education law, with a chief focus on special educational needs law.
She has a distinguished and successful record in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) tribunal proceedings.
Her expertise includes advising on education, health and care plans as well as handling complex appeals to the SEND tribunal involving education, health and social care needs and provision for children and young people with significant needs, disability discrimination in school and safeguarding within the education sector.
Rukhsana, who will focus on the South West at Enable Law, part of the Foot Anstey legal group, said: “I’m really excited to be joining Enable Law because it is committed to stepping up support for children and young people with special education needs.
“Supporting children and young people with special education needs is something that is very close to my heart and it’s great to know my Enable Law colleagues share my passion and determination to secure the right outcome for families who turn to us for educational, health and social care support for their children.”
Rukhsana is also passionate about community engagement and enjoys mentoring aspiring legal professionals.
Fluent in Urdu and Punjabi, she is committed to making legal services accessible to a diverse clientele and has been a speaker at conferences and delivered training sessions and webinars, sharing her expertise with parents, educators and other professionals.
Her arrival represents a significant boost for Enable Law as it builds one of the South of England legal sector’s strongest special education teams, with five specialist lawyers concentrating on SEN work.
Rukhsana’s arrival also signals the firm’s overall commitment to further investing in growth.
Enable Law partner Sarah Palmer, who leads the firm’s education team from its Southampton office, added: “At Enable Law, we are driven on by the overriding goal of supporting families to secure the right education provision to meet the educational potential of their children.
“That is why we are really thrilled to have attracted Rukhsana to Enable Law because she is one of the most high-calibre education specialists in the business and this will maintain our momentum as a law firm.
“Rukhsana’s talent and experience will strengthen our depth of legal expertise at Enable Law. It’s great news for our clients as we are better equipped than ever to rise to every special education challenge.”
Recent additions to the education team have included Dominic Shard, an education specialist with previous professional experience in the NHS.
Enable Law, which has seven offices stretching from Plymouth to London, acquired Bristol-based claimant personal injury and clinical negligence practice team from The Ince Group 18 months ago, adding its 15 members to its Bristol office at Temple Quay.
