Glynis shares her personal story from childhood, what propelled her into law in her 40s and how you are NEVER too old to do something new! You are in for a treat my friends.
Until March 2023, Dr GlynisWright was one of Leicester’s most renowned and respected senior divorcelawyers. After that, she left the legal profession to become a specialistdivorce coach.
Dr Glynis Wright had entered lawlater in life. She recognised quickly that divorce and breakup were areasrequiring a specialist approach, so she set up her own bespoke family law firmin 2010. The firm, Glynis Wright & Co, grew into one of the most well-knownmulti award-winning specialist family law services in the area.
In 2020, Dr Glynis sold her lawfirm to Nelsons LLP where she continued to lead her team of family lawyersuntil leaving Nelsons in March 2023.
Over the next year, Dr Glynistrained as a certified divorce coach offering specialist coaching toindividuals and couples to help them cope with the emotional rollercoaster ofbreakup and to achieve an amicable divorce. She launched The AlternativeDivorce Company on 1 May 2024 which offers a bespoke service straddling manyareas of expertise from coaching to family law and the therapeutic through DrGlynis and the ADC affiliates.
With respect to her personalachievements, Dr Glynis was elected President of the Leicestershire Law Societyserving from 2019 to 2020. She was awarded an honorary life-time membership ofthe Law Society for her dedication to the profession over many years.
In 2020, Dr Glynis was named inthe Queen’s New Year Honours List and received an MBE from Princess Anne. InJuly 2023, Dr Glynis was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from theUniversity of Leicester in recognition of her services to law and business andin February 2024, Dr Glynis received the Freedom of the City of London.
Dr Glynis serves on the AdvisoryBoard for the Faculties of Business and Law at De Montfort University havingbeen its Chair for the past 3 years and she is an Entrepreneur in Residence atthe University of Leicester Business School. She is also a freeman of theCompany of Entrepreneurs in London where she gives her pro bono time tooutreach activities and mentoring young entrepreneurs. Dr Glynis is also aTrustee of Charity Alexs Wish whom she has faithfully served for 7 years now.
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