Harriet Sampson

Harriet is a solicitor in the social welfare department. She joined the team as a paralegal in March 2023, before starting her training contract in September 2023. After qualifying as a solicitor in September 2025, Harriet now represents clients across a range of Court of Protection and Community Care matters.

During her training contract in the social welfare department, Harriet worked under the supervision of Nilufer Ozdemir, Jenny Mansell and Monica Kreel assisting with a variety of Court of Protection, community care and housing matters.

Harriet’s Court of Protection work includes section 21A Mental Capacity Act challenges and section 16 Mental Capacity Act proceedings. Her community care work includes assisting with obtaining Care Act assessments and challenging the local authority about the care and support they should be providing to vulnerable individuals.

Within housing, Harriet worked on a range of possession and homelessness matters during her training contract. This experience now informs her community care and Court of Protection work where these issues intertwine.

Harriet also worked in the Family department during her training contract, where she worked on a wide variety of public and private children law matters, as well as injunctions under the Family Law Act 1996.

Before joining TV Edwards, Harriet worked as a social welfare paralegal at the UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic where she worked on community care, housing, and welfare benefits cases. Harriet has also volunteered at a range of other law clinics as well as having worked as a care assistant at a care home.

Harriet graduated with a first in Law from University College London in 2021 and achieved a distinction in her Legal Practice Course from the University of Law in 2022.

Recommendations

Both Harriet & Alma showed exceptional commitment. They thoroughly reviewed all the evidence in my case in preparation to court hearing and gave clear advice. They answered all my questions with great clarity and patience and kept me informed every step of the way, which gave me great piece of mind. I highly recommend this law firm. – Melimilena 30.07.24