Sunday January 12 2025
Swindon & Wiltshire News
Specialist mental capacity, personal injury and medical negligence law firm Enable Law has strengthened its team with the appointment of education law expert Rukhsana Koser as a legal director.
Rukhsana joins Enable Law’s Bristol office from Gloucester-headquartered Langley Wellington Solicitors where, as a partner, she successfully headed up its specialist Education Lawyers team.
With an emphasis on Special Educational Needs (SEN) law, Rukhsana also 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.
Recognised by Chambers and Partners as a Band 3 solicitor in Education: Individuals, clients commend Rukhsana as “a powerhouse – she is kind, caring and passionate about disabled children and is a fantastic solicitor who gets results”.
Rukhsana, who will be based at Enable Law’s Bristol city centre office and will focus on the South West, 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.”
She is 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.
She has also been a speaker at conferences and delivered training sessions and webinars sharing her expertise with parents, educators and other professionals.
The move represents a significant boost for the firm as it builds one of the South of England legal sector’s strongest special education teams.
Rukhsana’s appointment means the Enable Law education team now boasts five specialist lawyers who concentrate on SEN work and her arrival signals the firm’s overall commitment to further investing in growth.
Welcoming Rukhsana to 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.”
The announcement of Rukhsana’s appointment represents further cause for celebration for the education team at Enable Law, a national firm with a particularly strong presence in the South East and South West since first being established at its Plymouth office.
Recent additions include Dominic Shard, an education specialist with previous professional experience in the NHS.
It follows Enable Law’s continued recognition in the 2025 Legal 500 UK rankings, and retention of the firm’s Band 1 rankings at Chambers and Partners for another year.
