Improving legal awareness for professionals supporting people at critical life moments
The SKB Partner Circle is a professional learning network designed to improve legal awareness for professionals who regularly support individuals and families during separation, safeguarding concerns, or major life transitions.
Free 30-min sessions
Delivered by Sarah Khan-Bashir MBE
Open to all professions
Healthcare, faith, finance & more
Plain-English training
Real-world scenarios, not legal theory
Culturally aware
Respectful, inclusive delivery
The Partner Circle is open to professionals and organisations whose work often overlaps with family breakdown, safeguarding, or complex life decisions.
Family breakdown rarely presents as a legal issue first. It often shows up as stress, anxiety, trauma, financial pressure, or safeguarding concerns. Without early legal awareness, people may:
The Partner Circle exists to support professionals with early understanding, helping reduce unnecessary stress or issues from escalating.
Sarah Khan-Bashir MBE, founder of SKB Law, delivers free 30-minute legal awareness sessions for professionals who support others.
Sessions address common family law issues professionals encounter, including:
By joining the Partner Circle, professionals can expect:
This initiative is about education and awareness.
To join the Partner Circle or request a training session, please complete the short form below.
Yes. The Partner Circle and its 30-minute legal awareness sessions are free for professionals who support individuals and families through critical life moments.
Sessions are delivered by Sarah Khan-Bashir MBE, founder of SKB Law and a specialist family law solicitor with over 25 years’ experience.
Each Partner Circle session is 30 minutes — designed to be practical, focused, and easy to fit into a busy professional schedule.
Yes. Use the Register Your Interest form above and let us know in the additional message field. We’ll arrange a session tailored to your team’s focus area where possible.
No. Sessions are designed in plain English for professionals from any background — healthcare, faith, finance, education, and beyond. No prior legal knowledge is required.
Both. Most sessions are delivered online for accessibility, but in-person sessions can be arranged on request for organisations within reach of our offices.
A Strategy Session with SKB Law is a focused, solicitor-led meeting. You’ll leave with a clear picture of where you stand, your options, and a written action plan.