AFP Bloom is proudly Anglo-French at heart. As a cross-border family law practice, the team works every day with clients whose lives, assets and families span both the UK and France. That means understanding not just the law on paper, but the culture, language and lived reality on both sides of the Channel.
Alongside bi-lingual leadership, and team members such as Océane Hamayon Lesné, who is a dual qualified lawyer, the French internship programme is one of the ways this comes to life. The team welcomes talented French interns into the London office for six months at a time, AFP Bloom builds a team that can think – and feel – in two cultures and legal systems at once. For clients, this means clearer explanations, better coordination with French advisers, and a more joined-up strategy when cases involve French property, businesses, or family ties.
For clients, the advantages are practical and human. A cross-border approach can help avoid duplication, reduce misunderstandings between jurisdictions, and anticipate issues before they turn into problems. It also means clients can work with lawyers who genuinely “get” their international lives, and who bring many minds and perspectives together to find solutions that work in both countries.
As AFP Bloom continues to grow its Anglo-French practice and internship programme, the focus remains the same: combining technical excellence with a warm, human, and modern approach, so international families feel understood, protected and supported, wherever “home” is for them.