Ms Lenaghan, who has more than 25 years’ experience as a barrister and has now qualified as a solicitor, will lead the established team alongside long-standing litigation partner Caroline Prunty.

Commenting on her appointment, Ms Prunty said: “We are delighted to welcome Clare to the team at Millar McCall Wylie. As a well-respected barrister, we have been very fortunate to have worked closely with her for many years. Clare brings a wealth of experience and advocacy skills that gives our team the edge when it comes to advising and representing clients in the local market.

“We are confident that bringing such expertise in-house to Millar McCall Wylie will be of great benefit and value to our clients in terms of generating cost efficiencies and providing a comprehensive service from start to finish.”

Ms Lenaghan added: “It’s an exciting time to join Millar McCall Wylie. They are a forward-looking, progressive law firm with ambitious expansion plans and I look forward to helping build the firm’s growing and enviable reputation in family law in Northern Ireland.”

The firm said the appointment forms part of a firm-wide strategic growth plan for 2019 and beyond.

Ms Lenaghan has extensive knowledge and proven capability in matters relating to divorce, ancillary relief, financial agreements, protection of assets and pensions. She also has expertise in high net worth cases.