Sophie Bijl-Brown

Lawyer

Sophie began her career as a Judges’ Associate at the District (County) and Family Court in New Zealand and joined Taussig Cherrie Fildes in January 2025.

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Phone

03 9605 1700

Email Address

sbijl-brown@tcflawyers.com.au

Bio

Sophie began her career as a Judges’ Associate at the District (County) and Family Court in New Zealand.

As a Judges’ Associate Sophie was involved in a wide range of family law matters, including parenting arrangements; child support; cases involving allegations of violence and abuse; property disputes involving estates, trusts and corporate structures; spousal maintenance and extra-jurisdictional financial agreements.

Complimenting her knowledge of family law, Sophie’s experience extends to youth law, criminal law, and private prosecutions, which gives her valuable insight into court etiquette and the rules of evidence.

Sophie joined Taussig Cherrie Fildes in January 2025 after being admitted to practice in Victoria in December 2024.

Qualifications & Memberships

Bachelor of Laws (University of Auckland)
Bachelor of Arts – Philosophy major (University of Auckland)
Institute of Professional Legal Studies
Member of the Family Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria
Member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia

Testimonials

I would like to say a huge thank you for the magic that was done yesterday. I did not dare to hope that we would reach any form of agreement with the other side, let alone one that I am actually very comfortable with. So thank you again.

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I wanted to thank you all for your support over the year, I am very grateful and happy with the outcome for the boys. This means so much to me and I know how much the boys would appreciate everything we have done for them. I feel so much better after a traumatic and stressful year, I am finally at peace with everything and have no regrets.

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I'm deeply grateful for the calm and professional manner with which you have guided me.

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Thank you so much for your "above and beyond" attention to this matter. I am very grateful to all of you for help to get this over the line.

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You have a well-deserved reputation as being one of the leaders in the profession in the area you work in and I know that I was not an easy client to work for; but your skill and experience shone through when I was my most demanding. I will recommend you, without hesitation or reservation, to any friends and colleagues of mine who need advice in relation to Family Law matters.

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You are amazing at what you do, your work ethic is exceptional and your unmatched commitment to supporting your clients is genuine. I can't thank you all enough, you have changed our life and I will never forget what you have done for us.

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I just wanted to thank you all for helping me and the boys through this time and getting an amazing outcome for our family. You have been an incredible support and I couldn't have got through this without your help and guidance.

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Thank you for all your work on this matter. It was an absolute comfort to have such great and competent people in my corner, and was very much appreciated.

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Thank you so much for helping me through this very tough time, and hopefully aiding towards a new beginning of my life! I feel so grateful for your passion, dedication, professionalism and know that you will endeavour to have my best interests at all times.

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