Aarzoo Zaheer
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Huddersfield Office
Aarzoo graduated in 2021 with a law degree (LLB) and has gained experience in remortgages since that time.
Aarzoo is currently assisting with remortgages, sales and purchases whilst training to become a conveyancer.
Abi Capstick
Corporate and Contracts
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Abigail graduated from Northumbria University in September 2020 after completing her MLaw Degree. This degree incorporated the LPC qualification and a Master’s degree. After completing her studies, Abigail worked as a Mental Health and Court of Protection paralegal in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Abigail joined the firm in October 2021 as a paralegal. She is currently undertaking her training contract.
Adam McKie
Employee Services, Employer Services
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office & Wakefield Office
Adam graduated in 2021 from University of Liverpool as a 1st class law graduate and is currently studying his LPC part-time at BPP University.
Adam commenced his training in the Corporate and Contracts team assisting on a wide variety of corporate and commercial matters dealing with a wide range of clients ranging from individuals to large international companies.
Adam will continue his training, gaining experience in a variety of departments.
Adele Guest
Employer Services
Secretary
Based: Wakefield Office
Adele first joined Chadwick Lawrence in 1991 as a Litigation secretary based at their Dewsbury office, and has since worked in various departments and at nearly all branches of the firm.
After a 7 year break of being a full time mum, she returned to the Morley office in 2000 and qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer. She is currently based at the Wakefield office providing secretarial and admin support to the Employment and Regulatory teams.
Adele Whitehead
Employer Services
Secretary
Based: Wakefield Office
Adele returned to Chadwick Lawrence in 2005 after being a full time mum for several years. She is currently based at the Wakefield office providing secretarial support and assistance to the Employment and Regulatory teams.
Alexandra Hunter
Wills & Probate
Associate
Based: Guiseley Office
Alex is a Private Client Solicitor at our Guiseley Office. Having qualified in 2016 Alex became partner at Whitaker Firth LLP, which merged with Chadwick Lawrence in summer 2019.
Alex advises on Wills and estate planning, Probate, Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications and has a particular interest in helping the elderly client. In 2019 Alex completed the exams to become a fully accredited member of ‘Solicitors for the Elderly’, an organisation dedicated to providing quality legal services to older and vulnerable people.
Amanda Ambler
Home & Property
Head of Real Estate Operations
Based: Bradford Office
Amanda joined Chadwick Lawrence in December 2020 and comes into the business with over 16 years’ experience in Residential Conveyancing.
Amanda acts for our Premier Service Clients alongside handling Real Estate business development and looking at the operational side of the department in terms of systems and processes.
Amanda is able to handle all work types.
Amanda-Jayne Nodder
Complete Property Solutions
Legal Executive
Based: Wakefield
Amanda-Jayne graduated from Huddersfield University in 2007 with a BA in Law and started her first legal job that year with Easthams Solicitors in Blackpool. She started in conveyancing but after the 2008 housing market downfall, moved departments and joined the personal injury team. Since then, Amanda-Jayne has spent all her time doing personal injury claims of all varieties, litigation and more recently housing disrepair claims.
Amanda-Jayne qualified as a Fellow of CILEX (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) in December in 2012.
She joined Chadwick Lawrence to go back into property and take on new challenges.
Andrea Payne
Complete Property Solutions
Head of Newbuild Sales
Based: Wakefield Office
Having joined the firm in 2008 following the merger with Lister Croft, Andrea manages the specialist Plot Sales Team acting for developers large and small. Having a wealth of experience and a background in residential conveyancing, she chose to specialize in development work and is an expert in her field.
“I enjoy the challenge of reaching the targets set by my developer clients and pride myself on building and maintaining long standing relationships with them.”
In her spare time and to relax Andrea enjoys the simple things in life, to her there is nothing better than a drive to the coast with a walk on the beach followed by fish and chips and an ice cream by the sea. She also enjoys Yoga.
Andrew Dickinson
Complete Property Solutions, Dispute Resolution, Residential Property Disputes
Associate
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Andrew completed his LLP studies at Newcastle University in 2011 and went on to complete the LPC at York in 2013. Since this date Andrew has worked in a series of top 100 law firms based across Yorkshire before joining Chadwick Lawrence in 2021. During this time Andrew has built an extensive knowledge of civil litigation and dispute resolution, focusing primarily on residential and commercial property disputes, as well as commercial contract disputes.
Angela Thorp
Family Law, Wills & Probate
Solicitor
Based: Halifax Office
Angela has a wealth of experience in all areas of family law including divorce, financial settlements, arrangements for children and cohabitee disputes. In respect of the financial aspects of separation, Angela deals with a wide variety of matters from those with limited assets to other complex and high value cases.
Angela is a member of Resolution and adopts their conciliatory approach which she believes works towards a more productive outcome for people experiencing a relationship breakdown, particularly where children are involved. However, where this approach is not possible, Angela does not shy away from the more robust settlement of matters. Her strength lies in her down to earth approach to matters which helps to put clients at ease at what is often a difficult times in their lives.
Ashley Ingham
Personal Injury
New Case Referral Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Ashley is the first point of contact for potential new clients who have suffered injury. She take initial details of their accidents, discussing the clients funding options with them. Such as conditional fee agreements (no win no fee agreements) and after the event insurance cover before referring matters on to other members of the team to risk assess the prospects of success for the case.
Ashley has responsibility for sending out the initial paperwork to the client for signature and explaining the basis of the Conditional Fee Agreement once they have had the opportunity of reading the paperwork.
Ayesha Akhtar
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Ayesha completed her legal studies at the University of Huddersfield where she graduated with a Master of Law and Practice (MLP) Degree which incorporates the LLB and LPC. She qualified as a Solicitor in April 2021.
She joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2022 and works alongside the real estate team dealing with all aspects of property sales and purchases including shared ownership, new build purchases, remortgages and transfer of equity.
She is based in the Leeds City Centre Dock Office and is supervised by her Team Leader Ruth Nippers.
Ben Hess
Home & Property
Re-mortgage Case Handler
Based: Wakefield Office
Ben began studying for his LLB while serving as a Naval Airman in the Royal Navy before eventually leaving to complete his degree. Ben joined Chadwick Lawrence in February 2023 as part of the Post completion team and has since joined the Remortgage Team as a Case Handler.
Bethan Brooke
Employer Services, Employee Services
Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre Office & Wakefield Office
Bethan is a paralegal in the Employment Law Department and is based in Wakefield and Leeds. She assists the team in providing employment litigation support for both individuals and businesses and providing advice under the Box HR scheme.
Bethan studied her law degree at Newcastle University and is studying her LPC at the University of Law full time whilst previously working part time.
Beverley Murgatroyd
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Horbury Office
Beverley is based at the Horbury Office, dealing with all aspects of domestic conveyancing.
She has worked in domestic conveyancing since 1985, initially as a legal assistant in Leeds City Centre and Dorset, before moving back to the area and working again in Leeds City Centre as a fee earner since 1998 and in Wakefield since 2013.
Beverley has no formal qualifications but has worked in conveyancing for over 33 years, 20 of which as a conveyancer and deals with every type of transaction.
Brook Little
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Complete Property Solutions, Residential Property Disputes
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Brook graduated from The University of Law in November 2022 after completing her LLB Law degree. She joined the firm in June 2022 as a paralegal in our Litigation team in the Leeds office and is currently undertaking a training contract where she will gain extensive experience and further her legal development.
Bryony MacFarland
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
Bryony graduated from the University of Hull (Law LLB Hons) and has worked in all areas of Residential Conveyancing for the last 8 years. She has experience with Freehold/Leasehold properties, Help to Buy/Right to Buy, New build, Remortgage, Declaration of Trust, Transfer of Equity.
Carol Gledhill
Employer Services
PA to Senior Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
Carol has worked in the Employment Department since 2004 and has worked as an assistant to Paul Campbell since 2005. She completed the Level 3 CIPD HR Administration qualification in 2008 and the Level 3 ABC Counselling Skills qualification in 2022. She is currently working towards her Level 4 qualification in Counselling. Carol has a special interest in mental health and wellbeing.
Catherine Milnes
Employer Services
HR Manager
Based: Huddersfield Office
Providing efficient and effective administrative support, ensuring that service users are provided with key information on HR processes and procedures and the efficient processing of employment contracts, documentation and offer letters. Cath is also responsible for the company’s recruitment and selection programme and supports the day to day supervision of the HR Administrator. Cath also assists the Head of HR with HR related project work.
Cath is now supporting her work experience with studies towards a CIPD qualification which will allow her the opportunity to grow in her contribution and develop her career in the Firm for another 20 years.
Charlene Corkett
Complete Property Solutions
Conveyancer - Newbuild Sales
Based: Wakefield Office
Charlene joined the firm’s residential conveyancing Department in 2018 but more recently has undertaken a role within the Plot Sales Team; she has a variety of experience in the conveyancing field and registered as a Technician with the CLC in 2019.
In her spare time, she has two children keeping her very busy and is currently studying Level Two in British Sign Language.
Charlotte Adey
Employer Services
HR Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Charlotte assists in the administration for the HR team including the entering of information on to the HR software package, preparation of staff contracts, documentation and letters, preparation of induction paperwork for new starters and the setup and preparation for interviews.
Being kept busy – the days fly by in HR! Charlotte has regular contact with staff across all departments which has broadened her exposure to areas of the business that she wouldn’t have otherwise had contact with. As Charlotte is beginning her career in HR, she is learning something new every day.
Charlotte has performed at the London Palladium as part of a street dance group called Steel Statistix. An unforgettable experience – she was petrified!
Chiara Rathmell
Wills & Probate
Probate Assistant
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Chiara joins Chadwick Lawrence as a Probate Assistant where she assists fee earners with Probate, Wills, LPA’s and Trusts.
Chiara has gained previous experience in a criminal law firm, as well as within probate and family law.
Chiara most previously worked as a senior customer service executive for one of the UK’s largest e-commerce businesses.
Christian Liceralde
Corporate and Contracts
Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Christian studied LLB Law with Finance at Leeds Beckett University, graduating in 2020, before further studying the LLM LPC at Leeds Beckett University, graduating in 2023.
During his studies, Christian commenced his legal career starting in Property and Conveyancing in a local firm, before joining Chadwick Lawrence’s Corporate and Commercial Department in Leeds as their administrator in January 2023. After assisting the team and providing support in their Corporate and Commercial matters, Christian has progressed and taken on the role of Paralegal in February 2024.
Outside of the office, Christian loves rock-climbing and participating in regional competitions, playing and keeping up with chess in his spare time, and regularly follows the NBA.
Codie Roper
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Codie is based at our Bradford Office where she will be assisting conveyancing fee earners.
Dan Bell
Information Technology
Head of IT
Based: Wakefield Office
Dan graduated in 2007 with a degree in Computer Science and then went on to complete a Masters in Project Management.
Dan joined the firm in 2012 having spent time previously working for a legal technology software house. Dan performs the role of Head of IT. He oversees IT in both operational and strategical capacities. He brings over 15 years’ experience in leadership, technology and project management.
His main focus is enabling and leveraging technology to enhance the first rate service the firm delivers. Digital transformation is at the heart of what he does with some notable achievements during this period.
Deon Hunt
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Huddersfield Office
Deon is based at the Huddersfield Office as a conveyancer in the Real Estate Team, mainly dealing with sales and remortgages.
She has worked at Chadwick Lawrence since August 2010 and is a qualified Licensed Conveyancer.
She is supervised by her Team Leader Lashana Henderson.
Diane Bootland
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Guiseley Office
Diane has over 30 years of conveyancing experience. She deals with all types of sale and purchase transactions including leasehold and shared ownership and is based at our Guiseley office.
Elaine North
Complete Property Solutions
Senior Assistant - Newbuild Sales
Based: Wakefield Office
Elaine works in our New Build Sales team, based at the Wakefield Office.
Eleanor Wilson
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Eleanor joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2013 with over 20 years’ experience in Residential Conveyancing.
Eleanor deals with all aspects of Property Law and joined the firm as an experienced conveyancing assistant and is currently undertaking her CLC studies to become a Licenced Conveyancer.
Ellie Hirst
Wills & Probate
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Ellie is a Solicitor at Chadwick Lawrence, currently specialising in Wills, Powers of Attorney and Probate. Ellie was delighted to join the firm in May 2019 as a Paralegal; having already gained prior experience working in Private Client. Ellie started her Training Contract with the firm in April 2020 and qualified as a Solicitor in October 2021. From January 2021, Ellie is assisting in the Family Department to broaden her experience in other aspects of legal practice.
Ellie first discovered her keen interest in Private Client law whilst studying at the University of Huddersfield, where she gained a first-class honours degree and was awarded with an accolade for achieving the highest marks in Land Law.
Ellie’s time at the University of Huddersfield was followed by achieving a distinction on the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law, where she also achieved a distinction in her master’s degree whilst working at a local law firm full time.
Ellie is a student member of ‘Solicitors for the Elderly’, an institution which supports those that are older and vulnerable. This institution also provides training and Ellie enjoys expanding on her knowledge through their materials. Ellie is also a committee member of the Huddersfield and Dewsbury Law Society. To relax and unwind, Ellie enjoys supporting Huddersfield town as a season ticket holder.
Elliot Rowley
Personal Injury
Paralegal
Based: Huddersfield Office
Elliot is a Trainee Legal Executive in the Personal Injury Department and is presently undertaking the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives qualification.
Elliot has been a first point of contact for new clients for some time when taking initial details of their accidents, to discussing the clients’ funding options such as conditional fee agreements (no win no fee agreements) and after the event insurance cover.
Elliot has assisted Howard Willis in the preparation of all aspects of on going Personal injury cases up to Trial, including preparation of the initial Claims Notification Form, drafting and preparing witness statements and Instructions to Counsel.
He is now undertaking his own caseload of personal injury cases under the supervision of the Partner in Charge of the Personal Injury Department, Howard Willis.
Emily Allen
Complete Property Solutions
Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Emily left sixth form in May 2021 after completing her A-Levels in Sociology, Geography and Ethics, Philosophy and Religion. After leaving college, she went on to work part-time for Charbonnel and Walker in Leeds City Centre.
Emily joined the firm in March 2022 as a trainee paralegal in our Commercial property team in the Leeds City Centre office and will go on to start her studies for her qualifications in September to hopefully become a Solicitor.
Emily Bird
Family Law
Legal Executive
Based: Morley Office
Emily qualified as a Legal Executive in 2001, becoming a Fellow in 2005. As such, she has a wide range of expertise in all areas of family law but has a particular focus on divorce and financial matters, cohabitee disputes and pre and post-nuptial agreements. Emily undertakes a varied caseload, representing clients in mid to high net worth cases, as well as those where the assets are more limited.
Emily also has a busy practice in private law children work representing parents in proceedings ranging from contact disputes to more difficult and complex cases where allegations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse have been made.
Emily recognises that clients are often at their most vulnerable when seeking her advice following the breakdown of a relationship and is sensitive to their needs but she also has a practical and down to earth approach and believes in providing pragmatic and realistic advice from the outset. Particularly where children are involved, Emily recognises the need to take a more conciliatory approach but can be a tenacious advocate when needed.
Emma Burnham
Home & Property
Re-mortgage Case Handler
Based: Wakefield Office
Emma joined the Home & Property team in Wakefield in 2023 as a re-mortgage case handler, having previously gained 8 years experience as a conveyancing paralegal.
Enya Robinson
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Bradford
Enya is currently training to become a Real Estate Assistant within our Home and Property Department.
She is based at our Bradford Office where she aims to continue her development.
Erika Boulton
Family Law, Wills & Probate
Trainee Paralegal
Based: Huddersfield Office
Erika joined Chadwick Lawrence in October 2019 in the New Business Team.
She is now based in the Wills and Probate Team at our Huddersfield Office, as a Trainee Paralegal.
Fazila Hussain
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Fazila graduated with a law degree, before completing the Legal Practice Course. Fazila has been in conveyancing since 2018 as her passion has always been property law. She is now training and working towards further qualifications such as the CLC.
Francesca Carter
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Francesca is a trainee conveyancer have graduated the START Real Estate Academy in July 2022.
She assists clients in selling and purchasing residential properties in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Bradford Office.
Grace Acton
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
Grace recently graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a Law (LLB) degree. She currently works as a trainee conveyancer in our Real Estate Team and is based at our Wakefield branch.
Grace Armstrong
Court of Protection
Associate
Based: Guiseley Office
Grace qualified as a Solicitor in 2014 following completion of the LLB and LPC and she moved to Chadwick Lawrence in 2023.
Grace specialises in assisting clients and their families with the management of personal injury settlement awards either through the appointment of a Professional Deputy or via the execution of a Personal Injury Trust.
Grace also assists family members who wish to take on the role of Deputy for their loves ones who have lost financial capacity.
Gypsy Goldthorpe-Speight
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Gypsy joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2023 with 10 years of experience in Residential Conveyancing, starting as an office junior and working her way up. Gypsy deals with all aspects of the conveyancing process and has experience in Freehold, Leasehold, Right to Buy, and Unregistered properties.
Harveer Singh
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Bradford Office
After graduating Huddersfield University with an LLB (hons) in 2022, Harveer joined our Huddersfield branch as a New Business Assistant and has recently relocated to our Bradford office to take up the position of Real Estate Assistant.
Heather Firth
Personal Injury
Secretary
Based: Huddersfield Office
Heather has over 30 years experience working in a legal environment in particular in the personal injury sector and has a considerable working knowledge of complex, high value claims, spinal injury, brain injury and all types of catastrophic injury claims. She has experience in many other areas including accidents at work, occupiers liability claims, road traffic accidents, slipping and tripping and product liability claims.
Heather has also assisted on fatal accident claims including work on inquests following fatal accidents.
She prides herself on her professional approach – clients expect and deserve nothing less. Where she can really go over and above however is her attention to detail which is paramount in maximising the chances of a successful personal injury claim – you just cannot afford to slip up when representing a client.
Heather is also experienced in licensing matters including applications for premises licences, variations, transfers, applications for club premises certificates and revocation applications.
Jack Oldroyd
Employer Services, Employee Services
Partner
Based: Wakefield Office
Jack is an employment litigation specialist at Chadwick Lawrence, having joined the firm in 2005. Jack commenced his legal training in 2006 as a paralegal in the firm’s Dispute Resolution Department and, at the same time, commenced an LLB Law Degree at the University of Huddersfield on a part time basis, achieving a 2:1 honours degree. He then obtained a distinction on completing the Legal Practice Course, again, on a part time basis. Jack qualified in February 2013, at which point, he started specialising in employment litigation.
Jack acts for both employers and employees on all employment related issues but predominantly in employment tribunal claims. This encompasses a wide variety of issues including complaints of unfair and constructive dismissal, all forms of discrimination and contract disputes. On the commercial side, Jack acts for a number of the firm’s high profile client’s including Kwik-Fit and Huddersfield Town. Jack also assists individuals through disciplinary and grievance processes and negotiates and advises upon Settlement Agreements.
In addition to Jack’s employment expertise, he has previously worked on a wide range of commercial disputes, including contractual litigation and professional negligence claims in the County and High Courts as well as the Court of Appeal which offers invaluable experience when advising employers and employees on issues concerning post termination restrictions.
Jackie Rushforth
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Jackie is a post completion assistant based at our Wakefield branch.
Jacqueline Vance
Medical Negligence
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Jacqueline has specialised solely in Claimant Clinical Negligence claims at Chadwick Lawrence since 2002 after qualifying as a solicitor following her previous career as a qualified nurse in London Hospitals.
Jacqueline was praised in Legal 500 2018 and 2019 as a ‘highly competent Associate’ and ‘key name to note’ in the ‘terrific clinical negligence practice at Chadwick Lawrence’. Over 18 years she has dealt with many types of medical negligence claims, specialising in serious and catastrophic injuries, including: adult and child brain injuries; birth injuries including hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and cerebral palsy; spinal injuries including cauda equina syndrome with permanent faecal and urinary incontinence, disability and foot drop; limb amputations; compartment syndrome; bowel injuries involving permanent stomas; bladder over distension injuries needing supra pubic catheter or ileal conduit; loss of kidney function; respiratory and cardiology damage; surgical injuries; orthopaedic injuries and delays in diagnosis and treatment of conditions including cancers.
Comments from clients include ‘She put me at great ease, was … supportive, very thorough and left no stone unturned’ and was a ‘really great solicitor, really easy to talk to and explains everything in an easy to understand way’ and provided ‘an excellent service.”
Jaidan Avison
Home & Property
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Morley Office
Jaidan is a trainee solicitor, who joined the firm in 2021 and is based at the Morley branch.
Jaidan completed her Law degree in 2020 and in 2021, completed her masters in law (LLM) and the Legal practice Course (LPC).
In her free time, Jaidan enjoys sport and has recently completed the Leeds 10K.
Jake Bedford
Complete Property Solutions
Trainee Solicitor
Based: Wakefield Office
Jake completed his degree at the University of Chester before joining the team in 2021 and is currently studying his LPC part-time at the University of Law.
Jake commenced his training in the Employment team and is due to start his training contract in 2023 where he will gain further experience in a variety of departments.
In Jake’s spare team he enjoys running and has recently completed the Leeds 10k.
James Froggett
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
James graduated from the Sheffield Hallam University (Law LLB Hons) and the University of Sheffield (LPC) and has worked in residential conveyancing for the last 10 years. He has experience with freehold and leasehold properties, help to buy/right to buy, remortgage and transfer of equity.
Jennifer Thompson
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Jen has nearly 2 years experience in a new business role and joins our Wakefield Team as a New Business Assistant.
Jess Cooper
Home & Property
Conveyancer & Team Leader
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Jess joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2015. She began her career as a real estate assistant, and has trained to become a Conveyancer. She deals with residential sales and purchases of both registered and unregistered property.
Jess has completed her studies to become a paralegal. She is further undertaking studies to become a CILEX lawyer.
Jessica Brennan
Regulatory, Road Traffic Motoring Law
Trainee Paralegal
Based: Halifax
Jess is a Trainee Paralegal in the Crime and Regulatory team based at the Halifax Office.
She graduated Exeter University in 2022 with LLB in Law with European Study and is proficient in Spanish.
Jess is currently studying the Bar Practice Course and the University of Law, Leeds.
She also works as a Police Custody Visitor for the West Yorkshire area.
Joanne Jones
Family Law
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Joanne has worked in family law exclusively since qualifying in 2006. An Associate, based at our Huddersfield office, Joanne deals with the full range of family law issues including relationship breakdowns of both married and unmarried couples and disputes in relation to children.
Joanne’s particular interest and specialism is in the financial consequences of divorce, in respect of which Joanne adopts a detailed but pragmatic approach. Her clients welcome the empathy, support and common sense approach that Joanne offers alongside high quality legal advice.
Joanne prides herself on listening carefully to what her clients actually want and will consider with her clients the most appropriate and cost-effective way of achieving their objectives, which may require robust representation in court proceedings.
Joanne is a member of Resolution.
Jodie Ingle
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Jodie works in the Real Estate Team as an Assistant and is based at the Huddersfield Office.
Jordan Rushforth
Employer Services
HR Administrator
Based: Wakefield
Jordan joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2023. He works in our Wakefield Office as a HR Administrator.
Julia Wilding
Wills & Probate
Associate
Based: Horbury Office
Julia has over 20 years experience in private client work, having qualified as a solicitor in 1997. Julia was previously a partner at Dixon Coles & Gill Solicitors in Wakefield before joining Chadwick Lawrence in 2016.
Julia now specialises in Wills, probate and trust work. She is also skilled in dealing with Lasting Powers of Attorney and applications to the Court of Protection. She covers the Wakefield area for the department, being based at the Horbury office, but dividing her time between Horbury and the Paragon Point office in Wakefield.
An important part of Julia’s work is her practice as a Notary Public. Julia has been a qualified Notary since 2007 and she continues to build her notarial practice at Chadwick Lawrence.
Julie Horton
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Julie is a post completion assistant and is based at the Huddersfield Office.
Justine Joyce
Wills & Probate
Probate Assistant
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Justine is in her 10th year at Chadwick Lawrence, working closely throughout this time with the Head of the Department Howard Dapin. She assists the fee earners at the Leeds office with all aspects of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate, Court of Protection and Trust work and is dedicated to the team.
Out of work Justine has a love for musical theatre.
Karen Jackson
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Morley Office
Karen is based at the Morley office and joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2017. Karen came to the business with over 6 years’ experience working in property law.
When not working, Karen enjoys spending quality time with her family.
Karen Motley
Medical Negligence, Court of Protection
Paralegal
Based: Huddersfield Office
Karen originally joined the team in 2000 and after having a break to bring up her children, she now primarily assists Tony May with Deputyship and Court of Protection work, also providing assistance with claimant medical negligence cases.
Kath Birch
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Kath is a post completion assistant and is based at the Wakefield Office.
Katherine Booth
Wills & Probate
Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Katherine is a private client solicitor based in the Wills and Probate department at the Leeds office. She qualified in 2016 and specialises in Wills, powers of attorney and probate matters. Katherine has worked in Wills and probate for 6 years.
Katherine is an accredited Lifetime Lawyer and is a dementia friend.
Kathryn Hunt
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Complete Property Solutions, Residential Property Disputes
Associate
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Kathryn is a solicitor and advises clients in relation to disputed property matters. She prides herself on her attention to detail and provides a reliable and personable service to her clients.
Kayleigh Needham
Home & Property
Associate & Licensed Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
Kayleigh has been with Chadwick Lawrence since 2013 and has over 20 years experience in residential conveyancing. Kayleigh is the department Training and Development Coach and Re-mortgage Team Leader.
Keelie Fudge
Wills & Probate
Probate Executive
Based: Horbury and Wakefield Offices
Keelie has specialised in private client work for over 4 years, having previously worked as a paralegal at another Wakefield Solicitors’ firm since 2017 before joining Chadwick Lawrence in 2021. Keelie qualified as a level 3 paralegal in 2019, focusing on wills and succession law and probate practice.
Keelie specialises in Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, applications to the Court of Protection, probate and trust work. She covers the Wakefield area for the department and is based between the Horbury and Wakefield offices.
Kirstin Macdonald
Home & Property
Associate & Team Leader
Based: Wakefield Office
Kirstin qualified as a Solicitor in 2006 specialising in residential and agricultural property law, wills, trusts, estates and probate law until joining the Real Estate team at Chadwick Lawrence in 2015.
Kirstin is based at our Morley office in Leeds and deals with all aspects of conveyancing.
Kyrran Dearnley-Porter
Corporate and Contracts
Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Kyrran studied his LLB at The University of Law in Leeds, graduating in 2018.
Following his studies, Kyrran lived in and travelled Australia for three years before returning home in late 2021. He joined Chadwick Lawrence as a Paralegal in the Corporate and Commercial Department in Summer 2022, at our Dock Street Office.
Lashana Henderson
Home & Property
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Lashana is a Legal Executive (CILEX) and works in the Real Estate Department at our Huddersfield Office as a conveyancer. She mainly deals with transfers of equity, re-mortgages, sale and purchase transactions.
She is an all round Conveyancer with over 10 years’ experience.
Lauren Cowgill
Home & Property
Senior Real Estate Assistant
Based: Guiseley Office
Lauren started her career in the legal sector in 2015 at a local law firm where she completed an apprenticeship in Business Administration, progressing to the role of Legal Secretary.
In 2017 she joined Chadwick Lawrence where she undertook the role of Trainee Real Estate Assistant in the Real Estate Department.
Lauren has since become a Real Estate Assistant and has subsequently taken on more responsibility in dealing with residential conveyancing administration, with an ambition of progressing to become a Fee Earner.
Lisa Bailey
Employer Services
Head of HR
Based: Huddersfield
Generalist HR with experience in operational and strategic HR. Responsible for driving the development of strategic and organisation priorities and processes incorporating learning and development initiatives, people management, staff engagement, health and wellbeing and the company’s change programme.
Lisa firmly believes that the success of a business is down to its staff. Working with the Firm in the design and implementation of processes, practices and policies that support the business need but encourage the development, motivation and engagement of staff.
Lisa has recently completed the Couch to 5k running app and has completed her first 10k run. Having developed a love of running, her motto is “if I can do it, anyone can!”
Lisa Simpson
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Lisa is an assistant in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Huddersfield Office.
Lucy Woods
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Wakefield Office
Lucy has worked in Residential Conveyancing since 2014 and is now a Trainee Conveyancer at the Wakefield Office.
Lucy studied Law at the University of Gloucestershire and is currently completing the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in Leeds.
She is supervised by her Team Leader Natalie Glover.
Lydia Jeffels
Dispute Resolution, Corporate Recovery & Insolvency
Trainee Paralegal
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Lydia joined the Dispute Resolution department as a trainee paralegal after leaving college in summer 2023. She will be studying CILEX and looks forward to gaining hands on experience in conjunction with her continued learning.
Lynda Brown
Employer Services
HR Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Lynda has been working at Chadwick Lawrence for 4½ years, having previously worked as a medical secretary and manager in the NHS.
She assists in the administration for the HR Team, including entering information onto the HR software package, preparation of staff contracts, documentation and letters and preparation of induction paperwork for new starters. Lynda has built up good contacts with staff across all departments within the firm.
Lynda also provides HR administration to other companies who have signed up for BoxHR support. Individual, tailored support packages are developed by the HR Team to meet the requirements of each client.
Lynda Harland
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Leeds Office
Lynda joined Chadwick Lawrence in April 2021 and has nearly 30 years experience in conveyancing during which time she has dealt with every type of transaction but over recent years she has specialised in sales.
Lynda is based at the Leeds Office.
Manjeet Kaur-Patel
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Guiseley Office
Manjeet is a conveyancing assistant who assists fee earners with all aspects of the conveyancing process. Manjeet has a great deal of experience in business administration and customer service and has co managed a property renovations business for the past 13 years.
Martin Vesely
Complete Property Solutions, Wills & Probate
Consultant
Based: Wakefield Office
Martin Vesely qualified as a solicitor in 1975 and has over 42 years legal practice experience.
Martin specialises in commercial and residential property sales, purchases and leases, and also wills and probate.
He served as President of the local Law Society in the year 2000, and is an honorary legal adviser to various charitable and community organisations in the area.
Matt Perry
Acclaim
Associate & Recoveries Manager
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Matt is a debt recovery manager with a demonstrated history of working in the legal industry with over 15 years experience of Legal Recoveries. Before joining Chadwick Lawrence in 2018, Matt successfully managed a high-profile debt recovery department for a firm of Solicitors. Matt now leads the debt recovery within Chadwick Lawrence, through its specialist department, Acclaim Credit Management & Recovery.
Matt’s strengths lie within County Court and High Court money claims, Enforcement, and Insolvency proceedings. He is ambitious and strives for success and is renowned for keeping calm under pressure.
Outside of his role in law, Matt sits on a Governing committee for a local Primary School where he is the designated SEND Governor for the School, championing the issue of special educational needs and disability within the work of the Governing board as well as overseeing the school’s arrangements and provisions for meeting special educational needs.
Matt also sits on a local College Governing committee dealing with further and higher education complaints handling.
Matt also volunteers at his local Sea Cadet unit as a sergeant in the Royal Marines detachment, where he supports local young people (cadets), teaching various activities from water sport to adventure training and exercises and skills that are undertaken by Royal Marines, helping the cadets flourish into confident and capable young adults.
Megan Clarke
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Megan is based at our Wakefield Office as a new business assistant and has many years’ experience dealing with a variety of conveyancing matters.
Megan Lawson
Home & Property
Conveyancing Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Megan has recently graduated from University with a law with criminology degree. She is based at our Wakefield Office where she is a conveyancing assistant.
Michael Cotter
Medical Negligence
Associate
Based: Huddersfield Office
Michael joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2000 working as a Litigation Executive in the Medical Negligence Department. He specialises solely in Medical Negligence and generally works alongside Tony May the partner in charge of the department.
Michael Davis
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Michael is a post completion assistant in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Huddersfield Office.
Michelle Myers
Home & Property
Associate & Real Estate Manager
Based: Guiseley Office
Michelle joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2013 with over 11 years’ experience in Commercial and Residential Conveyancing.
Michelle deals with all aspects of Property Law having specialised in equity release and commercial law and having acted for the country’s largest property investment company for 8 years.
Michelle deals with all types of conveyancing, with 18 years experience as a conveyancer. She is a Team Leader at our Guiseley Branch, supervising 10 staff. She is able to handle all work types and is supervised by the Partner in Charge of the Department Sarah Haller.
Natalie Glover
Home & Property
Associate & Real Estate Manager
Based: Wakefield Office
Although Natalie has no formal qualifications she is qualified by experience and heads a team of 10. She has 14 years experience as a Conveyancer, completing her Foundation Degree in Law in 2012. She is supervised by the Partner in Charge Sarah Haller.
Nichola Nicholl
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Nichola is a trainee conveyancer within the Real Estate Team and is based at the Bradford Office.
Nicola Farnsworth
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Nicola joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2014 and has worked in many different departments across the firm. In 2016 Nicola joined the New Business Team in the Real Estate Department as a New Business Assistant and is now providing support to the team.
Oliver Newton
Dispute Resolution
Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Oliver’s passion for a career in law began in 2010 after completing work experience as a 15 year old in Chadwick Lawrence’s Wakefield office. Shortly after his 18th birthday, he started as a Legal Apprentice at a national law firm in Leeds. He soon became a fee earner at 20 years old and for the next 8 years he handled a caseload on a range of disputes on behalf of insurer and corporate clients. Alongside fee earning, he completed a 6-year Solicitor Apprenticeship which provided him with excellent academics to become a successful litigator.
Oliver has now come back to Chadwick Lawrence, with a wealth of experience to put to good use, in our Litigation team based in Leeds. He qualified as a solicitor in June 2024.
Out of work, Oliver serves as an Elected Councillor for the Morley South Ward on Leeds City Council and served as the youngest Mayor of Morley during 2022/23.
Pam Massam
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Halifax Office
Pam qualified as a licensed conveyancer in 1998 and has gained experience at various law firms throughout her career. She joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2023 where she joined the conveyancing team at the Halifax Office.
Philip Brown
Complete Property Solutions
Solicitor
Based: Wakefield Office
Philip qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and specialises in all aspects of property sales, leases and re-financing work.
He acts for a wide variety of business clients, buy-to-let investors and developers as well as various sports clubs and community organisations.
Rachel Bedford
Wills & Probate
Probate Assistant
Based: Morley Office
Rachel has been a member of the Private Client Team since 2013 specialising in Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney. She has many years of experience working in a legal environment and is dedicated to ensuring that our clients receive the best service possible
Rachel is a member of the Chadwick Lawrence Dementia Forum and is integral to the projects the firm undertake to raise awareness and support those living with dementia, their families and carers.
Reanna McEvans
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Reanna is a New Business Assistant based at the Huddersfield Office where she assists the Team with all aspects of Real Estate.
Rebecca Langley
Home & Property
Re-mortgage Case Handler
Based: Wakefield Office
Rebecca deals with all aspects of re-mortgaging, transfer of equities and equity loan repayments.
She has over 5 years’ experience which she has earned at various law firms in West Yorkshire.
Rebecca Richter
Home & Property
Trainee Real Estate Assistant
Based: Bradford Office
Rebecca is a Trainee Assistant in the Real Estate Team. She assists Amanda Ambler, the Real Estate Operations Manager, in all aspects of the sale and purchase process. Rebecca joined the firm in September 2022.
Rhys Dunn
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Rhys has been working in conveyancing since 2013 and qualified as a licensed conveyancer in 2016.
He deals with all aspects of the conveyancing transaction, including sale, purchase and remortgage and transfer of equity incorporating freehold, leasehold, unregistered, new build, shared ownership and staircasing transactions.
Ruksar Kazmi
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Ruksar is a trainee conveyancer with over 4 years’ experience as a legal assistant dealing with both freehold and leasehold properties.
Sam Pawson
Employee Services, Employer Services, Sports Law
Partner
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Sam graduated from Birmingham University in 2006, studying for a BA in Modern History. He then completed a Graduate Diploma in Law, at the same university and qualified as a solicitor in 2012.
Sam performs three distinct roles at the firm, acting as a Sports and Employment Law solicitor, whilst also managing the firm’s commercial development.
In the Employment Law field Sam primarily focuses on the delivery of the firm’s employment support package, ESP. Sam acts for a diverse set of clients, in a wide variety of industries, ranging in size from a few employees to few thousand. Sam regularly presents at Employment seminars on topics such as social media, unfair dismissal and discrimination and workplace banter.
Sam acts for a number of high profile sports clubs. Sam prides himself on the commercial sensitivity of his advice and regularly deals with sensitive issues involving player contract and disciplinary issues.
Finally as part of his role as the Commercial Development Coordinator, Sam fronts the marketing activities for the firm’s commercial department, including organising a successful program of evens and seminars.
Sarah Binns
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Sarah joined the firm in March 2022 as a trainee assistant in the Real Estate Team.
She qualified with an LLB law degree in 2019 and is looking to progress within Chadwick Lawrence.
Sarah Bontoft
Home & Property
New Business Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Sarah joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2018, originally starting as an Office Assistant. She now works in the New Business Team as a New Business Assistant.
Sarah Dewhirst
Home & Property
Real Estate Administrative Assistant
Based: Bradford Office
Sarah is an administrative assistant in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Bradford Office.
Sarah Guest
Practice Management
Strategy & Executive Operations Manager
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
In her role in the Practice Management Team Sarah works closely with Managing Partner, Neil Wilson and is responsible for implementing and managing high-level projects, linked to delivering the firm’s strategy, together with operational Board matters.
Sarah also supervises the Business Development function for Chadwick Lawrence, which is responsible for the firm’s brand management and awareness.
Sarah studied at Newcastle University and has completed the PRINCE2 Project Management qualification. She has over 10 years experience at Chadwick Lawrence.
Sarah Hartshorn
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Leeds City Centre
Sarah has over 10 years of experience working as a conveyancer, dealing with all areas of sale and purchase. She has worked at various size law firms gaining invaluable experience along the way. She joins the team at the Leeds office.
Sean Thornhill-Adey
Acclaim
Recoveries Executive
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Sean is part of the Acclaim Team based at our Dock Street Office in Leeds. He Joined Chadwick Lawrence in October 2017 as Office Assistant and worked hard before joining Post Completion. He then took his chance when a position became available in Acclaim. Sean graduated from the University of Huddersfield in 2015 with a degree in drama, and enjoys watching football.
Shirley Lifsey
Home & Property
Real Estate Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Shirley is an assistant in the Real Estate Team and is based at the Wakefield Office.
Sunnia Khaliq
Employer Services, Employee Services
Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Sunnia is an Employment Solicitor based in our Leeds office.
Prior to joining Chadwick Lawrence in April 2023, Sunnia worked in top-tier law firms in Manchester where she completed her degree and master’s in law. She trained and qualified at a thriving high street firm in her hometown of Ipswich, before permanently moving to Yorkshire with her family.
Sunnia has an extensive legal background, dealing with an array of legal matters, and has chosen to specialise in Employment Law. She works on both contentious and non-continuous work.
Outside of work, Sunnia enjoys cooking, sports, and spending time with her Family.
Susan Bateson
Wills & Probate
Solicitor
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Susan has been advising clients in the area of private client law for over 35 years. She brings all those years of experience to help clients with Inheritance tax and care fee planning, trusts, powers of attorney and the administration of estates.
Away from the office she is a keen good weather golfer, having been a member at Scarcroft Golf Club now for nearly 30 years and otherwise enjoys spending time with her family.
Susan Preece
Court of Protection
Associate
Based: Morley Office
Susan has been with Chadwick Lawrence since 1994, passing the Ilex Certificate in Elderly Client Law and Practice in 2008 with a distinction and is a Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals.
Susan was part of our private client team from 1994 until she joined our Court of Protection team where she specialises in Court of Protection applications and the registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney across all of our offices. Over the 25 years Susan has been a part of the firm she has helped thousands of clients achieve peace of mind that their wishes will be carried out.
As well working with clients, Susan is a dedicated Dementia Friends Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society and is the chairperson of the Chadwick Lawrence Dementia Committee, maintaining our firm’s commitment to raise awareness and support those living with dementia, their families and carers.
Susan Vesely
Family Law
Consultant
Based: Wakefield Office
Susan Vesely completed an LLB Hons at Leeds University, qualifying in 1980 and has specialised in family law since 1989. She has a thorough knowledge of family law and a wealth of experience dealing with all aspects of divorce, separation, private law, children disputes in relation to residence, contact, prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders.
Susan is a specialist in financial matters for medium to high net worth clients, often with a business and pensions. Although the majority of Susan’s cases are in the family courts across England and Wales, she has advised clients living in jurisdictions in the UAE and US, much of Susan’s work comes through personal recommendation from previous clients and contacts.
Susan is a Specialist of Resolution and an Accredited Specialist on the Law Society Advanced Family Panel.
Susan was qualified as a Mediator in 1999 and also trained to deal with direct consultation with children. She also managed a successful family mediation service and is a past President of a local Law Society.
Vickie Taylor
Home & Property
Post Completion Assistant
Based: Wakefield Office
Vickie is employed as a post completion assistant having gained over 2 years’ experience at her previous law firm. She is responsible for submitting applications for registration, replying to requisitions and file closing procedures. She is currently based at our Wakefield Office.
Vicky Sneddon
Home & Property
Conveyancer & Team Leader
Based: Bradford Office
Vicky has 15 years’ experience working in Conveyancing. Having started her career as a re-mortgage post completion assistant she has worked her way up to Team Leader and is the Team Leader of the Bradford office.
In her spare time, Vicky enjoys reading, socialising with friends, and travelling to at least one new place every year.
Will Yates
Home & Property
Post Completions Assistant
Based: Huddersfield Office
Will joined Chadwick Lawrence in July 2018 as an Office Assistant, before moving to New Business after only two weeks. Seconded to Post Completion during lockdown, Will is now based full time in the Post Completions Team in our Huddersfield office.
Will graduated from the University of Huddersfield in 2017 with a degree in music technology, and enjoys playing in bands in his spare time.
Zainab Lorgat
Home & Property
Trainee Conveyancer
Based: Huddersfield Office
Zainab is a trainee fee earner who currently deals with re-mortgage cases having gained over 3 years’ experience in this area in her previous roles.
Zoe Allen
Dispute Resolution, Litigation in Business, Corporate Recovery & Insolvency
Associate
Based: Leeds City Centre Office
Zoe Allen joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2016 and is currently completing training to become a Chartered Legal Executive, following the CILEX training route to qualification whilst assisting the team with a varied case load. Zoe assists in providing advice on all aspects of Corporate Recovery, Insolvency and Insolvency Litigation. She also assists with all aspects of debt recovery, contractual disputes and Construction Litigation matters.
Zoe is personable and friendly, and manages Chadwick Lawrence’s work experience / student engagement programs including providing legal training to students. Zoe frequently hosts a law clinic at the University of Huddersfield which provides clients with on-the-spot legal advice whilst providing law students with an invaluable insight into the legal profession.
Zoe Hayman
Home & Property
Re-Mortgage Case Handler
Based: Wakefield Office
Zoe is a Re-Mortgage Case Handler, based at our Wakefield Office. She is hoping to complete her CLC in the near future.
Zoe Hudson
Home & Property
Conveyancer
Based: Bradford Office
Zoe joined Chadwick Lawrence in February 2021 and came into the business with over 16 years’ experience working in property law. Zoe previously worked as a paralegal doing both repossession litigation and sales.
When not working, Zoe enjoys spending time with her family and reading.
Your Team
With over 250 members of staff in locations across the region, nobody is better placed than Chadwick Lawrence to manage all your legal requirements. Whether your needs are Commercial or Private, we have the staff and expertise to deal with your every request.
