Wilkin Chapman LLP is the largest law firm in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire with 42 partners and 310 staff. The firm has a unique network of 12 offices covering Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire with the largest office situated in Grimsby. The firm has 3 offices in Grimsby including a dedicated Family Law and Mediation Centre. The other offices are located in Lincoln, Beverley, Cleethorpes, Louth, Alford, Sutton-on-Sea, Mablethorpe, Market Rasen and Horncastle.
Our aim is to offer clients quality legal advice with a personal service that is value for money. Client service is at the heart of our business ethos and we ensure that our legal advisors have the training and knowledge to meet your needs. Our systems are efficient and streamlined enabling our services to be delivered in a timely and cost effective way.
We provide an extensive range of legal services which includes, corporate & commercial, commercial property, public law, agriculture and regulatory, family and mediation, employment and litigation, debt recovery, personal injury and medical negligence calims, residential property, wills and estate planning and courts martial advice for military personnel.
Wilkin Chapman LLP is recommended in seven areas of the law for specialist expertise by the Legal 500 2009 - a leading independent client guide to law firms. The areas recommended are Corporate & Commercial, Debt Recovery, Commercial Property, Agriculture & Estates, Family, Wills, Probate Tax & Trusts and Crime. The firm has also been recommended by Chambers UK, another leading client guide, for our expertise in Agriculture. Philip Day and Catherine Harris have received personal recommendations for their specific expertise in this area.
The firm is organised into departments and branches, each unit headed by one partner. Department and branch personnel meet monthly in their teams and several in house training courses for each department are conducted throughout the year.
The partners have made a substantial commitment to quality standards across the practice. The firm was awarded the Lexcel quality mark by the Law Society in 1999 and was the first firm in Lincolnshire to receive the standard. The Lexcel mark means that Wilkin Chapman LLP has successfully implemented the Law Society's Practice Management Standards, which are designed to help firms improve client care and efficiency within the office. In 1995, the firm was accredited as an Investor in People and holds the Legal Aid Franchise for all offices. As one of the first 19 law firms in the country to gain liP, Wilkin Chapman LLP now benefits from the Law Society's recognition of this standard in terms of monitoring exemptions and CPD allocation. The firm also employs a Quality Auditor to audit and maintain quality standards.
The Senior Partner is Philip Day. Julia Whittaker is the firm's Chief Executive and is responsible for the operational management of the firm including accounts, IT, marketing and human resources. Julia is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, hence the firm is proactive in retaining existing clients, extending its client base and developing new services. Examples of additional services include Telephone Legal Helplines, Tax Advice for individuals particularly with regard to Self Assessment and a Company Secretarial service.
