Clarke Willmott

Time to celebrate! We’re proud to once again be achieving top-tier rankings in the 2025 edition of the Chambers and Partners guide.  This year, an impressive 29 specialist practice areas across our 7 regional offices were ranked, with 4 areas achieving the top Band 1 ranking. We’re delighted to see 63 of our lawyers receiving individual rankings, with 8 new individual Band 1 rankings and 3 brand new rankings in the 2025 guide. An impressive 11 lawyers were listed as ‘Associate to Watch’, 1 named as ‘Up and Coming’ and 1 named as a ‘Star Individual’. Well done to all our lawyers and teams for these fantastic results! Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Y9HY1q #ChambersGuide2025 

Head of Onboarding and Money Laundering Reporting Officer Natalie Maloney was a keynote speaker at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Compliance Officers Conference 2024 yesterday. Natalie was joined on stage by the SRA director of anti-money laundering Alexandra Jones, the SRA Head of AML proactive supervision Mandeep Sanhu and Compliance and Operations Manager at Levi Solicitors Alex Newman. During their session, they discussed the latest updates and guidance in anti-money laundering within the legal sector. #colpcofa 

The recent announcements made in the #AutumnBudget appear to be a mixed bag for the retail, leisure, and hospitality industry. Partner and Head of retail and leisure Amanda French discusses the impact of these changes and what it might mean for the sector. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4fCiSiZ #CWRetailLeisure

Thank you to everyone that came along to our Autumn Budget Breakfast event last week. We had a fantastic turnout with over 100 people attending on the day. During the session Partner Tom Chiffers from our Private Capital team and Partner Amanda Gunter from A C Mole provided their expert insight on how the measures announced by the new Labour Government will affect businesses. At the end of the session there was an opportunity to ask questions and network with others. If you would like to watch the recording back, please email our events team: events@clarkewillmott.com #CWEvents #AutumnBudget

It was recently announced that the National Wealth Fund (NWF) and two major UK banks have plans to release £1bn of funding to accelerate social housing retrofit in the UK. Our social housing sector welcomes this news and the positive impact on social housing tenants both in terms of finances and quality of life. Partner Bethan Evans said: “It’s good to see funding being made available specifically for retrofit. Social housing providers have faced rising costs, and their existing funding is needed for expanding their stock and building new social homes.” Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Uxyk7J #SocialHousing #SocialHousingRetrofit

No tricks, only treats this #Halloween! 🎃 We’re excited to share several new vacancies across the firm due to our continued growth. We are a firm that want to help you reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results possible. We’re a firm where #EveryoneIsWelcome, new ideas are embraced, and we strive to create important and lasting relationships with our clients. So don’t let searching for the perfect job be a scary nightmare, take a look at some of latest vacancies below and learn more about who we are here: https://bit.ly/4fnuK8m Paralegal – Commercial Property - #Southampton https://bit.ly/4f2kvGu Solicitor/Associate – Commercial Property - #Taunton https://bit.ly/3YH1oMr Administration Assistant – Private Capital - #Bristol https://bit.ly/4f5pqH0 #CWCareers

We’re delighted to be hosting our Autumn Budget seminar with A C Mole on Friday 1 November. Following the expected Chancellor’s announcement on 30 October, Partner Tom Chiffers from our Private Capital team and Partner Amanda Gunter from AC Mole will provide you with their expert insight on how the measures announced by the new Labour Government will affect your business. Join us at Taunton Racecourse from 8:00am - 10:00am or watch live via YouTube from 9:00am For more details and to book, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3MWgW8m #CWEvents

We have a fantastic opportunity for an IT Infrastructure Engineer or Manager to join us in either our #Bristol, #Birmingham, or #Manchester offices. This role will offer a variety of opportunities to present and develop your technical, strategic, and business development skills. The successful candidate will have several key responsibilities including the provision of effective infrastructure and application services, accountable for the access, security, continuity, management, and maintenance of all applications, managing and supporting firm software, and much more. This role is perfect for someone with considerable experience in IT operations and management to take the next step in their career. We are seeking an individual with experience in managing relationships with third-party vendors, implementing security best practices, and identifying areas for optimization. If you have a solid grounding in IT operations combined with a history of delivering excellent service - the team would love to hear from you. To find out more and apply, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3C11k1c #CWCareers

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Solicitor or Associate to join our commercial property team based in #Southampton. You will be joining one of the UK’s largest commercial property teams renowned for its industry knowledge and experience. In this role you will advise at every stage of the commercial property lifecycle from first plans to asset management and disposal. This role will offer a variety of opportunities to present and develop your technical and client management skills. You will become embedded into your client sectors and get involved with business development activities to nurture client relationships. This role is perfect for someone who is driven, forward-thinking, and a team player who is willing to take advantages of the team’s development opportunities. If you have a solid grounding in commercial property work combined with a history of delivering excellent client service - the team would love to hear from you. Find out more and apply here: https://bit.ly/3YrWsKg #CWCareers

Our national healthcare team recently advised on the acquisition of St Quentin Residential Home Limited who operate a series of care homes across the UK. Leading on the transaction were partners Matthew Dootson and Simon Thomas who were assisted by partners Bethan Evans, Louise Rogers, and Rich Eldridge. Our team of specialist healthcare solicitors are experts at dealing with corporate business structures while complying with complicated regulations. They were delighted to assist on this transaction. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3AiV7gC #CareHomes #Healthcare