About Us
We are an independent firm of solicitors providing expert legal advice for Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Estate and Tax Planning, Trusts, Estate Administration (Probate) and Conveyancing
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About legalmatters
Established in 2012, our team of solicitors, legal executives and paralegals is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
We take an open, honest and ‘no-nonsense’ approach to our work, and go out of our way to understand our clients and their needs, as well as communicating in a clear, jargon-free and simple manner. Our pricing is totally transparent based on fixed fees.
We are a team of friendly, approachable and experienced lawyers, who work to give our clients quality legal services and peace of mind.
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Corporate Social Responsibility & Mission
We believe that all businesses have a responsibility to contribute to the economic, social and environments we live in. We want our team to feel good about working here, and for our clients to feel happy doing business with us. Here are just a few of the ways we seek to live by this ethos.
A Great Place to Work
We understand that everyone has a life outside of work, so we operate in family friendly manner, with flexible working wherever possible. We foster professional and personal development
Helping the Environment
We believe that there is more than one way to conduct business. Yes, we are happy to see you face to face, but many clients prefer other means of communication, which we provide by way of telephone, secure mail and video conferencing. We also offer ground breaking online legal service provision where we combine cutting edge technology to guide you through instructing us, supplemented by our personal conversation with you to confirm advice before finalising the automated assembly of your Will and other legal documents.
Honest, transparent pricing
We make conducting business with us as straightforward as possible for you, based on fixed fees
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Meet Our Team
We have a great team of solicitors and legal executives who are waiting to help you.
Lucy Thomas
Solicitor and Legal Services Director
Lucy has many years’ experience as a solicitor specialising in Wills, estate and tax planning, trust creation and administration, administration of estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney and affairs of the elderly and Court of Protection work. Lucy is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), having achieved a distinction in her diploma. Lucy is committed to providing top quality legal advice, ensuring that our clients are well protected and have everything they need in their ‘legal locker’. She is the architect of the company’s case management system and takes a keen interest in internal process efficiencies ensuring that we deliver quality services at fixed and attractive rates to our clients.
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Martin Langan
Solicitor, Chairman & Innovation Director
Martin is a solicitor and former law firm equity partner, who is nationally known for work with legal technology. This included building workflows and automation for small, medium sized and large law firms. Martin is responsible for the development of hi-tech products and services for the clients and associates of legalmatters. As Chairman, Martin drives the strategic direction of legalmatters.
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Nigel Glennie
Managing Director
Nigel brings valuable commercial experience from outside the legal industry, having run his own very successful company for over thirty years. He manages client and professional partner relationships, from initial engagement through to strategies for keeping everyone informed of progress and enhancing the services that we offer.
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Rosie Cowley
Legal Executive, Property Law Director
With a wealth of experience, know-how and ingenuity, not to mention a great personality and kind nature, it’s no wonder that one of her clients recently called her “Conveyancing Queen of the South”! Rosie is a Chartered Legal Executive and undertakes residential sales and purchases and some commercial property work.
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Our other Lawyers
Andrew Titmus
Solicitor, Head of Estate Planning
DDI: 01243 216904
andrew.titmus@legalmatters.co.uk
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Andrew is a highly qualified and experienced solicitor and has gained wide experience in the full gamut of private client law including both contentious and non-contentious private client matters and has joined us to head up the Estate Planning team. Having had a somewhat diverse background in both science and computing, Andrew specialises in estate planning particularly complex issues around Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains tax etc, trusts and tax and is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Eleanor Ward
Solicitor, Estate Planning
DDI: 01243 216903
eleanor.ward@legalmatters.co.uk
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Eleanor is a very experienced solicitor who specialises in Wills, estate and tax planning, trust creation and administration, administration of estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney and affairs of the elderly. Eleanor undertakes a wide range of private client work, acting for individuals, families and business owners. Eleanor is also involved in maintaining and building relationships with our network of third party referrers, regularly presenting at events.
Karen Barlow
Solicitor, Estate Administration and Client Services Manager
DDI: 01243 216324
karen.barlow@legalmatters.co.uk
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Karen is a very experienced solicitor who has immersed herself in the law since 1995. She has worked for national and international law firms as a defendant litigator, and before joining legalmatters ran her own successful legal services business. As an Affiliate member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners, she is able to provide personally tailored advice to individuals, families and business owners on Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and lifetime planning. Karen is friendly and approachable and looks forward to getting to know her clients and building longstanding relationships. Outside of work you will find her making memories with her family, which she considers the biggest legacy anyone could pass on to their loved ones.
Joanna Damurakis
Solicitor, Estate Administration
DDI: 01243 215985
joanna.damurakis@legalmatters.co.uk
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Joanna is a Solicitor with many years’ experience in Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorneys, Trusts and Probate and specialises in the administration of estates. Joanna is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Outside of work Joanna enjoys spending time with her family.
Gill Steel
Solicitor, Estate Planning Consultant
gill.steel@legalmatters.co.uk
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Gill has a wealth of experience in estate planning and trusts law and is well known in the legal profession as a compelling seminar, webinar and conference speaker. Gill is author of the “Trust Practitioner’s Handbook”, “Trust Practitioner’s Toolkit”, “Residence Nil Rate Band – practical thoughts on its use and application” and “The Street-wise Guide to getting the best from your Lawyer”. Through her separate business, LawSkills, she curates articles and provides training for legal practitioners.
Nitzan Cohen
Solicitor, Corporate Tax Consultant
nitzan.cohen@legalmatters.co.uk
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Nitzan is a solicitor since 2000, he has worked in the city and other major firms as a corporate tax lawyer. Nitzan advises on all corporate tax related matters including share schemes, property (VAT and SDLT) and employment taxes and regularly lectures to lawyers, other professionals and business owners and directors on various tax matters including share schemes. Nitzan has written a book titled ‘A Practical Guide to Employee Share Schemes’.
Kayleigh Butcher
Senior Legal Executive, Estate Administration
DDI: 01243 216490
kayleigh.butcher@legalmatters.co.uk
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Kayleigh is a valuable part of our Estate Administration Team and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives specialising in Probate and Estate Administration with ten years’ experience in this area. Kayleigh is both professional and empathetic with a client focussed approach in advising her clients during a sometimes distressing time of their life.
Alex Brannigan
Estate Admin Executive
DDI: 01243 216328
alex.brannigan@legalmatters.co.uk
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Alex is a member of our Estate Administration Team and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She has over ten years’ experience in Probate work, specialising in small to medium estates. Alex has a natural affinity with elderly clients and maintains a professional, empathetic approach when assisting clients during what can be a distressing period in their life. Outside of the office Alex enjoys long walks in the woods with her family and vibrant Springer Spaniel. She is also a keen runner, and an aspiring writer.
Lucy Plummer
Estate Administration Executive
DDI: 01243 216327
lucy.plummer@legalmatters.co.uk
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Lucy is a valuable part of our Estate Administration Team and is an Affiliate Member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. Lucy handles administration of estates, working with other team members to guide our clients through what can be a difficult process. When Lucy is not hard at work, she is working on her house or you might find her on her horse, Sam.
Adam Sym
Head of Estate Administration
DDI: 01243 216489
adam.sym@legalmatters.co.uk
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Adam has specialised in complex matters concerning Wills, the administration of estates, trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney since 2013. He firmly believes in taking the time to understand his clients’ objectives and position, so that he can provide them with holistic advice. His expertise and passion for raising awareness of legal issues around these matters has meant that he has made several appearances on national radio stations, as well as writing articles for a variety of publications.
George Fielding
Senior Conveyancer
DDI: 01243 215980
george.fielding@legalmatters.co.uk
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George is a highly experienced Graduate of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, specialising in conveyancing. George undertakes all aspects of residential property transactions, from sales and purchases to re-mortgages, transfers of equity and equity release cases. George also deals with some aspects of commercial property for small and medium sized businesses and developers. Outside of work, as a keen musician, George enjoys playing the French Horn in the Southdowns Concert Band, which makes it rather apt that he was once involved in the purchase of a farmhouse by a famous rock star!
Sophie Poole-McKenzie
Conveyancing Assistant
DDI: 01243 216907
sophie.poole-mckenzie@legalmatters.co.uk
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Sophie is an assistant in the Residential Conveyancing team. She has been working in conveyancing since 2017 gaining experience across all aspects of the department including new build, shared ownership and Help to Buy Schemes. She is also currently studying with CILEX to become a charted legal executive.
Lewis Westwood
Conveyancing Assistant
DDI: 01243 216329
lewis.westwood@legalmatters.co.uk
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Lewis is a Conveyancing Assistant in our firm. He has completed his Law Degree and is supporting the team by putting his legal skills into practice. His contribution helps to ensure that all our clients property transactions are dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
Emma Bloomfield
Paralegal
emma.bloomfield@legalmatters.co.uk
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Emma assists with client and case inductions, estate administration processing and drafting of Lasting Powers of Attorney. Emma provides key support to our busy legal advisors.
Michael Whelan
Paralegal
DDI: 01243 216325
Michael.whelan@legalmatters.co.uk
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Michael is a Paralegal in the Estate Planning team. Having completed degrees in both Philosophy and Law, Michael is aiming to qualify as a Solicitor for legalmatters in the future. He has a particular interest in private client law, as the work is focused on supporting individuals and their families with their specific needs. Michael enjoys the varied nature of the work and is sensitive and caring in his approach to clients.
Sam McNally
Estate Planning Paralegal
DDI: 01243 215981
sam.mcnally@legalmatters.co.uk
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Sam is a Paralegal in the Estate Planning team. He graduated from Nottingham Law School in 2018 and has been working in Estate Planning ever since – gaining valuable experience with Wills, Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
Jane Mackenzie
Client Relationship Assistant
DDI: 01243 216906
jane.mackenzie@legalmatters.co.uk
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Jane directs all prospective client and professional partner enquiries to the right person in our team, and ensures that everything is followed up in a timely fashion. She also helps clients in the early stages of the information gathering phase of their cases.
Sarah Reed
Office Administrator
DDI: 01243 216905
sarah.reed@legalmatters.co.uk
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Sarah keeps our busy office, administration and financial processes running smoothly, we don’t know where we would be without her! Sarah juggles a wide range of tasks each day, supporting our legal advisors and playing a key role in the efficient running of the office.
Kirsty Purvis
Office Administrator
DDI: 01243 216326
kirsty.purvis@legalmatters.co.uk
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Kirsty ensures that our busy office is kept organised and daily tasks are completed. Kirsty has experience working as a personal assistant and enjoys helping and working alongside our lawyers and support team.
Gus
Chief Welfare Officer
“Hi I’m Gus. I’ll give you a warm welcome when you come and see us!”
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Gus is our Chief Welfare Officer, always entertaining and can soothe the most stressful of us by his playful nature, even if he is sometimes the cause of that stress, not least when he decides to chew any pen or other item inadvertently dropped on the floor! He also acts as Front of House, as he’s always pleased and excited to meet our visitors. Come and say hello!
Looking to join us?
As a fast-growing firm of solicitors, we are always on the look-out for bright new talent and are happy to hear from potential candidates
If you are interested in working at legalmatters
Contact us at:
info@legalmatters.co.uk
01243 216900