Solicitors in Chelmsford
Our refurbished office at Brierly Place is now open. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Birketts is widely-regarded as the top tier law firm in Chelmsford. Our team of lawyers and solicitors in Chelmsford specialise in employment law. corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution, property law (both commercial and residential conveyancing), agricultural law, wills and estate planning, and family law. We also have expertise in banking and finance, intellectual property, IT and telecoms, insolvency and corporate recovery, EU and competition law, contentious trusts and probate, construction, immigration and professional negligence. Our industry sector expertise includes food and drink, energy, automotive and insurance and public sector.
Birketts is recognised as one of the top UK law firms
The Chelmsford office opened in September 2010 following the merger between the Essex-based law firm Wollastons and Birketts.
Legal 500 (UK 2024)
- The only firm to be ranked in band 1 for Corporate and Commercial: Essex.
- Additionally Birketts are ranked in band 1 in Essex for Commercial Property, Commercial Litigation, Corporate and Commercial, Employment and Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate.
- Birketts are also ranked in band 1 (East Anglia) for Agriculture and Estates, Banking and Finance, Construction, Charities and Not-for-Profit, Contentious Trusts and Probate, Corporate Tax, Debt Recovery, Employment, Family, General Crime and Fraud, Insolvency and Corporate Recovery, Immigration, Licensing, Planning and Environment, Property Litigation and Public Sector.
- Birketts are the only firm to be ranked in band 1 for Transport and Shipping: East Anglia.
- Birketts are the only firm to be ranked in band 1 for Health and Safety: East Anglia.
- Deborah Sharples is the only Hall of Fame member for Planning and Environment: East Anglia.
Chambers (UK 2024)
- The only firm to be ranked in band 1 for Family: Essex.
- Ranked in band 1 for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Corporate M&A £5 million and above, Employment, Environment, Family / Matrimonial, Litigation, Planning, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Restructuring / Insolvency and Social Housing.
- Birketts are the only firm ranked in Band 1 for Environment: East Anglia with Deborah Sharples and Richard Eaton the only ranked Lawyers in this area.
- The only firm to be ranked in band 1 for Social Housing: East Anglia
Chambers High Net Worth (UK 2023)
- Birketts are ranked in band 1 for Private Wealth Law: Essex.
- Susan Young is also ranked in band 1.
- Additionally, Birketts are ranked in band 1 for Private Wealth Law, Cambridge and Surrounds, Private Wealth Law: Ipswich and Surrounds, Private Wealth Law: National Leaders (outside London) and Real Estate: High Value Residential.
Partner Rafael Ruiz is the office’s representative on the management board.
Our community
As solicitors in Chelmsford the community is very important to us. As well as operating a charitable fund – The Birketts Charitable Fund – administered by the Essex Community Foundation and supporting locally based charitable projects.
160-162 New London Road
Chelmsford
CM2 0AP
DX Address: Chelmsford 2
DX 89703