Five fee earner promotions at Chadwick Lawrence following successful year

Leading Yorkshire law firm Chadwick Lawrence has announced the promotions of five fee earning team members, as it looks to build on its continued success entering the new financial year.

Julia Wilding is promoted to salaried partner, wills and probate. Having qualified as a solicitor in 1997, Julia has 28 years of experience in private client work. She has been with Chadwick Lawrence for nine years, specialising in wills, probate and trust work covering the Wakefield area.

Following her qualification as a notary public in 2007, Julia’s practice is an important part of her work, and she continues to build upon this at Chadwick Lawrence.

Katherine Booth-Law has been promoted to associate solicitor, also in the wills and probate department. Katherine qualified in 2016 and specialises in wills, powers of attorney and probate matters, having worked in the field for six years. Julia and Katherine’s promotions highlight the firm’s continued investment in the wills and probate department’s growth.

Chadwick Lawrence has made three further promotions across its employment, corporate and contracts, and real estate teams. Sunnia Khaliq has been promoted to associate solicitor in the employment team. She has an extensive legal background, dealing with an array of legal matters, and specialists in employment law working on both contentious and non-contentious work.

Prior to joining the firm in April 2023, Sunnia worked in top-tier law firms in Manchester where she completed her degree and master’s in law.

Gaia Hinchliffe has progressed to associateship within the corporate and commercial department. Gaia joined Chadwick Lawrence in 2017 and has developed a strong legal foundation at the firm, with a particular focus on both corporate transactions and commercial contracts. She is bilingual in Italian and English, and oftens supports the firm’s translation needs to enhance its service to a broad customer base.

Vicky Sneddon has been promoted to associate conveyancer within Chadwick Lawrence’s home and property department, with 15 years’ experience working in conveyancing. Having started her career as a re-mortgage post completion assistant, Vicky has worked her way up to team leader and leads the firm’s office in Bradford.

Commenting on the news, Neil Wilson, managing partner, said: “Our fee earner promotions are always a significant event in the calendar, and I am pleased to congratulate Julia, Katherine, Sunnia, Gaia and Vicky on their respective promotions.

“As a firm, we are committed to nurturing our team through personalised development programmes, and these progressions are testament to their hard work to support the firm’s ongoing growth. Congratulations to all and we look forward to seeing your successes as you continue to thrive!”

To find out more about Chadwick Lawrence, visit: https://www.chadwicklawrence.co.uk/.