Birkett Long is delighted and proud to have been ranked the seventh best law firm to work for in the whole of the UK.  The firm of solicitors, which has offices in Basildon, Chelmsford and Colchester, has achieved a 2 Star accreditation from...

Birkett Long is delighted to announce that Senior Associate, Suryen Nullatamby, has been named as Company and Commercial Lawyer of the Year at the Asian Legal Awards 2022. The Asian Legal Awards ceremony took place on Saturday 15 October at the Royal...

Birkett Long is delighted to announce that solicitor Kimberley Hircock has joined its education team. Kimberley will specialise in education law matters covering a wide range of issues including admission queries, exclusions advice and assisting with...

Birkett Long is delighted to announce that Alexandra Zahariadi has qualified as a solicitor in the construction team having completed her training contract with the firm. Alexandra will be specialising in construction law and dispute resolution. Alexandra...

Philip Hoddell, Chairman at Birkett Long, celebrates 35 years’ service at the firm this September. In 1987 Philip joined Smith, Morton and Long (a predecessor firm to Birkett Long) as a newly appointed Articled Clerk (now known as trainee solicitor)....

Essex law firm announces qualification of three Chartered Legal Executives Birkett Long is proud to announce that Leah Woodnott , Chloe Walker and Katie Hayden have qualified as Chartered Legal Executives into the firm’s Wills, Trusts and...

Peter Allen, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Birkett Long celebrated 25 years’ service at the firm this August. Peter joined in August 1997 and was made a Partner in June 2000. In his time at the firm he has been team leader of the...

Birkett Long is delighted to announce that Kay Baker has joined its Court of Protection and Inheritance Disputes team as a Senior Associate Solicitor. Kay specialises in probate, trusts and Court of Protection disputes. After studying law at the University...

Essex law firm announces promotions Birkett Long is delighted to announce the promotion of Jennie Skingsley and Thomas Emmett to Senior Associate and Farrah Harvey-Nawaz , Zoe Meredith and David Feakins to Associate with effect from 1 June 2022. ...

Birkett Long is delighted to announce that Philip Hoddell will be taking over the role of Chairman from 1 June 2022. Philip takes over from Kurt Goddard, who has held the position since June 2019 and is stepping down from the Partnership, but remaining...

Birkett Long is delighted to welcome new IT Director, David Bennett . David will be responsible for the support and ongoing development of the firm’s information technology. David graduated from Essex University with a BSc in Physics. He said:...

Essex law firm recruits new commercial real estate solicitor Birkett Long has recruited Associate solicitor, Hayley Goldstone, into its Commercial Real Estate Team. Hayley will specialise in development work, site set up, and site acquisitions, and has...

Birkett Long celebrated its 200 th anniversary in 2021 and carried out as many random acts of kindness as it could in the local community as part of the celebrations. There was a collection across the firm’s offices in Colchester, Chelmsford and...

Birkett Long is delighted to announce that they have won the Award for Excellence in Marketing at the Countywide Business Awards 2021. The Marketing team’s submission was based on their BLTwoHundred campaign, which celebrated Birkett Long’s 200...

Birkett Long is delighted to announce that Claudia Hubert , Phoebe Trott and Rianna Billington have completed their training contracts with the firm and are now qualified as solicitors.  Claudia Hubert, Divorce and Family team Claudia...

  Essex law firm acts for international cold storage business on £65.7m acquisition Birkett Long acted for Nichirei Holding Holland B.V. (NHH) on a £65.7m deal announced to the stock exchange on 30 September and completed on 29...

  Birkett Long is delighted to announce an intake of three new trainee solicitors Charlotte Burkert, Alexandra Zahariadi and Holly Smith. Charlotte Burkert Charlotte studied for her Law Degree at the University of Sunderland.  She went...

Essex law firm announces solicitor qualifying into wills, trusts and probate team Birkett Long is delighted to announce Katey Stephenson in the firm’s wills, trusts and probate team has qualified as a solicitor. Katey advises clients on estate...

Birkett Long is celebrating its 200 th anniversary in 2021. Throughout the year the firm is carrying out as many random acts of kindness in its local community as possible. Their latest random act of kindness was making a donation to Headway Essex , that...

This year not only marks Birkett Long’s 200th anniversary but also 20 years’ service at the firm for a number of their staff.  One of the staff to celebrate this year is Corinne Dardis . Corinne started her career in the firm’s Admin...