Law firm Clarke Willmott has relocated its Cardiff office to the city centre. The firm has taken 3,172 sq ft of space on the second floor of 2 Callaghan Square office building - which form part of the wider Callaghan Square scheme.
Clarke Willmott, whose other UK offices include those in London, Bristol and Manchester, was previously located at the Scott Harbour office scheme in Cardiff Bay. The building is being turned into a build to rent apartment scheme by Cardiff-based developer Rightacres.
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The firm’s team of 26 in Cardiff will operate at its new office on a hybrid working model.
Vicky Kells, head of Clarke Willmott's Cardiff office, said: “Our relocating to this new office marks a new chapter in our journey. The move also comes just before our 10-year anniversary and we couldn’t be happier to be here in Cardiff, in a new city centre office and celebrating the successes of the last decade.
“I’m immensely proud of the team we have here and look forward to continuing to make our mark on the Cardiff legal scene.”
Clarke Willmott chief executive Peter Swinburn, said: “The relocation of the Cardiff office supports our way of working and strengthens our commitment to sustainability. The building’s design aligns with our ESG (environmental, social and governance goals, including reaching Net Zero by 2040, and wherever possible, we’ve reused and repurposed our original furniture.
“We’re undergoing a full review and overhaul of our property portfolio. So far, this has included opening a new purpose-built office in Birmingham, unveiling a major refurbishment of our Taunton office and relocating in Bristol and Cardiff. We will continue this journey with our London, Manchester and Southampton offices, in order to build for the future.”
Clarke Willmott has also been retained and expanded its position on a panel of housing specialist law firms forming a £50m legal services framework agreement.
The firm is among a group of legal firms named by the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC), which supports housing providers and local authorities to ensure they can provide the best service to their residents.
Clarke Willmott, whose specialist social housing team is one of the largest in the UK, retained its lots for corporate, governance and finance and housing and asset management, while also securing new lots for development and property.
Ms Kells, who heads up the firm’s social housing team alongside Lindsay Felstead, said: “We are delighted to have been reappointed to the CHIC framework and very much look forward to continuing to work with existing clients and developing future relationships. “Not only did we retain two important lots, we also gained two more, meaning we won all the lots we went for. This is a great testament to our work and the services we have provided to CHIC in the past several years.
“Being able to offer CHIC members a ‘one stop shop’ of legal support is great news and we are excited to start helping them with their legal issues.”
CHIC, formed in 2010 as a not-for-profit organisation, is a member owned and governed consortium that delivers compliant procurement solutions and commercial support to members. The consortium secures savings for members and is committed to the delivery of improved environmental outcomes and added social value.
