Paul Berwin, Managing Partner Berwins LLP

Berwins is one of the leading law firms in the Harrogate and North Yorkshire areas with strengths both in commercial areas of law and in serving private individuals. With more than 25 lawyers, Berwins has positioned itself as a key provider of high quality legal services focusing on the quality of delivery, pro-active service and advice and excellent communications.

Over recent years Berwins has acted for some of the best-known local names in the area and has been recognised and recommended by the prestigious legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. A high level of involvement from all levels of the firm in developing its departments has been a characteristic of Berwins, and the last year has seen substantial recruitment as the firm has grown both the volume and scope of its work. Berwins has always been enthusiastic in its adoption of leading technologies to improve the efficacy of its delivery of services and has implemented class-leading systems to ensure that it keeps ahead of its competition in this area.

With strengths in both residential and commercial property, Berwins has responded to changes in the market by providing its own Home Information Packs in a flexible range of formats while others were watching and waiting and providing on-line access to its conveyancing clients. The firm has also presented an ongoing series of seminars to update the local community on changes in employment law, inheritance tax and powers of attorney, family matters, company responsibilities, dispute resolution, commercial property, business sales and intellectual property, thus highlighting the breadth of advice the firm is able to offer.

Berwins has also been keen to be part of the local community, with involvement in a range of community organisations and support to cultural and sporting events and bodies – with the firm’s staff being thoroughly engaged in these initiatives.