Elliot Mather LLP

Overview

Elliot Mather LLP is a regionally focused, full-service law firm operating across the East Midlands with an emphasis on personal, accessible legal services for individuals, families and businesses. The firm describes itself as one of the biggest law firms in the East Midlands and offers a broad range of departments including criminal defence, family and childcare, residential and commercial property, corporate, dispute resolution and private client work. It is authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and holds approvals/memberships such as the Legal Aid Agency and Law Society panels, enabling it to act across legal aid and private work. The firm combines local presence across multiple Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire offices with a practice that can act nationally in certain areas (notably criminal defence and appeals).

• Headquarters: Chesterfield, St. Mary's Court, St. Mary's Gate
• Lawyers: 80 legally qualified specialists
• Offices: 5

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Public Law
• Commercial Contracts
• Real Estate
• Corporate & M&A
• Criminal Law
• Dispute Resolution & Litigation
• Employment
• Private Client & Wealth
• Fraud & Investigations
• Regulatory & Compliance

Geographic Focus: Primary strength in the East Midlands (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire) with four city-based offices (Chesterfield, Derby, Mansfield and Nottingham). The firm serves local private clients and businesses across the region while operating nationally in specific areas such as criminal defence and appeals; it also advises clients across the UK on private client, property and commercial matters.

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Notable Matters

What Elliot Mather LLP Looks For

Key Competencies

• practical client service
• advocacy and courtroom skills
• empathy and client focus (especially for family and care work)
• attention to detail
• teamwork
• commercial awareness for business and property work

Evidence Signals

• mooting or advocacy training/experience
• experience working with vulnerable clients or in family/care settings
• residential/conveyancing or property transaction experience
• previous criminal defence or police station representation experience
• local/regional experience or connections to the East Midlands

Benefits & Wellbeing

Awards & Recognition

• Approved by the Legal Aid Agency
• Approved by The Law Society
• Members of Family Panel
• Members of Children Panel
• Members of Mediation Panel
• Members of Criminal Litigation Panel
• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) membership
• 58 ranked departments (supplementary factual data)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Equality and Diversity information and advice pages
• Partnership with Alzheimer’s Society Will to Remember scheme
• Participation in Family Mediation Week webinars
• Local fundraising and charity events (Macmillan Coffee Morning)

Pro Bono

Partnered with the Alzheimer’s Society’s Will to Remember scheme to provide free simple Wills; the firm highlights use of Legal Aid funding where eligible (for example in care proceedings) and runs community and charitable support activities.

Innovation

The firm runs internal development initiatives including a Mooting Skills Society and arranges external specialist training (for example barrister-led advocacy and safeguarding sessions).

Quick Application Angles

• Emphasise East Midlands commitment and local knowledge: reference the firm’s multi-office footprint (Chesterfield, Derby, Mansfield, Nottingham) and experience acting for local individuals, landlords and developers.
• If applying to family/child care teams, highlight relevant experience with care proceedings, PLO/Section 20 matters or working with children’s services — the firm stresses Children Panel accreditation and detailed care expertise.
• For criminal roles, reference experience in police station representation and out-of-hours call-out systems; describe any direct experience with magistrates’ or crown court advocacy or volunteer duty schemes.
• Mention involvement in community or pro bono initiatives (for example the Alzheimer’s Society Will to Remember partnership or local charity fundraising) to show cultural fit with the firm’s client- and community-focused identity.