About Us
Our StoryWhere it all began.
Prior to the arrival of our twins, I was working in Property Law for an international law firm, studying towards my Legal Executive qualification and my career was steadily progressing.
Trusted-Wills was born
After completing my legal studies whilst on maternity leave, I discovered a consultancy role with the Society of Will Writers which developed into the opportunity to set up on own company.
The big move to Norfolk
For the second time in my life, my husband Darren asked that we move back to Norfolk where he was born and raised. He wanted our twins to have a similar upbringing.
The company growth.
The busier I became with clients, the sooner I realised that I needed to grow the company and build a small team around me.
Where it all began.
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Trusted-Wills was born.
The ‘big’ move – Norfolk bound.
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The company growth – Trusted Law Ltd
In January 2018, I launched a new company name of Trusted Law Ltd, I made some small changes to our logo (can you spot it?) and literature and started to grow a small team around me.
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In addition, we opened our first office (excluding the business centre we used) in January 2020 and finally had a ‘front door’ in Wymondham, Norfolk.
Our office is conveniently placed in the centre of Wymondham and is mostly used by myself and our office based team as everyone else is busy visiting clients at their homes.
In summary……
So as you can see my life has completely changed since having the twins. I have gone from working at a big international law firm Monday-Friday (plus overtime!) to having my own successful business to develop and grow.
Setting up Trusted Law enabled me to stay at home to look after my twins in their early years and continue with my legal career. It has been, and continues to be, extremely hard work but I am enjoying the whole experience. I have always enjoyed meeting and getting to know new people so this seems like the perfect combination.
Thank you for reading my journey!
Natalie
Meet the team.
Natalie Chapman
Owner & Estate Planning Advisor
Natalie, our founder and MD, moved to Norfolk in 2014 with her husband and twins. Historically, she has experience in Property Law, working for law firms in Lincoln and Norfolk before cross qualifying to Will and Estate Planning.
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Historically, she has worked in a number of law firms in Lincoln and Norwich specialising in Property Law. After the birth of her twins, she re-trained into Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning. She completed her studies with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (“CILEX”) to become a Graduate member of CILEX. Shortly afterwards, she became a full member of the Society of Will Writers and started her first business Trusted-Wills, which has now successfully grown into Trusted Law.
Her passion is dealing with and advising on complex estates and trusts and ensuring that the client’s wishes will be met when the time comes.
Natalie lives in Wymondham, Norfolk and her client base covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Lincolnshire.
Contact Information
M: 07972 212355
T: 01953 711950
nataliechapman@trustedlaw.co.uk
Darren Chapman
IT Director
As well as being Natalie’s husband, Darren acts as our IT Director on a part time basis, which he combines with running his own successful cyber security company, CyberScale.
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He is responsible for managing our IT suppliers, ensuring the right technology and processes are in place to make Trusted Law efficient, and keeping our systems and client data safe and secure.
Darren lives in Wymondham (with Natalie and the twins!) and has over 20 years of experience in IT and security.
Contact Information
T: 01603 339055 or 01953 711950
darrenchapman@trustedlaw.co.uk
Claire Stannard
Wills & Estate Planning Advisor
Claire has spent the last eleven years working for two local charities where her roles have included supporting vulnerable adults back into work.Read More
These roles also saw her organising large scale events, managing volunteers and being responsible for large sums of money.
She has always had a keen interest in Law and has recently retrained in order to pursue a career in Will Writing and Estate Planning. She has become an affiliate member of the Society of Will Writers (Aff. SWW)
Claire lives in Norfolk with her husband and two young children and her client base covers Norfolk and North Suffolk.
Contact Information
M: 07716 927611
T: 01953 711950
clairestannard@trustedlaw.co.uk
Sue Stiff
Office Manager
Sue has a background in admin and finance and has worked in the Civil Service for 23 years. She was responsible for managing the provision of estate services.Read More
This role included liaising and visiting different Civil Servant estates across the Country, managing a team members, creating documents and managing a substantial budget for these provisions.
Sue has recently retrained into Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning passing the SWWEPP Wills and Estate Planning Certificate Course. She is responsible for assisting with our document drafting and managing the financial aspects of our business.
Sue currently lives in Lincoln with her husband Ray, but is looking to relocate to Norwich in the very near future
Contact Information
T: 01953 711950 or 01603 339055
suestiff@trustedlaw.co.uk