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Our opportunties
We are an ambitious, growing, and successful firm. Our 10-year strategic plan to April 2020 saw us treble in size over this period and transform our firm into one of the largest and most progressive firms in Essex.
Our 2030 Vision Plan will see us continue with a plan for significant sustained growth with a focus on ensuring all of our staff are absolutely committed to the firm and motivated to achieve all of their ambitions with us. We are working hard to put in place the very best support, structures, systems and processes to allow you to do your job most effectively and take away the frustrations, delays and restrictions from your daily work life that can be so demoralising.
Our continued success depends on attracting and retaining the very best people. We want to attract people who are ambitious and looking for their next challenge, keen to proactively progress their careers and understand the critical importance of client service and a holistic approach to the needs of clients. We have laid excellent foundations. We are looking for the right people to join us on this exciting journey.
We will give you:
- Lawyers will have flexibility with a combination of home and office working
- Great colleagues and the best clients to work with
- A stimulating, challenging and exciting career with no restriction on the opportunities available
- An open career progression structure and support to achieve your potential
- Superb ongoing technical and pastoral support
- A Mentoring Programme for all lawyers
- A programme of financial and time support to advance qualifications and expertise
- Specialist support teams
- A culture of excellence in everything we do
- A great salary
- A quarterly paid bonus structure for lawyers based on overall department performance
- 25 days holiday plus loyalty holiday
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Three-year health checks (Senior Associates)
- Contributory pension between 3 - 4% of salary
- Death in service between 3x – 4x salary
- Free parking facilities
- iPhone for lawyers for all personal and business calls
- Discounted legal services for you, your family and friends
"We have a very open culture at the firm. Everyone knows our vision and the type of firm we are trying to create. A key element of our success to date has been simply to get the very best people and do everything we can to allow them to do an excellent job for our clients. Our standards are high but our rewards, both materially and in terms of genuine job satisfaction, achievement and development, make the effort worthwhile."
Philip Cockram
Managing Partner
Available Positions
We are keen to hear from a talented and ambitious Solicitor to be part of our Company and Commercial Team.
The Team has a strong and growing reputation in the Essex market and works for clients both nationally and wider afield in Europe. Each lawyer within the Company and Commercial Team is recognised both individually and within their practice area in the 2020 Legal 500.
Ideally you will have experience advising on two or more of the following practice areas:
- Company Commercial
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Property
- Employment
You will have a good working knowledge and understanding of those practice areas and you will be familiar with running and managing your own files with appropriate supervision.
Clear and confident communications are essential, together with an ability to develop relationships with clients and influence people at all levels. You will be required to take part in and initiate marketing, networking, and other business development activities in order to maintain and develop work from both existing and potential clients.
This is a unique opportunity to build and develop your existing talents within a highly regarded and results driven environment. A can-do attitude that puts the client’s interests first, and a mindset focused on finding solutions rather than presenting obstacles is a key requirement.
The firm and the Team enjoys a genuine value for work/life balance and offers the opportunity to work on interesting matters in a calm and collegiate environment.
No agencies please.
We are keen to hear from a talented and ambitious solicitor to be part of our Commercial Property Team. The Team has a strong reputation in the Essex market and works for clients both locally and nationally.
Ideally you will have gained at least 2 years’ experience advising on a wide range of issues covering Commercial Property Law.
We expect you to have a good working understanding of commercial property transactions, and you will be able to run your own files with appropriate supervision.
You must be a clear, confident and courteous communicator with all people, and have a fundamental ability to develop and maintain relationships with clients. You will be required to take part in and initiate marketing, networking, and other business development activities in order to maintain and develop work from both existing and potential clients.
This is a unique opportunity to build and develop your existing talents within a highly regarded and results driven environment. You will have a can-do attitude that puts the client’s interests first, and a mindset focused on finding solutions rather than presenting obstacles.
The firm and the Team genuinely values work/life balance and offers the opportunity to work on interesting matters in a calm and collegiate environment.
No agencies please.
We are always interested to hear from lawyers and support staff who think that this Firm may be the right place for them. Whilst we may not be actively seeking people for a certain role, we are an expanding practice and opportunities may present themselves at different times so we are always happy to receive speculative applications. We are particularly interested in people who may work or live locally or lawyers who have a following of clients and contacts. All enquiries will be treated with complete discretion and confidentiality.
To apply for any of these roles, please send your CV and covering letter to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or upload your CV to us using the Form on the right of this page. All specific or speculative applications are dealt with in the strictest confidence.
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