In addition to working for a national firm that is at the forefront of public law, you will experience a friendly and collegiate team atmosphere where agile working across core teams is encouraged.
Flexible working is not a dirty word. We want the very best to join the firm and we want you to stay. We recognise that everyone has different needs and responsibilities at different times in our lives and flexibility can be necessary.
We are committed to ongoing professional development through established providers such as MBL who offer a range of technical and soft skills training.
We believe the best organisations are those that listen to their employees from across the business. There are regular staff briefings to keep staff up to date on key developments within the company, supported by monthly newsletters. More importantly, we want to hear from you. We actively respond to firm-wide engagement surveys. We have an active junior board who meet regularly to help shape how we do business and membership in encouraged from across our teams. We also have an active social and CSR committee who put on social and charity events across the year.
We are always looking to grow our successful public law team. We offer the highest calibre work within a friendly and talented team of specialist solicitors together with structured career progression, competitive salaries and benefits.
You will be a solicitor who provides clear, sensible, client-focussed advice and who has excellent communication skills, inspiring confidence in your clients. You will be able to demonstrate an active interest in marketing and business development.
If you are looking to join a firm where high profile public law is at the heart of what we do, apply with your CV and covering letter to vacancies@sharpepritchard.co.uk.
I joined Sharpe Pritchard because I wanted to experience a wide range of legal disciplines, but did not want to be anonymous at a large firm. I wanted to train and work where you are a valued member of the team and can see your work make a real difference, but also where it is understood that members of staff have lives outside of the office. It’s an extremely friendly atmosphere and the working culture, as well as flexible working initiatives, are unbeatable.
Ryan Copeland, (Trainee Solicitor 2017-2019) now a Partner
I joined Sharpe Pritchard from a large international firm in the City, and I’ve now been here for about eight months. I’d enjoyed working at my previous firm and gained some great experience, but it had become increasingly clear to me that, now that I have a young family, I didn’t want to be travelling frequently and chasing international work. I’d also started to feel a little anonymous in such a big organisation, and wanted to be part of a firm where I could get to know everybody.
David Owens, Partner
I’ve been at Sharpe Pritchard for nearly 13 years, having started here as a trainee solicitor. The main draw for me was (and still is) its public sector focus and I must admit I was very curious to find out what “parliamentary agents” do, so I was very pleased when one of them took the trainees on a tour of the House of Commons to show us just that!
Juli Lau, Partner
Our hybrid working model is a flexible arrangement whereby employees can combine working from the office with working from home, according to their needs as well as the needs of the firm and clients. Employees should expect to work from the office approximately 20% of their working week. This is the equivalent of one day a week for full-time employees.
If you are looking to join a firm where high profile public law is at the heart of what we do, apply with your CV and covering letter to vacancies@sharpepritchard.co.uk
