Birketts is one of the fastest growing full service law firms in the UK, with a heritage spanning over 160 years.
Our history has shaped who we are today and continues to drive our ambition for growth and innovation.
In recent years, we’ve seen significant expansion. Today, our team has grown to over 1,100 colleagues, including 146 partners. We’re proud that 42% of our partners are female, and we have more than 700 talented legal professionals delivering exceptional service to clients across the UK.
Making progress towards our ambitious growth plans, we have added to our offices in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich and Norwich, expanding into London and the south of England with additional offices opening in central London (2021), Sevenoaks (2023) and Bristol (autumn 2024).
Alongside this expansion, we continue to build specialist expertise in key sectors such as energy, technology, and agri-business, areas where we are driving innovation and providing tailored advice to meet the evolving needs of our clients.
Ready to be part of our success story? Join our growing team and shape the future with us.
“At Birketts one of our key values is to be enterprising. We’re always thinking about what’s next. Our aim is to deliver exceptional legal services that can take our clients and their business to the next level. Achieving this success begins and ends with the people who work here.”
Jonathan Agar DL
Chief Executive
Benefits at Birketts
Our colleagues are eligible to receive a wide range of benefits that have a positive impact on both their work and personal lives.
Financial
- Competitive salary
- Contributory pension including the option to salary sacrifice
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Bonus scheme that reflects firm and individual performance
- Firm wide profit share scheme
- Employee referral reward program for introducing talented candidates
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
- Enhanced Shared Parental Pay
Lifestyle
- Five or six weeks’ annual leave (depending on role) in addition to Bank Holidays
- Bonus week leave every 10th year of continuous service
- Paid CSR day
- Subsidised gym membership through Gymflex (access savings at over 3,300 locations)
- Dress for your day policy
- Salary sacrifice electric car and cycle 2 work scheme
- Give as you earn
Health and Wellbeing
- Private medical insurance for you and your family
- Life assurance of 4 x salary
- Group Income Protection
- Fresh fruit
- Dedicated wellness programme including access to on-site Nurse
- Confidential employee assistance programme providing guidance on every day issues to more complex matters and both telephone and face to face counselling
- Eye Care Voucher
Support for working parents
Working parents bring huge value to our firm and we want to ensure that they are supported balancing their career and home lives. As well as publishing our competitive parental leave policies and pay we’re also working hard to create an inclusive and agile culture where different ways of working are encouraged.
The following are available to all eligible colleagues:
- Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave Equivalent of 24 weeks full pay
- Paternity – 6 weeks leave at full pay
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