people and culture

Watson Burton has always recognised the value of nurturing talented individuals and providing an environment in which individuals can flourish.

We believe that developing a relationship of mutual trust and respect between the firm and our employees is essential to our success. As such, we will work tirelessly to develop and maintain these relationships.

Regardless of position, all our employees are friendly.  We pride ourselves on being approachable both to clients and colleagues.

your role

Whether you are applying to Watson Burton as a legal or support employee, all of our departments are organised into supportive working teams. Our spacious open plan office design helps to foster communication between team members and across the wider firm.

Our legal departments are organised and headed by a partner with associate solicitors, assistant solicitors and trainees working together under the partners' close supervision. This organisational structure means that there is a clear framework of support operating throughout the firm and helps to relieve the pressure of a high workload to ensure we consistently meet our clients' deadlines.

We do not operate a culture of working long hours for the sake of appearances. Maintaining an effective work-life balance is important to the health and happiness of our employees. However, it is accepted that in the very nature of work as a solicitor, long hours of hard work are sometimes necessary in order to get the job done on time and on budget

social

Watson Burton is a sociable place to work. Employees are encouraged to organise and participate in networking events and there is a good mix of socialisation across all levels of the firm.  We also encourage our future trainees to regularly attend our events and maintain contact with the firm before beginning their training contract.

In order to see what our culture is really like we recommend that you view some of our employees' career paths.