Birketts is one of the fastest growing full service law firms in the UK, with a heritage spanning over 160 years.
We are proud of our established history and have used that as the catalyst for our continued growth.
Over the last five years Birketts has seen its colleague numbers increase. In 2025 we have over 1,000 employees, including 130 partners, 43% of which are female, and over 700 legal professionals.
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).
“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
Legal professionals
As a full-service, UK Top 50 law firm, there are plenty of opportunities for legal professionals to engage with a range of complex cases, from private clients to commercial activity. Our diverse sector specialisms allow for individuals to thrive in their area of expertise and create a meaningful impact within the legal sector.
The firm is divided into four principal practice groups:
- Real Estate (including planning and environmental)
- Corporate Services (including banking and finance, corporate, commercial, data protection, employment, immigration, and tax)
- Dispute Resolution (including shipping and international trade, and IP)
- Private client advisory (including family and agriculture)
Business services
We regularly recruit talented individuals to our business services and secretarial teams who work closely with each other and with our legal teams to play an integral role in Birketts’ success.
- Business Development and Marketing
- Accounts and Finance
- People and Development
- Operations, Estates and Client Services
- Business Systems Technology
- Risk and Compliance
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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Explore exciting career opportunities with Birketts. Apply now to become part of our dynamic and innovative team.
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