Careers

Do brilliant work with brilliant people.

Our firm is flourishing - because we hire talented people, and enable them to thrive. With inspiring clients to work for and cutting-edge legal and business challenges to get involved in, we genuinely enjoy what we do. Just as importantly, we offer a supportive and open culture where everyone has a voice and can authentically be their best self.

A brilliantly different approach to careers

We believe that fulfilling careers - and in turn, enduring client relationships – come from enabling people to follow their professional interests and to properly balance their lives in and outside of work. We encourage our people to carve out their own career paths, to get involved with our firmwide community and to make contributions to wider society. As a result, many colleagues choose to stay with us for the long term. 

Our people are empowered to try new things, make brave decisions, and be aspirational in everything they do. We treat our colleagues and our clients with empathy, and ensure we extend kindness to ourselves as well. 

We actively encourage open dialogue about your interests and ambitions, something that isn’t always the case in the legal sector. We do this for a simple reason – we want everyone at the firm to be fulfilled and engaged at work. We therefore empower you to take ownership of your professional growth and provide the necessary support along the way.

Inclusive recruitment and accessibility

We’re committed to doing everything we can to ensure that no one is disadvantaged when applying for and during their careers at our firm. 

If you’re applying for a role with us, our aim is to create an environment and process that enables you to present your best self during the recruitment process. We can support you with any adjustments you need. 

Please contact us to discuss your needs and how we can support you. Any information you share will be considered to be confidential and only disclosed internally on a need-to-know basis.

Emerging legal talent

We offer a different approach to kickstarting your legal career. We’ll not only provide the opportunity to develop the skills and experience you need, but will also encourage you to find the areas of law you’re most passionate about.

Career paths:

Which type of career describes you?

Legal professionals

We’re proud of our history of reimagining the traditional culture of a law firm, in order to get the best outcomes for our clients and to create a brilliant place to work. Our independently minded approach also extends to what we look for in our lawyers.

Of course, we want lawyers who are brilliant at what they do - but that’s not all we are looking for. We also want people who are able to create meaningful and loyal client relationships that go beyond the immediate job in hand. Doing this involves an ability to stand in our clients’ shoes – to understand their business, their values and the context they work in, so that we can provide maximum insight into their biggest questions.

With many of our clients being highly innovative businesses or working in rapidly evolving areas, our lawyers are excited by change. We need to help our clients identify and benefit from opportunities as well as manage risk.

Our lawyers also have a very reasonable chargeable hours target which is driven by our respect for a positive work-life balance. We actively encourage and expect our people to spend time investing in their careers and development, as well as undertaking pro bono work and other responsible business activity. 

Life at Lewis Silkin