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What we do

With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 500 lawyers and legal professionals based in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally.
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 1,100 employees, including 137 partners, 42% of which are female, and over 700 legal professionals.
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Who you'll work with

We have 118 partners and more than 500 lawyers across the firm advising in the following practice areas:
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<li>Commercial Property</li>
<li>Real Estate Finance</li>
<li>Private Client and Advisory</li>
<li>Corporate / Commercial</li>
<li>Dispute Resolution</li>
<li>Family</li>
<li>Banking &amp; Finance</li>
<li>Construction</li>
<li>Property Litigation</li>
<li>Planning</li>
<li>Shipping</li>
<li>Agriculture</li>
<li>Residential Property</li>
</ul>

What you'll get

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About us Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client. We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face. Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. &nbsp;RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026. With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 45% of our partnership. The team you will join You will be a key part of two teams – both the Firm’s IT team and the Corporate Services Division (CSD) of lawyers. You will be the liaison and link between the two but essentially embedded in the CSD to help them with the digitisation of their varied work types. The CSD has seven different Practice Groups (PGs) within it namely core Corporate, Commercial and IP, Employment, Immigration, Charities, Banking and Tax. The lawyers in each of these PGs are seeking to enhance their productivity and outputs with intelligent and smart use of AI and tech solutions. The work you will be doing We are&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;a dynamic and knowledgeable Legal Technology Specialist to join our IT team to liaise with the CSD (per the description above). The ideal candidate will have a strong legal background,&nbsp;having worked previously as&nbsp;a&nbsp;corporate or commercial or employment lawyer or PSL AND will be passionate about&nbsp;leveraging&nbsp;technology to enhance legal processes, legal research, legal content and improve efficiency. This role involves working closely with&nbsp;legal teams&nbsp;to understand their needs,&nbsp;demonstrating&nbsp;the capabilities of various tools, and ensuring&nbsp;optimal&nbsp;use of technology within the&nbsp;Corporate Services Division. You will be responsible for: Technology Integration: &nbsp;Assist lawyers in utilising technology to streamline their workflows, including document management systems, document reviews, document drafting, case management software, artificial intelligence, and process automation tools.&nbsp; Process Improvement: &nbsp;Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement solutions to enhance productivity and efficiency within legal teams. Use LEAN principles such as defining value, mapping the value stream and creating flow. Striving for excellence by regularly reviewing and refining workflows to achieve the highest possible quality and efficiency.&nbsp; Training and Support: &nbsp;Working with the Learning and Development team to provide lawyers with training, guidance, and support on advanced features of legal technology tools, ensuring they are fully equipped to maximise their use.&nbsp; Evangelism: &nbsp;Inspire legal teams to further embrace new ways of working to improve client outcomes. Promote the use of legal technology within legal teams, running demos and workshops to showcase the benefits of legal tech.&nbsp; Face-to-Face Interaction: &nbsp;Spend the majority of time working directly with lawyers to understand their challenges and provide tailored process and technological solutions.&nbsp; Project and Change Management: &nbsp;Manage process and technology-related change within legal teams, working in an agile way, to ensure timely delivery of value to legal teams. Lead change management initiatives within legal teams to ensure the smooth adoption of new technologies and processes.&nbsp; Cross-Functional Work: &nbsp;Collaborate with the Learning and Development and Technology teams to ensure comprehensive support and training for lawyers while staying current on technology advances and available tools, ensuring alignment with the firm's overall data and technology strategy.&nbsp; Reporting and Prioritisation: &nbsp;Providing regular updates to the Head of Legal Process Engineering, IT Director, Head of Corporate Services Division and Partners (where appropriate), collaborating with the division’s Technology Steering Group to prioritise work based on the needs of the respective legal teams.&nbsp; Liaising with the firm’s pricing experts on leveraging the value proposition from improved legal workflow efficiencies. Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested. What we are looking for Legal Background: &nbsp;Experience as a lawyer (corporate, commercial or employment preferred) with a strong understanding of legal processes, research and workflows, in particular a working knowledge of the processes involved in corporate and commercial transactions and corporate advisory work. Technical Proficiency: &nbsp;Proficient in understanding and using AI and legal technology tools and software, able to demonstrate and train others on their use. The firm already uses some tools for document automation, title analysis, reporting, and electronic signing and is looking to deploy existing and additional tools that can help improve both the firm’s efficiency and client experience.&nbsp; Analytical Skills: &nbsp;Strong analytical skills to identify process inefficiencies and propose practical solutions, including proficiency in data analysis and visualisation tools.&nbsp; Communication Skills: &nbsp;Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with lawyers, partners and technology teams, including effective communication with clients, developers, and organisation leaders.&nbsp; Project Management: &nbsp;Experience in managing projects and delivering results within set timelines., Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban would be desirable,

Legal Technology Specialist

About us Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client. We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face. Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. &nbsp;RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026. With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 45% of our partnership. The team you will join This role sits in the Corporate Team within the Corporate Services Division. The Corporate Team is a nationally recognised and highly regarded team which includes over 60 fee earners, and 19 partners, many of whom are recommended in the latest Legal 500 rankings, often in the Hall of Fame category. The Team is enjoying substantial growth, resulting in the need for extra resource to take forward ambitious plans for the future. The Team’s size and expertise mean we advise entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital funds, financial institutions, owner-managed and privately owned businesses, as well as international investors and public companies, all at different stages of the business life-cycle from start-ups through to mergers and acquisitions, buy-outs and buy-ins, development capital fundraisings, EOT transactions, institutional sales/purchases, and management buyouts, to refinancing and exits. We are also highly experienced in international corporate transactions and work with a range of overseas law firms on cross-border transactions. The Corporate Team includes specialist private equity, venture capital, reorganisations, capital markets and incentives/EOT sub teams, and also benefits from working closely with other service lines in the Corporate Services Division, such as the Banking &amp; Finance, Corporate Tax, Company Secretarial and Commercial and Technology teams. The Team enjoys the resources of two dedicated professional support lawyers, as well as know-how resources such as FromCounsel and Practical Law, and document automation products such as Clarilis. The Team has a Corporate Innovation Group, evaluating and developing innovation ideas and the adoption of new technologies, including AI, to improve efficiencies and the client experience. We play a leading role in several firm wide sector specialisms, including our Energy and Infrastructure Team, Food and Beverages Team, Independent Healthcare Team, Private Equity Team, Hospitality &amp; Leisure Team, Transport &amp; Logistics Team, and Automotive Team, amongst others. The work you will be doing You will assist the team to advise clients on acquisitions, mergers and disposals of companies and businesses (including international transactions), investments, joint ventures and restructurings as well as shareholder agreements and general corporate governance.&nbsp; You will be assisting with the drafting and review of legal documents, preparing corporate ancillary documents and undertaking, co-ordinating and reviewing due diligence exercises.&nbsp; As such, your work would include: drafting, negotiating and agreeing primary and ancillary documentation for corporate transactions undertaking legal research providing support to the fee earners in the Corporate Team managing your own transactions and files liaising with other Team members on larger and more complex transactions liaising with members of other teams in the firm, on due diligence and other aspects of transactions interacting directly with clients attending and participating in meetings with clients, intermediaries and other law firms attending business development events providing an efficient, professional and friendly service to clients. Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested. What we are looking for We are seeking a corporate solicitor, with experience of working on corporate transactions, ideally within a regional, national or City corporate team. Candidates will need to have: a good knowledge of Company law, and the ability to use precedents and know-how resources experience of corporate transactions strong attention to detail to produce documentation which is consistently of a high standard commercial awareness a flexible approach to work to ensure client deadlines are always met the ability to communicate regularly with clients and intermediaries the ability to work with other team members, and to delegate to, and supervise trainees and junior team members the ability to record time promptly and accurately ownership of personal financial performance, demonstrating accountability and a commercial mindset awareness of, and attention to, regulatory requirements such as client onboarding requirements and anti-money laundering requirements a willingness to adopt and explore AI and technology innovation in line with the Team’s technology strategy an interest in and an aptitude towards business development Prior experience and/or knowledge of any of the firm’s sector specialisms, or the Corporate Team’s specialist practice areas, such as private equity, venture capital, capital markets and reorganisations is beneficial, but not a requirement. Birketts has designed a 'Talent Management Framework' which provides a career structure that will help us develop, retain and reward talented people. &nbsp;As an Associate, we typically expect candidates to have between 3-6 years PQE. Applies strong legal and commercial judgement, researches precedents effectively, and drafts complex documents with appropriate senior guidance Manages time recording, billing support and workload efficiently to meet financial targets and maximise fee recoveryAct

Associate

About us Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client. We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face. Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. &nbsp;RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026. With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 45% of our partnership. The team you will join Our leasehold enfranchisement practice sits within our Residential Real Estate team and comprises fee-earners from both the Residential Real Estate team and the Real Estate Disputes team. The Residential Real Estate team has 70 members operating out of 6 of our 7 offices. Our leasehold enfranchisement practice operates on a national basis regardless of the location of its practice members. We are seeking a Partner who can work across both enfranchisement and technical leasehold residential real estate matters. The leasehold enfranchisement practice is currently made up of two Partners, five fee earners and one assistant, working alongside a secretarial pool. Together the team advise on all aspects of leasehold enfranchisement, both non-contentious and contentious. Beyond the core practice, there are supporting, specialist fee-earners in our corporate and tax teams, which ensure our clients receive a seamless end-to-end enfranchisement service. The work you will be doing You will be responsible for growing an existing team with a focus on technical-excellence, outstanding client service and business development. You will be an active contributor to the core management group within the Residential Real Estate team across all offices which is responsible for team strategy and the employee experience. Responsibilities will include: actively developing the business through existing and new connections acting for a range of clients from high end individuals to social landlords on all aspects of leasehold enfranchisement including 1993 Act, 1987 Act and 1967 Act matters keeping informed regarding legislative changes, including commonhold proposals, and to provide training and thought leadership across all enfranchisement worktypes working alongside and develop relationships with high end property finders, estate agents and brokers overseeing and being responsible for the training of all practice members developing and implementing the enfranchisement precedent bank including ensuring that best practice and risk management are adopted throughout the work type precedents exploring new work types and opportunities for diversification such as right to manage, management licences and relationships with managing agents providing a vital interface between the practice members and the management of the overall enfranchisement practice being responsible for day to day management of practice members at all levels including recruitment, performance management, managing staff absences and holidays, technical matters that arise on a daily basis, overall team financial and compliance management and motivating the team to perform to the highest standards instilling the Birketts’ culture, brand signatures and values throughout the practice being the point of escalation for client feedback including complaints handling being involved in the strategic management of the wider Residential Real Estate practice delivering training internally as well as externally providing strategic advice to clients and team members on structuring freehold transfers, the grant of leases, lease extension projects and other matters to avoid the application of the 1987 and to identify where a project may not be tax efficient (tax advice is led by our SDLT and CGT specialists; however, it is key to identify where a proposed structure may be not be tax efficient) setting up volume lease extension projects and thereafter supervising the implementation of such projects drafting, advising on and implementing participation agreements and deeds of adherence for collective enfranchisement and 1987 Act acquisitions reviewing and advising on existing leases and the grant of new leases as part of the Residential Real Estate team’s financing practice acting on the statutory and voluntary disposal or acquisition of blocks of flats actively marketing the sector including regular business development meetings with the sector members, writing articles, commenting on upcoming legislation, etc attending leasehold enfranchisement training and social events e.g. through ALEP working alongside and developing relationships with enfranchisement valuers assisting with the development of processes and precedents within the enfranchisement sector conducting and documenting regular team meetings with sector members to encourage and instil a collaborative cross-office, cross-division and high performing practice Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested. What we are looking for The role requires a candidate with a strong following and marketplace presence to be able to actively and effectively grow the practice. Recognised technical expert who provides clear, tailored advice on complex legal and commercial issues. Drives efficient time recording, profitable pricing, strong cash flow, and team gross profit delivery. Leads business development and high-profile pitches, builds a strong market presence, wins new clients, and drives cross-selling opportunities. Delivers exceptional project and client management, consistently meeting expectations through strong communication and deep client understanding.Builds trust through strong

Partner

About us Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client. We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face. Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. &nbsp;RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026. With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 45% of our partnership. The team you will join The Risk &amp; Compliance department identifies risks that Birketts LLP faces and advises on how to avoid or address them. It implements controls to protect the organisation from those risks. Compliance monitors and reports on the effectiveness of controls in the management of the organisations risk exposure. Complete client due diligence for on-boarding them to the firm. The work you will be doing Dealing with AML searches through an electronic provider Checking and logging of Money Laundering ID, referring to Risk &amp; Compliance Officer where required. Chasing non-receipt of ID where required. Responding to general queries regarding the types of ID acceptable. Dealing with file transfers. Updating data on internal systems as required Issuing monthly print outs to fee earners. Undertaking tasks identified from print out reviews. Logging of internal audit file review reports and chasing corrective action. Make suggestions for improvement of effectiveness and efficiency. Generally support the department with ad hoc tasks. Responsible for ensuring own knowledge and training is kept up to date and requesting training when necessary. Assisting with Conveyancing Panel applications. Basic risk queries. Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested. Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested. What we are looking for Knowledge/experience of anti-money laundering desirable Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of software (including Outlook, Excel &amp; Word) Excellent keyboard skills Accuracy and attention to detail Highly analytical Self-motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to fee earners Strong written and oral communication skills. Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and liaise effectively with other internal departments and external contacts Team player Adaptable and flexible Good organisational abilities Confident with excellent communication skills. Hybrid Working Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. During your 3 month probation period, there will be a requirement to be in the office full time whilst you are developing in the role. Once you have successfully passed probation, this role attracts a split of 60% office days and 40% working from home days per week. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.&nbsp; Benefits As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits: 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays&nbsp; Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed) Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee) Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme&nbsp; Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share) Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance Paid CSR Day Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave Subsidised gym membership Electric car scheme Dress for your Day Policy You can find out more on our website:&nbsp;https://recognition-reward-benefits/ Inclusivity and Culture At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.&nbsp; Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit. If you require this advert in an accessible format, please visit&nbsp;https://company/birketts/ #IMP Artificial Intelligence (AI) At Birketts, we recognise the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal profession and recruitment. We welcome innovation and understand that candidates may use AI tools to support their job applications. However, we expect all applicants to use AI responsibly and ethically. Our expectations regarding AI use in applications: &lt;