Working at Ward Hadaway

We are Ward Hadaway.
One of the UK’s Top 100 law firms.
Partner-led and committed to client service excellence.

The facts
We operate from three main offices – in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester.

We employ more than 450 staff, with over 90 partners, offering a full range of legal services to clients across the private and public sectors as well as bespoke advice to individuals.

We are rated as one of the leading law firms in the country by independent legal guides Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and have acknowledged national experts across a wide range of specialist areas.

Seriously good – with a friendly face
Sometimes others do say it better… Legal 500 noted in its independent guide that Ward Hadaway “is starting to edge ahead of its rivals because of the quality of its advice and the levels of client care”.

Made in the North
Whilst our outlook is never narrow, we are very proud of our Northern roots which we have nurtured and grown over the last 30 years.

Ward Hadaway was formed in 1988 in Newcastle via a merger of a number of smaller practices on Tyneside.

The firm continued to expand in the North East over the next 20 years before opening our Leeds office in 2008 and Manchester office in 2012.

We believe that the combination of leading national legal specialists with a down to earth approach but without the London overheads is hard to beat.

No one can be sure in business what the next 30 years will bring but we can promise you one thing – we are  investsed in supporting the development of our teams as well as recruiting and maintaining the best talent across all areas of the business.

Our priority is to deliver the best possible service for our clients. We know that to do this, we need individuals with a variety of different skills, personalities and experience. That’s why we’re committed to equality and diversity and that’s why we truly value difference.