Careers - Bennett Oakley

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Careers

At Bennett Oakley, we strive to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offer flexibility in working hours where appropriate. We aim to make our firm an enjoyable and rewarding place to work.

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We are proud to be an award-winning law firm and the first in Sussex to become employee-owned. Over the years, we have received countless awards for our work culture and legal expertise. Our employee-owned structure ensures our people are at the heart of the business. Their ideas and opinions matter, and they have a direct say in how the firm is run through our Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Our employees and leadership team work together towards a single goal – delivering outstanding service for our clients.

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Our culture and values

Who we look for

We are a general practice, high-street firm so our ideal candidate is someone who possesses the following qualities:

We place a big emphasis on being able to work in a team
Experience and a sound knowledge in their chosen practice area
The ability to communicate and work with different personality types
Accurate and efficient to be able to maximise work in a fixed fee environment
Client-focused with an ability to empathise
Good commercial understanding
A friendly, approachable and informal manner which makes other feel at ease

What we offer

Bennett Oakley Solicitors was the first employee owned business in our surrounding area after converting to an employee owned trust (EOT) in 2022. This means that our focus is all about giving everyone who works here a real stake in the business. No matter what role you hold, we are all part of the same team. Everyone’s contribution to the firm is equally important and everyone receives an equal share in the eligible profits.

Benefits include:

Holiday entitlement increasing with the length of service at the firm

Pension contributions (including AVCs)

Discounted conveyancing on your main  residential property

Discounted Will writing for staff

Regular social  events (including summer and Christmas parties)

Professional membership/
subscription support

Dress-down Fridays

Private Health Insurance

Work from home

Cycle to Work Scheme

£1000 finders fee  for new employee recruitment referrals

Sick pay entitlements

Testimonials

“The service was quick polite and the solicitor was responsive. Reasonable rates. I was very impressed and would definitely use this company again.”

Sarah
“Very helpful and great communication throughout our probate process.”

Robert

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