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At Dawson Hart, we value all our members of staff and recognise that it is teamwork across the whole firm which enables us to deliver the best legal services with a commitment to client care.
We are always looking for talented and professional people to join our happy and dedicated teams.
For details of our vacancies, see below:
Current Vacancies
Practice Manager
Dawson Hart are currently looking for a Practice Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with good organisational and leadership skills wanting a fulfilling and rewarding role in law firm management.
The role is a full-time position within a dynamic and friendly law firm, reporting directly to the Managing Director. Applicants should have previous experience of working in a professional office (preferably a law firm); a high standard of inter-personal and communication skills, especially in the context of managing staff; an understanding of business equipment such as phone systems, photocopiers, IT, with the ability to review and recommend new systems and efficiencies across the practice and strong compliance skills in order to ensure the firm complies with regulatory requirements.
This role carries a high degree of responsibility but also the ability to use your own initiative to add value to the Practice’s commitment to its clients on delivering exceptional service every single time.
Interested candidates should apply with their CV to the Managing Director, Jacqueline Hardaway, at jmh@dawson-hart.co.uk
Lawyers
We are always looking for talented lawyers who wish to be part of or lead a team of like-minded individuals. At Dawson Hart we provide a clear career structure, regular discussions and training, career progression and an opportunity to be part of a forward thinking firm where an individual can make a difference and will be supported in progressing his/her ideas.
Please send your CV to Lisa Ody, at The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1BH or by email.
Trainees
We like to spend time with our trainees because we are training you to be the future of Dawson Hart.
We aim to offer all our trainees a career with us at the end of their training contract and progress them through the stages of development to Associate and Partnership level. For that reason, we limit training contracts to one new trainee every other year, usually starting in September. Our September 2018 training contract has now been filled and our next training contract will be September 2020 and the closing date for applications will be 30th November 2019.
If you are interested in a future training contract with us, please apply with your CV to Lisa Ody, The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1BH or by email.
Support Staff
We recognise that as a firm committed to client care and delivering the best legal service, we need the best support staff.
Whether your skills are secretarial, reception, cashier and finance, marketing or managerial, we are looking for dedicated and motivated people who want the opportunity to be part of a firm that encourages and supports staff to put forward their ideas and make a real difference.
We can offer a friendly yet professional working environment with a system of rewards to acknowledge commitment and hard work.
Please send your CV to Lisa Ody, The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1BH or by email.
Work Experience
We enjoy the opportunity of being able to offer students work experience. We enjoy introducing them to office life and the law and to encourage them in their future careers and experiences. We are pleased that some of our students have returned to us as trainee solicitors, having enjoyed their introduction to Dawson Hart as work experience students.
If you would like to experience working in a friendly office with motivated and talented individuals, please apply with your CV to our Office Manager, Trevor Mersh, The Old Grammar School, Church Street, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1BH or by email.