Join us to make a positive impact across business and society, and to thrive.
We’re Browne Jacobson.
Social and environmental impact are at the top of the business agenda. Here, we champion fairness, make the complex simple and forge connections between clients to find creative solutions. This is what sets us apart and is how we improve outcomes for every person, community and business we serve.
Law needs all voices to reflect the society it serves. We’re working towards social mobility, diversity and inclusion in our firm - and our profession. And we’re focusing on well-being and individuality so that all our people can thrive.
Legal professionals
Whether you’re an experienced lawyer or just beginning your legal career, we value the ambition, experiences and ideas that you have.
- Sectors - when clients operate in a particular sector, they need specialist advice. We have dedicated sector expertise and teams with a real understanding of our clients’ markets. You can view more information about our sectors here.
- Services - we offer a full range of services to support all aspects of our clients’ organisations and can advise in all areas of law. You can view more information about our services here.
Business professionals
Our business teams make up over a third of all our people. They play a key part in our continued growth and success. Our business teams include:
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Client and Marketing
- Business Operations (facilities management)
- Risk and Compliance
- Legal Support Services
- Finance
- Business Change and Delivery.
Future Lawyers
We’re committed to providing a variety of routes into a career in law and offer the following programmes:
- Trainee Solicitor Pathway (previously training contract)
- Solicitor Apprenticeship
- Pupillage
- Virtual work experience
- FAIRE (Fairer Access Into Real Experience) - aims to support social mobility by offering students virtual insight events and in-person paid work experience across our legal and business teams
For more information about life as a Future Lawyer please visit our blog.

Applying for a job with us
When you apply for a job with us, we want your experience to be valuable, positive, and enjoyable.
Useful information
Flexible benefits package
We offer a range of core, leave and absence, wellbeing and flexible and other benefits.
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Reasonable adjustments
We can help you by making reasonable adjustments to remove or reduce barriers you might be facing, enabling you to work in equality with others.
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Our people, values and culture
We aim to work with, recruit and retain people who are genuinely committed to tackling society’s biggest challenges.
Find out moreWhat our people say
Driving positive change through investment: a corporate associate advising in the energy sector
Clare Hanna, Senior Associate
"In a couple of weeks, we managed to do what you would usually do in months. In terms of exposure and career development for me, it was brilliant"Find out more

From the lab to the law: Natasha’s journey to becoming a future lawyer with Browne Jacobson
Natasha Leo, Trainee Solicitor
"I wanted to work with a firm that actively looks for ways to make positive change in society and Browne Jacobson is evidently trying to achieve this with the clients it works with and the community engagements it gets involved in."Find out more

Putting values into action: creating an ethical supply chain
Jo Scott, Procurement Manager
"I think the firm really supports and encourages all of its people to do the things that matter and make a difference both in and outside of the workplace."Find out more

Breaking through barriers to reach the bar
Kiera Riddy, Barrister (Associate)
"I knew I wanted to do it, and there would be no stopping me."Find out more

Placing inclusion at the heart of strategy
Caroline Green, Senior Partner
"If everyone comes from the same background, with the same experiences and skillset, we won’t be representative of society and we won’t be able to provide the best service to our clients."Find out more

Building a law firm fit for the future: A CFO’s to-do list
Andy Stephens, Chief Financial Officer
"Browne Jacobson is not only embracing new disruptive technologies such as AI but using them to deal with society’s biggest issues across the firm’s practice areas."Find out more

Becoming O Shaped: Championing positive change
Luke Deal, Senior Associate
"O Shaped is an opportunity to do things in a new way, to be part of something that we as a firm are at the forefront of, and to develop personally while helping to support cultural change."Find out more

The Solicitor Apprentice: exploring alternative routes into careers in law
Hollie Ingram, Solicitor Apprentice
"I’m being pushed early on - it’s been great in terms of exposure. I'm given a lot of responsibility and also a lot of support."Find out more

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