With our progressive culture and supportive teams, Smith Partnership is a great place to work. Add to this the fact that we are a leading law firm dealing with a wide range of diverse, complex and interesting cases and joining us becomes even more appealing.
Our 200 staff are employed across our East Midlands offices, with the most at our Derby head office. We pride ourselves on our straight-forward, jargon free approach when dealing with clients and their cases and this approach also defines our workplace culture which is welcoming, friendly and committed to excellence. We have been recognised for our commitment to developing and supporting our staff. In fact, from the initial induction into the business, every member of staff embarks on a personal development plan with the aim of helping them to reach their full potential.
With plenty of opportunity for growth, Smith Partnership is an exciting and dynamic place to work.
Smiths are known for looking after their people, and although the firm is large, staff retention is excellent, many people have long service and know a lot of people across the firm, and the open modern, management style of the firm, along with open plan working wherever practical, encourages good cross department working relationships.
- [Extract taken from Smith Partnership’s 2026 Lexcel audit]
Teams worked well across offices, and all interviewed felt they could ring anyone in any office for help and advice. The firm was described as being ‘big but still personal’, with some of the more recently recruited people commenting that this general friendliness and helpfulness was a great way to work and helped them settle in really quickly.
- [Extract taken from Smith Partnership’s 2026 Lexcel audit]
Learning and development continues to work very well. The firm has long grown its people, many people have lengthy service with the firm, and all interviewed spoke of the quality and development of the work they undertake and the continued encouragement to develop further. Induction training was thought to be excellent, with plenty of in person training, helping new people feel welcomed and settled in.
- [Extract taken from Smith Partnership’s 2026 Lexcel audit]
While we appreciate that workplace experience is the best way to kick-start your career, regrettably due to data protection and client confidentially, something we take very seriously, we are unable to offer any form of work experience, vacation schemes, seasonal or voluntary placements at any of our offices.
