Could we be the one for you?

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.


Privacy

Smith Partnership is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. To view our Candidate Privacy Notice, please CLICK HERE.


Agencies

Smith Partnership request that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to us unless explicitly asked to do so by our HR team.

Any CVs sent to us on a speculative basis will not be recognised and we will not accept liability for any fee or commission should we subsequently employ a candidate who applied to us directly or was introduced by another agency, that may also have been submitted speculatively by an uninstructed agency.

In the event that an agency's correspondence includes a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy above will prevail.

Current Vacancies

Here are our current vacancies. Select an opportunity to read the full job description. Applications strictly via email enclosing a current CV and covering letter to recruitment@smithpartnership.co.uk

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Why should you work with us?

Our 230 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.

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Don't take our word for it. See what our experts say about working at Smith Partnership

With plenty of opportunity for growth, Smith Partnership is an exciting and dynamic place to work.

Senior management in the partnership are thought to be very open and approachable, clear on running and developing the firm, and good at communicating with staff.

- [Extract taken from Smith Partnership’s 2024 Lexcel audit]

The reputation of the firm helps attract likeminded people, and staff retention continues to be very good.

- [Extract taken from Smith Partnership’s 2024 Lexcel audit]

Smith Partnership rightly takes pride in its collaborative, team working culture that is well established not just within offices but across offices, and the way it develops and looks after its people, resulting not only in excellent knowledge sharing and coaching but in long serving people, and more recently recruited people who were attracted by the firm’s reputation, who enjoy their work and think Smith Partnership is a great place to work. 

- [Extract taken from Smith Partnership’s 2024 Lexcel audit]

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Work Experience

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.