Law Firms

At Addleshaw Goddard, we are creating something identifiably different in the legal sector and are looking for like-minded, ambitious individuals to help us get there and to share in our success.

Success which is based on developing a true & clear understanding of and sharing objectives with both our clients and our people. We operate within an environment which encourages continuous improvement, both personally and professionally, seeking to actively encourage all our people to manage effectively busy, rewarding & challenging careers with busy, rewarding and challenging lives – we think this makes people better lawyers as well as more interesting and enjoyable colleagues.

Built on a culture that is forward looking and supportive, commercial and straightforward, you'll find working with us is great fun – our clients and our people tell us so. We love people, different cultures and approaches and thrive on the variety of our clients' businesses. We do things their way, not ours and our actions are guided by a set of principles – The AG Way – that impacts on every aspect of our business and the relationships we develop.

But what does this look like in practice?

Well you will of course get great quality work, you'd expect that of a major City law firm working mainly with FTSE350 or equivalent clients across all three of our locations in London, Leeds & Manchester. But what you'll also get, at whatever level you join us, is significant exposure to those clients and a clear remit to develop your own contacts and be involved in all aspects of business development. Your personal development won't stop there – whether you are looking to enhance your technical, managerial or people skills you'll have a development plan created just for you, reviewed regularly (not just once a year) and put in place to ensure you reach the height of your potential. Your personal interests and objectives won't be ignored either, in encouraging our people to reach their potential we seek to support our wider communities as well and so have set aside time for everyone in the business to work on projects about which they are passionate, whether that be a specific charity, pro-bono legal advice, community support, environmental concern or musical endeavor – any of which can contribute towards bonus payments under a transparent and open scheme which operates under the same principles firm-wide.

For us work is an activity not a place, it's about the contribution you make and value that you add rather than the hours you work or the time you spend in the office and so we've invested heavily in technology that makes it easy for our people to work in the environment which is most conducive for them to achieve the best for our clients and ultimately themselves; whether that's at home, in any of our offices, on the move, at the gym or even on the golf course, whilst maintaining appropriate support from their team and the wider business.

So if you're interested in joining a firm that is genuinely offering something identifiably different you can apply via our online recruitment system www.addleshawgoddard.gtios.com/lateral or alterntively please contact either John Canagasuriam (London) on 0207 160 3479 or Janet Sandford (Manchester & Leeds) 0161 934 6701 if you have futher questions.


Additional information

We have over 180 partners, almost 600 other fee earners and a total firmwide compliment of more than 1,400 people across our offices in London, Leeds and Manchester, and field quality professionals where and when needed for a wide range of clients including FTSE 350 and comparable organisations, financial institutions, public sector bodies, successful businesses and private individuals.

Addleshaw Goddard is one of The Sunday Times 100 Best Places to Work 2007, is ranked in The Times Where Women Want to Work survey and received a special commendation in the 2006 Working Families Innovation Award.

Our firm is a leader across a broad range of practice areas including banking, commercial litigation, competition, construction, corporate finance, corporate restructuring and insolvency, defamation, employment, IP, IT, pensions, PFI and projects, private client and real estate.

Principal areas of work are:

Commercial: IP/patents/trade marks, sport, IT, new media and e-commerce issues, outsourcing, media, competition and trade regulation.

Corporate: focus on the upper to mid-market sector in: M&A, Stock Exchange flotations, corporate finance, public to privates, joint ventures, management buy-outs, private equity, corporate restructuring, tax, partnerships.

Employment: a wide range of expertise to deal with people issues, unexpected contractual matters and employment claims that are high value, serious, and have the potential to affect business relations.
Litigation: finance, real estate/construction, product liability, commercial litigation, arbitration/mediation/ADR, media, pensions, insurance/reinsurance, IT/outsourcing, defamation.

Finance: building societies, general bank lending, project finance, property finance, corporate restructurings, acquisition finance, asset finance (including aviation), securitisation and structured finance, PFI, insolvency and corporate recovery.

Real estate: in addition to mainstream property advice: property litigation, tax, property joint ventures, construction, planning and environment.

Private client: trusted advisers to clients including high-net-worth individuals and charities on: personal financial planning, trusts, family disputes, tax.

London

150 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4EJ
DX: 47 London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7606 8855
Fax: +44 (0)20 7606 4390


Alder Castle
10 Noble St
London
EC2V 7JW
DX: 47 London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7606 8855
Fax: +44 (0)20 7160 3333


40 Lime Street
London
EC3M 7AW
DX: 47 London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7788 5041 or +44 (0)20 7788 5553
Fax: +44 (0)20 7606 4390


Leeds

Sovereign House
Sovereign Street
Leeds
LS1 1HQ
(If you are using a satellite navigation system to guide you to our Leeds office, please use the following postcode: LS1 4BJ)
United Kingdom
DX 12004 Leeds

Tel: +44 (0)113 209 2000
Fax: +44 (0)113 209 2060


Manchester

100 Barbirolli Square
Manchester
M2 3AB
United Kingdom
DX 14301 Manchester

Tel: +44 (0)161 934 6000
Fax: +44 (0)161 934 6060