What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law Firm, among the UK Top 50, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service, we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 1000 lawyers and support staff, including more than 180 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.
With 13 offices in England and Wales, our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly across all our regions, and are well-respected as a regional firm with a strong London and international presence.
What career progression will HCR offer you?
HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference; your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.
Is HCR the right firm for your training?
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed. Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen, and we’ll back your good ideas.
As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process, please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application.
Trainee Solicitor Benefits:
- 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Scottish Widows pension scheme (4% employer contributions)
- Healthcare cash-plan (providing you with financial support for private medical, dental and wellbeing)
- 1/3 gym membership contribution
- Electric vehicle scheme
- Life assurance
- Annual bonus scheme
- Flu vaccinations clinic
- Season ticket loans
- 'Wills at Work' service
- Perks at Work benefits portal
- Cycle to work scheme
A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, no agency ownership will be accepted under any circumstances for this role.