Who We Are Looking For
We place a high value on individuality: there is no doubt that diversity brings with it greater likelihood of effective teams which offer creative solutions for our clients. However, there's more to it than that. Our experience of working with high calibre lawyers who have developed their careers with us whilst helping to build a very successful firm, points strongly and repeatedly to a number of core success factors—in our experience, the people who thrive are those who:
• Are social, in the widest sense of the word. By that, we mean that they can operate effectively, supportively and flexibly with colleagues in a team-based environment, in and outside work. These people are also effective at cultivating strong, long-term relationships with their clients. It's a strategic partnership approach, centred on building, retaining and sharing knowledge of the law, and the client's sector with the client in a way which enables the delivery of the legal service to be as valuable to the client as it possibly can be.
• Are commercially savvy. By that, we mean that they go beyond the text-book answers and make a point of understanding what the client is really looking for; once they have done that, they deliver solutions in an innovative way.
• Are really passionate about their career development. That pretty much speaks for itself!
People are joining us at all levels—from trainee to Partner—and will be bringing with them different levels of experience and technical expertise. No matter what level you join at, if you can demonstrate the seeds of these success factors, we will give you every opportunity to help your career grow in Semple Fraser.
