Why Join Us
We are a boutique construction law firm. Construction law – developments, disputes and ad hoc advice – is all we do. Led by our six partners, we provide expert advice to clients in a way that is personal, responsive, and great value for money.
In just over three years, we’ve grown from a team of seven to twenty five, able to give personalised service but with the scale to get involved in some of the biggest construction disputes and development projects in the UK.
Everyone at Archor has a key part to play in the success of the business: we really believe in Team Archor. We don’t believe in secretive management or a top-down approach – we want everyone to feel ownership in the success of the firm and to enjoy coming to work every day. Which we believe is the secret to our success (or perhaps not so secret): a friendly, engaged group of lawyers who enjoy each other’s company and enjoy their clients’ successes as much as their own.
Being part of a group of like-minded individuals, a team of fun, friendly and focussed lawyers, is one reason to join Team Archor. Read on for some more benefits we offer, and get in touch if you think you might be a good fit.
Career Development
Paralegals, trainees and NQs at Archor aren’t there to beef up billable hours on mundane tasks – they’re there to be the next senior fee earners and partners.
By far the best way to learn how to do that is by doing. So our juniors are actively involved in client matters from Day One – whether that be drafting adjudication documents, progressing a development job, attending (and leading) client meetings, and all manner of other ‘real’ work. Of course there will be the occasional mammoth disclosure or bunding effort, but we can guarantee a variety of interesting and challenging work that bigger firms simply can’t.
We also support formal career development. When paralegals are ready, we fund the SQE and support learning with paid time off to study. We also encourage continued development with frequent ongoing external and internal training courses, and arrange construction-specific sessions such as site visits to help show what really goes on.
Exceptional Benefits
Archor is nothing without its staff, and we will always recognise that. So everyone at Archor benefits when the firm does well – we offer unparalleled annual bonuses for all staff at all levels, and excellent salaries.
We offer the standard benefits you’d expect – holidays, pensions etc – and some less regularly offered, such as full membership at David Lloyd (with team workouts, if that takes your fancy!).
We also host regular socials to allow everyone to switch off and relax. From escape rooms to bowling, muddy fields to fine lunches, and even just impromptu lunches out from the office, we’ve become pretty good at balancing work and fun.
Flexible Working
We don’t think any law firm nowadays should need to tell its staff where, when and how to work in prescriptive detail. Of course, getting work done for clients is the priority. But our approach is to trust staff to know when they need to be in the office, when they can work from home, when they might be able to take a long lunch, and so on.
To assist working remotely, we invest in the best hardware and market-leading technology so that wherever staff login they are able to access, securely, everything they need to get the job done in the most efficient way.
Our two offices, HQ in Colchester and a second office in Cambridge, also mean that for those that don’t want to be at home or on the road, there is always space to work with colleagues. And with colleagues as fantastic as at Archor, that itself is a big benefit.
Want to be part of the team?
