Angela Parfitt
Veale Wasbrough Vizards is recognised for excellence in specific sectors and for its established commitment to training, teamwork and approachability.
Our goal is to help our clients succeed through high standards, technical expertise, a creative approach and our commitment to our people.
We act nationally for clients in the education and charities, healthcare, public and family owned business sectors as well as offering a wide range of services you would expect to see from a commercial law firm. We also offer a dedicated service to private clients.
We have approximately 300 employees and 46 partners and operate from two offices in the heart of two cities; Bristol and London, and generate a turnover of approximately £22m. Our Bristol and London base, and use of technology enable us to offer competitive charging rates nationally.
The Veale Wasbrough Vizards culture
The training and development of all our staff members is at the heart of everything we do.
We were the first major legal practice in the South West to achieve an Investors in People standard back in 1996 and have continued to maintain that standard ever since. In order to have a benchmark of quality control and assessment, we have adopted the Law Society’s practice management standards as our statements of good practice and were also awarded Lexcel accreditation in January 2004, becoming one of only 20 major law firms to achieve this demanding accolade.
"People throughout the firm feel valued because managers take time to support their development needs, and show their appreciation for their efforts." Investors in People, Assessors Report
Career Progression
If you wish to flourish within a collaborative and supportive environment, where career progression and quality supervision is a reality then Veale Wasbrough Vizards is the firm for you. We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset and in order to succeed in a constantly emerging market, our people need to evolve and develop in line with this.
Your manager will take time to support you in personal growth and development. Structured training plans and informal coaching and mentoring are paramount to this process and will assist you in achieving that all important promotion. We operate a structured career development process with transparent criteria, which is fair and equitable to all.
We have an excellent track record of internal career progression with 8 of our current partners being past trainees of the Firm. This is not limited to the lawyers, our Business Centre Manager was a legal secretary when she joined the Firm 20 years ago. It is extremely rewarding for both the Firm and individuals to see this development and reinforces the Firm's commitment to the Investors in People standards.
Training and Development
When joining us, all employees are thoroughly trained in the Firm's IT systems and internal procedures. We feel it is vital to make new employees feel valued and involved from Day 1 and new joiners have repeatedly congratulated us on the excellent induction programme that we operate.
Once you have completed your induction and probation you will be formally appraised annually and then quarterly, on an informal basis through the Firm's Personal Development Review process. During this process your training and development needs will be identified and these will be included in your department’s training plans.
We have a Training and Development manager who works closely with all of the training partners to ensure we are investing training resources effectively. We offer a comprehensive programme to include both technical and soft-skills training.
Benefits
In addition to a highly competitive salary we also offer a range of benefits which, depending on position, include:
- Pension contribution
- Basic annual holiday entitlement of 25 days
- Private medical insurance
- Permanent health insurance
- Discounted season bus ticket
- Professional subscriptions paid
- Free car parking for associates, partners and senior managersA sports and social club which offers subsidised events throughout the year
- Free postal Will (after 6 months' service)
- Discounted conveyancing (after one years' service)
- Life assurance of 4x your salary
- Childcare vouchers