We aspire to be a thoroughly modern business, not just a modern firm of solicitors. We want our team to be empowered to always give our clients their very best and when resolving disputes we want our team to give, and our clients to receive, the sort of advice we’d hope to receive ourselves if in their position. Our standards are high, matched only by our ambition. There is much to be done and we need good people to help.

Helix Law was established in 2011 and is owned by Jonathan Waters and Alex Cook. Before qualifying as a solicitor Jonathan worked in industry and investment banking for over a decade. Alex has owner experience in a number of SME businesses outside of Helix Law and was a Partner in another firm before joining Helix as an owner in 2013. Experience outside the legal profession informs our commercial focus on and our commitment to being more commercially aware, and more approachable, than traditional law firms.

The commercial litigation process can often feel like it favours the party with the deeper pockets. We seek to redress this balance. No matter how strong your position is, there’s always an element of risk in going to court. If you lose — and sometimes even if you don’t* — you’ll likely have to pay for some — or all — of your opponent’s legal fees and costs. On top of your own costs, of course. Where we’re instructed, we seek to protect your position at the very outset.

Our culture is one of a lean startup and we seek to disrupt established ‘legal norms’. We don’t really like to talk about ourselves or refer to ourselves as a ‘firm’ but prefer to let our actions do the talking. We work hard and smart.

Our organic growth has been driven by a relentless focus on relationships, quality and adding value, and service. We want all our staff to thrive and focus on results rather than being too prescriptive in any process. We aim to be, and to become, a meritocratic business. As a matter of course we encourage flexibility and remote working and we have operated an entirely cloud-based and paperless working environment for many years to the extent we don’t consider this in any sense exceptional. In many ways we are a technology business.

We are also a progressive business. If a new way of doing things or technology appears, we will consider adopting it. Our team is distributed and can (and do) work seamlessly, remotely, including from abroad. The only limiting factors to our business are an internet connection, power, and the time zone. If we believe new technology will benefit our clients or our team, we will adopt it. Team members remain connected via messenger Slack, video conferencing and, of course, telephone and email.

We are a comparably new and ambitious business offering new team members the opportunity to join us at a hugely exciting time when we are experiencing exponential growth in turnover and attracting a roster of high quality work from an increasingly diverse range of clients.

We don’t pay based on regimented or predestined PQE levels. If you’re an exceptional performer we will recognise that at any level from day one whether in marketing or administration or as a paralegal, trainee, solicitor, or partner.

Lawyers that join us will experience client contact and increasing levels of responsibility based on client service and quality of work. There is no cap or collar to what can be achieved at the firm.

We are an efficient and lean business. We don’t carry overheads that don’t contribute to what we do, the quality of our work or the service we provide to our clients. This means we are able to offer very competitive salaries and benefits.

We are growing rapidly and invite applications from established experienced litigators from NQ to Partner level. If you’re at the start of your career we’re also keen to speak with you. We especially seek applicants for a paralegal position with a view to a training contract, and exceptional professional support lawyers and administrators. We typically ask prospective trainees to work with us for a short period as a paralegal, typically for 3-6months to assess if we’re a good fit for one another. Unlike many other firms we do not hold people in this position for long. In the last four years 7 trainees have qualified with us.

1. Supports you at work and when you need down time;
2. Allows and facilitates senior solicitors to work when and where they want, including from abroad.We help make this work so that you are seamlessly integrated and connected to the team in practical terms. Our practice management, case management and all functions are online and cloud based. Physical administration/secretarial are delivered from our office in Brighton;
   
3. We pay employed solicitors a minimum of 40% of net fees;