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Have you taken a break from law to care for a loved one, learn new skills or to start a new business? Perhaps you fell out of love with law but now you are missing the intellectual challenges and purpose that first attracted you to your career? With us, you'll be supported back into legal work on our Reconnect Programme.
Leaving the legal industry to try something new or take time out doesn’t need to mean the end of your legal career. Perhaps you previously qualified as a solicitor or stepped away from your Senior Associate role for a while, whatever your situation our Reconnect programme will support you in returning to the legal profession. At DAC Beachcroft the door to return is always open.
We know your time away from law, no matter how spent, was not time wasted - we recognise you will have gained life experience and insights which make you a well rounded individual and see the value in bringing those attributes into the workplace. Coming back into the legal sector might feel like a challenge but at DACB we proactively champion those looking to return to the law.
We understand that returning to law may feel daunting and you may have concerns about being able to "pick back up" from your previous role. The Reconnect scheme is there to support you through those early weeks. We’ve learnt from the experiences of past returners and through our partnership with Woman Returners to provide a bespoke programme tailored to the specific needs of individual returners.
Join Reconnect, and you will receive the kind of support, collaborative culture and mentoring you’d expect to support you in returning, enabling you to ultimately deliver high quality, bespoke work for our clients and achieve everything you want to in your career. This is a life that works.
Reconnect: A life that works as you return to law
As a broad-based commercial firm we are offering routes back into law via six month paid returnships across a large number of our teams, such as insurance and commercial litigation, corporate and commercial, healthcare regulatory and employment teams. On application we consider each candidate's past experience and transferable skills against gaps in our current teams. We may have a current vacancy or we may look to match you based on the team's future resource needs.
You will earn a competitive salary and receive mentoring support from Reconnect Alumni, as well as coaching from Women Returners. You won’t be thrown in at the deep end; your hiring manager will understand your strengths and the areas where you’ll need help. We are a supportive Firm determined to harness the unique skills of returners.
In terms of what we look for you will need to have qualified and practised as a lawyer for our legal vacancies as well as having an interest in your chosen area. You will also need to have IT skills including Microsoft Word and email.
Opportunities that welcome your knowledge.
Support that will bring out your strengths.
We are fully committed to our Reconnect programme, the only in-house scheme of its kind in the legal market. Joining the Reconnect programme is joining a business that already understands and values your experience. You will be recognised for what you bring to the team, in a supportive environment and be provided with challenges in your development. We offer a range of support to help you feel comfortable in your new role. You will be allocated a buddy in your team for any day to day questions, a back to work mentor who has experienced returning to DACB after a break and we also have our returner network.
We recognise that returning can be a challenge so in addition to the internal support DACB is partnering with Women Returners, the return-to-work experts, for our Reconnect Programme. Women Returners will provide successful candidates with their Career Returner Coaching Programme, an insight-led, four stage programme specifically tailored for returning professionals, to address the practical and psychological challenges on re-entering the workforce. The coaching is delivered at key points during your time on the programme to support and ease your transition back to work. You may have 1:1 returner coaching or if you start alongside a fellow returner, you’ll be in a pair or mini cohort. At DACB we recognise how important it is to provide a supported and structured route back to work.
Joining as part of the Reconnect Programme means everybody wins. We get the benefit of your experience in law and life, and you get the support of our mentorship and external training programmes.
You'll also participate in challenging and interesting work, to help our clients succeed. You'll be collaborating with experts in your field, in a supportive atmosphere where you'll build relationships, not just cases.
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Applying is easy and there are two routes to application:
We recruit all year round and we’ll review your CV when we receive it, but we can’t guarantee we’ll have something for you straightaway. If we think we might, we’ll be in touch.
We appreciate you may have other questions before you apply. If so please contact our Recruitment team at recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com with Reconnect in the subject box and one of our team will be in touch.
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