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Looking for a law firm that truly loves people, is passionate about access to justice and professionalism and invests in the future of legal services provision? Look no further than Watkins & Gunn.
We believe in employing and retaining those who share our values and standards and who are hardworking, approachable and dedicated to their own personal and career development.
* Above data pulled from our Great Place To Work® employee survey 2025: 87% of employees at Watkins & Gunn say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company.
Our Community
We believe that it is important to be ‘good lawyers’ who play a valuable role in the local community. So we strive to be strong supporters of the of the community in Wales.
It’s such a huge area that we broken it down into 5 different categories – each with its own sub-brand and logo. Click here to read more about our sub-brands and our work in supporting our people and the communities we serve.
Our Values
At Watkins & Gunn, our values are at the heart of everything we do. They guide the way we work with our clients, support our colleagues, and contribute to our community.
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What We Offer
We believe that to do a good job you need a good job to do. We offer a meaningful and rewarding career, job satisfaction and the opportunity to realise your full potential. Ongoing development and training are a high priority and with the benefit of this many of our staff have risen to senior positions within the practice.
Certified as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™
We are incredibly proud to have been singled out as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 by Great Place to Work® – proof that our people are truly at the heart of everything we do.
We have also been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Women 2025, Best Workplaces™ in Consulting and Professional Services 2025, Best Workplaces™ for Development 2025 and Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing 2025.
We have a culture of continuous improvement and we are committed to providing all of our clients with an excellent standard of service. We are a Legal 500 recommended practice and we hold the Law Society’s Lexcel Quality Mark for excellence, only awarded to firms with the highest standards of management and client care.
Social value
We have a strong social responsibility as a firm and as individuals and are very aware of our impact on the environment. We are signatories of the Law Society’s Women in Law Pledge and are committed to creating a more equal legal profession for all by supporting the progression of women into senior roles in the profession.
A Mindful Employer
We are also proud signatories of the “Charter for Employers Positive about Mental Health” and are committed to creating a supportive and open culture, where colleagues feel able to talk about mental health confidently, and aspire to appropriately support the mental wellbeing of all staff. “Mindful Employer” is a UK wide initiative run by Devon Partnership NHS Trust.
Providing employers with easier access to professional Workplace Mental Health training, information and support, the initiative aims to help empower employers to take a lead in supporting the mental wellbeing of their staff more information here.
Employee benefits
We reward our employees with a very competitive salary plus an exceptional range of benefits including excellent holidays, death in service benefit and a Pension Scheme. We also operate a Structured Performance Review Programme.
Like what you see?
Contact us today to find out how you could join our award-winning team.