Employee Benefits

We believe in attracting and retaining the best employees. We hope you will agree that we have created a fantastic workplace where people enjoy their jobs and feel proud to be part of the success of the team. To help achieve this we offer competitive salaries, an excellent benefits packages and a generous rewards scheme to all employees in our team.

Staff Benefits

Our Office Space at MediaCity

Our team is now based in the Tomorrow Building at MediaCity, Salford, a modern and forward-thinking workspace designed to support collaboration, wellbeing and flexible working.

The move reflects our continued investment in creating an environment where our people can thrive. Combining contemporary facilities with an energetic, professional setting at the heart of one of the UK’s most vibrant digital and media hubs.

A Modern, Flexible Working Environment

The Tomorrow Building offers a bright, well-designed workspace with a focus on flexibility and comfort. As a shared office environment, it provides the opportunity to work alongside a diverse range of professionals and businesses, encouraging collaboration while still allowing space for focused, independent work.

The layout and facilities support modern working practices, whether you’re working independently, collaborating with colleagues, or meeting with clients.

Training and Development

We invest heavily in the training and development of all our staff. This can involve in-house training with our dedicated Training Officer, training from specialist barristers and experts, or attending external courses. If there are any specific courses or qualifications any member of staff wants to work towards, we ask them to put together a proposal for us to consider.

Career Progression

We have a clear and defined internal career progression plan. We like home grown talent here and we are proud that the majority of our solicitors started working for us as paralegals.

Annual salary reviews

All staff have an annual appraisal and a salary review. This is normally carried out in September each year. A salary increase is not guaranteed and is dependent on business performance and individual performance.

Flexible holiday options

We offer an annual holiday buy or sell scheme based upon length of service; you could buy up to 5 extra holidays per year!

BHFS Cashplan

Upon joining the firm you are enrolled into this light health cash plan, full details of which will be sent to you directly from BHFS upon joining if you choose to opt in. This is like a “light” healthcare scheme. You can use your annual allowance to reclaim costs of dental appointments, eye tests and glasses, prescriptions and much more!

Perkbox

Upon joining the firm, all team members will be enrolled in Perkbox. As a member of Perkbox, you get access to great perks, including things like reduced price cinema tickets, savings on Apple technology, and discounts all over the high street.

Pension Scheme

Within six weeks of joining the firm, you will be automatically enrolled in to the firm’s group pension scheme where we match your own contribution to the scheme up to a 3% maximum contribution.

Death in service benefit

This applies to all employees regardless of length of service with the firm. Your nominated person(s) will be entitled to a lump sum payment on the event of your death whilst working for the firm which is the equivalent of 4 times your basic salary.

Private Healthcare

The firm offers private healthcare to members of staff who have worked for the firm for 2 years or more, providing cover for critical care and treatments including full outpatient cover and mental health therapy.

Charitable support

Each year we will support 3 people who wish to do something generous for others by way of sponsorship and flexibility. We ask the team to give us their applications for consideration by 31 May each year. The Management team decide upon the 3 individuals that the firm will be supporting that year in their charitable endeavours.

1 hour lie in if you work on your Birthday

If you are working on the day of your birthday, you not have to get into the office until 1 hour after your normal start time.

Staff Savings Club

If you want to have a little bit of extra money in your November pay packet (in time for Christmas shopping!), we offer a staff savings club where a contribution to your savings pot is deducted from your salary each month and the savings paid to you in November.

IT equipment

If your role needs you to work from home or away from the office we will provide you with equipment so you can complete your role effectively.

Loyalty

We value loyalty here and we invest more than we ever have before in training and making the work environment a pleasant place for you to be. We want you to want to stay here and help us grow and develop as a firm. To show this commitment to our team we offer an increase in holiday entitlement on your 4th and 5th year here at the firm up to a maximum of 25 days per year. We also reward loyalty with personal gifts and celebrations.

Other Rewards

Dress down

Dress down day every day! You may wear smart casual clothes appropriate for the office unless a client or visitor is coming into the office. In which case we will ask all staff to dress in smart professional office wear. If you have a pre-scheduled appointment with a client, at Court or with anyone who is not an employee of the firm you will be excluded from the dress down day and you will be expected to dress in clothes appropriate to a professional office.

Refreshments

The following refreshments are provided free of charge, available to all team members:

Events

It is important to the firm to cultivate a team spirit and organise adhoc events or activities to promote this. These usually include:

Financial Rewards and Incentives

We have a number of schemes to reward employees for individual and collective performance on a quarterly basis. The reward schemes are applicable to all employees once they have passed their probation period successfully. Details of the schemes are published annually and are subject to the discretion of management.