Welcome to our country
Thanks for visiting Battensworld. While you're here, do take the time to look around and discover what a career at Battens can offer you. There's the location of course - and while we could talk at length about the lifestyle you can enjoy in Dorset and Somerset, words can't really begin to describe the benefits. You just have to visit and find out for yourself. But be prepared for a surprise, because right in the heart of this stunning region you'll find one of the most innovative, forward-thinking and ambitious law firms in the UK. Quality of life and quality of work? Yes, it is possible.

Our company
For more than 300 years, Battens Solicitors Limited has been at the centre of Dorset and Somerset life. Now, with offices in Yeovil, Sherborne, Dorchester and Weymouth, we are one of the largest firms in the area with over 20,000 clients.

As you would expect, traditional values like honesty, openness and trust are very important to us. This is reflected in the fact that 90% of our business comes from existing clients and word-of-mouth recommendations. But we're also very much focused on the future. A dynamic, evolving and fast growing Legal 500 firm, we embrace new ideas and creative thinking. We love challenging 'the way it's always been done' to develop and deliver fresh solutions to every one of our clients.

Those clients also have access to specialist expertise across a number of key areas including property litigation, commercial property, planning, agriculture, family and civil litigation. Certainly, the sheer depth and breadth of our services played a major part in our winning the Best Professional Services award for the region in 2006.

While we strive to bring a refreshing approach to the people we work for, that's equally true of the people we work with. You'll find a strong team ethos here; we support each other - and firmly believe that pulling together towards shared goals doesn't just make a successful company. It ensures that the working day is a whole lot more enjoyable too.

For career-minded professionals, Battens offers real scope to develop and grow. As well as sponsoring a range of technical CPD courses to keep you right up-to-date with the changing legal arena, we are developing our own CPD accredited management development programmes that are tailored to each stage of your career. If you're working to gain professional qualifications, you can also look forward to up to ten days' study leave.

So that's Battens in a nutshell. If you'd like to find out more, why not get in touch to arrange an informal chat? You can call us on 01935 846043 or e-mail careers@battens.co.uk.