DWF is a global legal business providing complex, managed and connected services, operating from 31 key locations with approximately 3,900 people. The Company became the first Main Market Premium Listed legal business on the London Stock Exchange in March 2019. DWF recorded revenue of £272.4 million in the year ended 30 April 2019.
DWF recognise that to attract and retain the best people they need to think beyond salaries. They think about the employment experience as a whole, giving consideration to what benefits, policies and working practices could be introduced or improved. Whether that means the relaxed dress code or the Health & Wellbeing programme, their aim is to ensure their people enjoy their jobs and enable them to do and be the best they can.
DWF operates within 8 distinctive legal sectors:
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Energy
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Financial services
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Insurance
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Public Sector
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Real estate
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Retail, food & hospitality
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Technology & telecoms
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Transport
DWF have been independently recognised for their legal expertise, their approach to technology and innovation and their diversity and CSR initiatives. DWF’s standout achievements include:
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At the 2019 FT Innovative Lawyer Awards DWF won two awards for their ground-breaking IPO and for the use of Data Analytics in insurance claims. DWF is now ranked as the 8th Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe.
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DWF’s Group CEO, Andrew Leaitherland has been recognised in the Leaders category in The Lawyer's Hot 100 2019
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DWF was ranked as a Top 10 Employer for Working Families and placed 16th in the list of the top 75 employers in the Social Mobility Employer Index.
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In 2020 DWF featured in the Stonewall Top 100 list (30th) which showcases the best places to work for LGBTQ employees. DWF was also named as the winner of the Stonewall UK Bi-Inclusive Employer of the Year Award.