DWF recruits 27 to Belfast team with plans for future growth

  • DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has continued to grow its team in Belfast with 27 new recruits recently appointed across its practices.

    The new positions, which range from Trainee to Director level, will supplement DWF’s key sector and practice area teams including Insurance, Employment, Real Estate, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Construction and Banking. 

    To support its expanding client base and workload, DWF also plans to recruit a further 25 new positions over the next 6-8 months. 

    The business has grown steadily since entering the Northern Ireland market in 2015 and is now firmly established within DWF’s global network.

    Its 100-strong Belfast team has extended its specialisms to a range of multinational businesses, insurers, High Street retailers and supermarket chains operating in Northern Ireland.

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    Ken Rutherford, Managing Partner of DWF’s Belfast office commented: “As a business we are committed to hybrid working in a post COVID world – creating opportunity, embracing diversity, and being innovative in the ways we operate."

    Mr. Rutherford also added: “We have launched our global ESG strategy and will ensure its principles and new ways of working are embedded across our business as further proof of our commitment to our colleagues and their development.”

    DWF has been recognised as a Top 30 Employer for Working Families and in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women for its efforts to work towards gender equality. The Financial Times also regularly list DWF among the Most Innovative Law Firms in Europe.

    Source: Written from press release.

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