Our Careers…

We are always looking for talented individuals to join our expanding team and are happy to receive speculative applications to join the firm. Please forward any such applications to our careers@newriversidelegal.com along with a copy of your CV.

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Working for us...

We were delighted to be included in The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2023, 2024 and 2025. This is the definitive list of the UK’s top-rated places to work, determined by anonymous feedback from the people who work there.

If you join New Riverside Legal, you know you are becoming part of an organisation whose people are happy, engaged and proud to be a part of.

Lexcel

In 2021, 2022, and 2025 – Lexcel reported back to us following their annual review. The feedback provided independent and clear feedback as to how those working for the Watson Ramsbottom family view their working lives. We’ve included some of what they had to say.

2021: “Watson Ramsbottom has a very effective management structure that is based on clear leadership, excellent communications and team working. Senior management, and line managers generally, have an open and approachable management style, and lead by example.”

2022: “Watson Ramsbottom Ltd has an effective and clear management structure that has recently been revised to help meet the needs of the growing firm. People both like and respect their line managers and have confidence in senior management. Team working and communications are strengths of the firm.”

“Learning and development continues to be a strength of the firm. People continue to be developed to positions of greater responsibility in the firm, coaching and knowledge sharing is excellent, and achievement of relevant qualifications is supported. Good use made of external and internal webinars and training modules. People interviewed thought these had improved since Covid, good quality, greater flexibility, time efficient and more people could use them.”

2025: “The firm is managed in a modern, open and collaborative style, based on teamworking and excellent communications. Managers are very careful about recruiting people who fit into the Watson Ramsbottom’ way of working, recruits are attracted by the reputation of the firm as being excellent place to work with good quality of work and development opportunities available.”

“Many people at Watson Ramsbottom have long service – and all interviewed during this assessment could see their career continuing to develop with Watson Ramsbottom. People interviewed felt valued and appreciated and well looked after by the firm. Staff retention continues to be very good.”