Start Your Own Legal Business Location: Flexible / UK-wide About the opportunity You’ve built a successful legal career. You have strong client relationships, an established reputation and a clear vision for how you would like to serve your clients. Perhaps you’ve considered starting your own firm but have been put off by the risks, regulatory …
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Autonomy Without Going Alone: Why New Models Are Emerging in Professional Services
Autonomy Without Going Alone: Why New Models Are Emerging in Professional Services This article was developed following an interview between James O’Dowd, CEO of Patrick Morgan, and Shru Morris, CEO of DSW Capital Plc, around how ownership models in professional services are evolving and why that matters for ambitious professionals considering their next move. If …
Graduate R&D Tax Trainee
Graduate R&D Tax Trainee Location: Daresbury, Warrington (Hybrid) Department: Tax / Innovation Incentives Reports to: R&D Tax Partner About the Role We are seeking a motivated, analytical Graduate R&D Tax Trainee to join our growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate to begin a career in tax advisory, supporting businesses in …
Trainee Business Recovery Administrator
Trainee Business Recovery Administrator Location: Daresbury, Warrington About the Role Dow Schofield Watts Business Recovery LLP is looking to recruit a graduate trainee business recovery administrator to support its existing Business Recovery team. This fantastic opportunity to join a successful advisory practice is a truly unique job that will suit an ambitious individual looking to …
Falling Back in Love With Your Career
Falling Back in Love With Your Career Many senior professionals reach a point where they begin considering a career change, not because they’ve fallen out of love with their profession, but because they want a better way to practise it. Partners in the Big Four. Senior leaders in financial advisory roles. Experienced lawyers. People who’ve …
Corporate Finance Director
Corporate Finance Director About the Pathway to Partner Role We have a unique opportunity for an ambitious Corporate Finance specialist to join our award-winning network of advisory professionals. Working closely with a Partner, you will take a lead role in the day-to-day execution of transactions, acting as the most senior individual within the growing M&A teams. This …
Consultant Solicitor
Consultant Solicitor Location: United Kingdom (Various locations, but prime hubs are Guildford and Daresbury) The Opportunity DSW Legal is the legal division of Dow Schofield Watts, bringing together experienced lawyers and legal consultants within a flexible, entrepreneurial platform. As part of the wider Dow Schofield Watts group, DSW Legal combines high-quality legal expertise with access …
National Head of Tax
National Head of Tax Location: United Kingdom (flexible as to location, but prime hubs are London, Manchester, Leeds, and the Midlands) About the Role We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a highly skilled and ambitious Tax professional to join our award-winning advisory network. In this pivotal role, you will lead our national transaction tax …
Why I chose to replace big law with consultancy work
Why I chose to replace big law with consultancy work Elizabeth Duan, director of legal services at DR Solicitors, shares how stepping away from a career in large law firms and becoming a consultant has enabled her to shape her career with both ambition and flexibility. After qualifying as a solicitor in 2014, I practised …
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Flexibility and Work-Life Balance at DSW Business Planning
Flexibility and Work-Life Balance at Dow Schofield Watts It’s National Work Life Week 2025, and Ellen Little, Founding Partner at the business planning team here at Dow Schofield Watts, reflects on the transformative power of flexible working within their business. What began as a response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into …
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