Law Firm Named Among Five Top Achievers In Latest Great Place To Work Survey

The launch by Great Place To Work of its list of the UK’s Best Workplaces In Consulting and Professional Services for 2023 has seen Irwin Mitchell recognised among the best organisations in the Large & Super Large category.

Irwin Mitchell was named one of five ‘Top Achievers’ in the Super Large segment, a new Great Place To Work initiative, designed to shine a light on the top performing organisations in each category.

The Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services list is prepared using anonymous feedback from employees working in the industry about their workplace experience.

Irwin Mitchel’s employees anonymously reported that the firm continues to be a great place to work and follows the firm’s development and implementation of new polices in respect of staff wellbeing in recent years. In 2021, the firm introduced its ‘Flexible By Choice’ policy, allowing colleagues to decide where and when they choose to work, subject to their role and client needs.

Great Place To Work is a consultancy specialising in workplace culture and used their research-backed Trust Index employee surveys to analyse the responses of UK-based consulting and professional services employees to determine the Best Workplaces list.

The surveys asked employees to comment on how their company supports their work-life balance, sense of fulfilment, job satisfaction, psychological safety and financial security. Evaluations also included an assessment of how well the organisation was able to deliver consistency of their employee experience across all departments and seniority levels.

Expert Opinion

“We have taken the opportunity in recent years to focus on responsible business and putting staff wellbeing at the heart of what we do. This work has seen us feature consistently in Great Place To Work rankings and we’re all proud to have been named as one of the top five achievers in the Consulting and Professional Services list.

“A lot of hard work from all our staff goes into making Irwin Mitchell a Great Place To Work and these results represent important feedback on what we are getting right in terms of our company culture and where we can still improve our performance.

“We will now be looking to build on this latest accolade to provide a truly inclusive service that values our colleagues and continues to deliver consistently great results for our clients and the wider community.” Susana Berlevy - Group Chief People Officer

Benedict Gautrey, Managing Director of Great Place To Work UK said: “While navigating this ever-changing landscape, the Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services have galvanised their people proposition by placing employee wellbeing at the forefront of their company cultures – and enjoyed better business performance and staff retention as a result.

“It’s great to see so many examples of organisations making their workplaces truly ‘great’. A huge congratulations to Irwin Mitchell for making one of our most prestigious lists.”

In July, Irwin Mitchell was recognised for the fourth year in a row as a Best Workplace for Women by Great Place To Work and is committed to being a leading responsible business, which has seen the firm develop a range of initiatives focused on staff wellbeing, diversity and inclusion.