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Heather Varley Case Study

AuthorHeather Varley

I joined Frettens in March 2000 as an unqualified fee earner, qualified as a very junior legal executive and was made Associate some time ago, so you could say I've been here a while!

The reason for that is it’s a lovely place to work, the atmosphere is great, everyone is so helpful and nothing is too much trouble especially, if you have something that you can’t get your head round! I like that there are lots of different types of work that I do and even though the procedures for each type of work are the same, the clients make the variants challenging. I don’t use the flexible hours often but they are handy if I need to start and leave early.

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I think everybody talks to everybody else, everybody is very friendly. The partners are very friendly they’re not tucked away in their ivory towers in their offices, everybody is very approachable and that’s what I like.
Catharine Snow, Operations Manager
We are quite a young partnership. We do think about our staff, we think they do have lives outside of Frettens and those lives are very busy, so we’ve tried to build into our working days some flexibility for a lot of people.
Oonagh McKinney, Commercial Property Partner
I have never experienced teamwork like here. Everybody has your back, including the senior partner.
Julia Gaunt, Conveyancing Executive
In terms of a work-life balance generally, it has been fantastic. I can spend more time with my daughter, doing things like school runs.
Anna Curtis, Dispute Resolution Associate
The main advantages of working at Frettens is that I'm not micromanaged and there is flexibility with a soft start time, flexi policy so you can start earlier or finish later as and when you require.
Ben Cobb, Commercial Property Partner
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Patsy Whitford, Commercial Property Solicitor
The benefits which you receive at Frettens are those which you would usually not expect to see unless you’re a partner at a firm.
Hannah Martin, Commercial Property Solicitor
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Hannah Faith, Leasehold Property Paralegal
Working at Frettens is really enjoyable. Everyone is really friendly. A really modern firm, very up with all the latest technology. Everyone is very approachable and always willing to help.
Natalie Neil, Conveyancing Executive
We actively encourage staff to take on additional qualifications and training. We want our staff to achieve as much as they possibly can for the benefit of the firm and also their own careers.
Matthew Fretten, Managing Partner

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