Law firm keeps top rating in best employer awards

Leeds law firm Clarion is celebrating after maintaining the highest level of accreditation of three stars in the UK’s 100 Best Companies to Work For throughout 2022.

Clarion, with a turnover of almost £28m and 30 partners, was once again ranked as the best law firm to work for in the UK – an accolade it has achieved in every quarter of this year. Clarion has also maintained the position of number 2 large corporate to work for in the UK, and is one of the top three companies of any size to work for in Yorkshire.

The awards are assessed through quarterly employee engagement surveys measured against the Best Companies Index score, which covers factors such as leadership, wellbeing and personal growth, in order to celebrate and showcase outstanding employers.

Helen Saunders and Roger Hutton (right) of Clarion being presented with the firm’s award

Judges noted the ‘world-class employee engagement’ of Clarion’s 295-strong team. A standard of excellence for UK businesses, the initiative assesses workplace engagement and

Joint managing partner Roger Hutton said: “To have achieved these rankings in just one quarter of 2022 would be an amazing achievement, but to top the national league tables in every quarter of 2022 is simply stellar. This is what you get when you harness the passion and power of exceptional people, all working towards a common goal of providing the highest levels of service to our clients. Our people feel valued, and they feel that they belong, and this national recognition is the result of embedding our unique Clarion culture at the heart of everything we do.”

Head of People Helen Saunders added: “At Clarion, we want colleagues to be happy in their work, confident in their career progression and able to balance their work and home lives; this is at the heart of our business – be it through employee events, team-building activities or learning and development initiatives. We are extremely proud to be recognised for our efforts, by our team themselves, through this accreditation.”