Careers at Goughs Solicitors​

Join a prestigious solicitors firm in Wiltshire

The Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025

Further your career at an award-winning law firm

A range of excellent opportunities currently exist to work within Goughs Solicitors – one of Wiltshire’s largest law firms, which continues to invest and grow. Our expansion is a reflection of our strong performance, our continuing focus on strategic planning and our commitment to providing an excellent service to all clients.

Current vacancies

Private Client Lawyer

Location: Devizes
Work Type: Permanent, full time & part time considered
Experience: Minimum of 4 years PQE

Family Lawyer

Location: Flexible on office location (to be discussed further at interview)
Work Type: Full or part-time, 2-3 days a week in the office
Experience: NQ upwards

Employment Lawyer

Location: Corsham
Work Type: Permanent, full-time and part-time applications considered
Experience: Minimum 7 years PQE

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Life at Goughs

Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance Base Tour

April 9, 2026

Our charity committee visited the Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance base as part of our new Charity of the Year partnership.

Theatre Trip

March 26, 2026

25 of our team enjoyed a lively evening in Bath watching The Choir of Man, a fun chance to relax and spend time together.

Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance

March 22, 2026

To kick off our Charity of the Year, our Charity Committee met with Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance to learn more about their vital work and how we can support them.

The secret to our success

The secret of our success is quite simple, it’s our people and the strong relationships they have built with their clients. In order to deliver such high levels of service and client satisfaction we believe it is essential to recruit individuals who are committed to delivering success for our clients and the firm alike.

We invest in our staff through a program of training and continual professional development. Retention, development and employment of the best legal, functional and support staff provides the foundation for our continuing success.

Get in touch

Goughs Solicitors are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion or belief. To make a speculative enquiry, please send an up to date CV and a covering letter to Lauren Bridger, HR Manager via email: laurenbridger@goughs.co.uk.

Why work at Goughs?

Partnership opportunities

Over 40% of our current Partners joined us a Trainee Solicitors

Career progression

In the last 4 years, 40% of Solicitors who joined the firm were promoted to Associate within 2 years

Training opportunities

9 support team members have moved into fully-fledged fee earning roles in the last 5 years

Evolving workplace

In the past 2 years, we’ve had 34 people join the firm

Employee satisfaction

49% of employees have been with the firm over 3 years

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