Careers with Boys & Maughan

We employ around 152 people, in a variety of roles, all of whom are integral to us delivering the highest levels of client care and satisfaction. Click on the links below for details of our current vacancies.

Private Client Legal Secretary, Canterbury

We are seeking a Legal Secretary to join our team at our Castle Street office in Canterbury. Ideally, you will have experience in a private client department, specifically dealing with wills, probate, and lasting power of attorney.

This is a busy role that requires a positive attitude and the ability to manage a varied workload efficiently. Strong client relations skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering your best each day are essential.

Boys & Maughan is one of East Kent's leading legal practices, with six local offices. We pride ourselves on receiving excellent feedback from our clients and we recommend that you check out some of our reviews on our website.

While your primary location will be in Canterbury, you may be asked to work at other offices occasionally.

We offer training, and this is a full-time, permanent position with hours from 9am to 5pm and 25 days of holiday per year.

Please note that only applicants with relevant experience will be contacted. If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!

To apply, please send your CV and a cover message to Vanessa Gawler-James, Human Resources Manager, Boys & Maughan, via email.

Feel free to call Vanessa at 01227 813400 if you’d like to discuss the position before applying.

Commercial Property Solicitor / Chartered Legal Executive, Margate or Canterbury

We are seeking a commercial property solicitor or experienced Chartered Legal Executive, ideally with three or more years’ post qualification experience, to join either our branch in St George’s Place Canterbury or main Margate office in Margate.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Contracts subject to planning
  • Sales and purchases
  • Asset sales and purchases
  • Overages and options
  • Commercial lending
  • Leases - granting and assignment
  • Running your own transactions day to day, whilst also assisting with the team’s property development caseload
  • Acting for developers, occupiers, high net worth individuals, retailers, lenders and borrowers, and
  • Developing and, latterly, growing our commercial client offering.

Our team is friendly and committed and we have excellent, long-term relationships with our clients, giving you an opportunity to make your mark and progress your career.

Boys & Maughan is one of East Kent’s largest and oldest legal practices, with six offices across Thanet and in Canterbury. Clients frequently give us outstanding feedback and we recommend that you read some of our reviews on our website.

We will consider applications from individuals who wish to work on a full or part-time basis. Working from home is often effective and we believe in its benefits, so have a permanent and occasional working from home policy. You would be welcome to propose up to 40% home working.

You may be considering re-locating to the East Kent coast or one of the inland towns and villages. If so, we will pay the buying and selling conveyancing fees of a successful candidate and assist with introductions to our extensive network of local estate agents. Thanet and Canterbury have a wide range of excellent schools that we can tell you about if you have school age children.

Your salary will be competitive and negotiable depending on experience. The position is permanent, and your hours will be Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm if you take on the role on a full-time basis.

To apply, please email your CV and a message explaining the qualities you would expect to bring to the role, relevant experience and details of your availability to Vanessa Gawler-James, Human Resources Manager, Boys & Maughan.

If you would like to discuss the post before applying, you would be welcome to call Vanessa on 01843 234000.

Senior Residential Property Lawyer, Margate / Thanet

We are seeking an experienced residential conveyancer to join our highly respected team. Applications are welcome from solicitors, Chartered Legal Executives, licensed conveyancers and unqualified conveyancers.

The position will most likely be based at our main office in Margate, but you would be welcome to also indicate a preference for a role at our other Thanet offices in Birchington, Broadstairs, or Ramsgate.

Boys & Maughan is one of East Kent’s largest and oldest legal practices, and we are the market leaders in the area, with six local offices. We receive outstanding feedback from our clients, and we recommend you read some of our reviews on our website.

You should expect to manage a caseload, be able to demonstrate your experience in leasehold, freehold, new build properties, remortgages and lease extension work and enjoy a challenging, fast-moving professional environment.

Our team is friendly and committed, and we would like you to be a team player. We have excellent, long-term relationships with our clients and local estate agents, allowing you to make your mark and progress your career.

We will consider applications from individuals who wish to work full or part-time. If part-time interests you, we often find that working hours spread out across four days works well. Working from home is effective, and we believe in its benefits, so we have a permanent and occasional working-from-home policy. You would be welcome to propose up to 40% home working.

Your salary will be competitive and negotiable. The position is permanent, and your hours will be Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm if you join us full-time.

To apply, please email your CV and a message explaining the qualities you would expect to bring to the role, relevant experience and details of your availability to Kerry Curson, Human Resources Manager, Boys & Maughan.

If you would like to discuss the post before applying, you would be welcome to call Kerry on 01843 234000.

Residential Property Lawyers, Canterbury

A confident individual with good quality residential conveyancing experience. Does this describe you?

We are seeking residential conveyancers to join our highly respected team. Applications are welcome from solicitors, Chartered Legal Executives, licensed conveyancers and unqualified conveyancers.

You will be based at our office in St George’s Place, Canterbury, a short walk from the City centre.

Boys & Maughan is one of East Kent’s largest and oldest legal practices, and we are the market leaders in the area, with six local offices. Clients frequently give us outstanding feedback, and we recommend you read some of our reviews on our website.

You should expect to manage a caseload, be able to demonstrate your experience in leasehold, freehold, new build properties, remortgages and lease extension work and enjoy a challenging, fast-moving professional environment.

Our team is friendly and committed, and we would like you to be a team player. We have excellent, long-term relationships with our clients and local estate agents, allowing you to make your mark and progress your career.

The position is full-time, and your hours will be 9.00am to 5.00pm with 25 days holiday per annum. 

Working from home is often effective, and we believe in its benefits, so we have a permanent and occasional working-from-home policy. You would be welcome to propose up to 40% home working.

Please note we will only contact applicants with relevant experience. If you like the sound of us, then we would like to hear from you.

To apply, email your CV and a message explaining the qualities you would expect to bring to the role, relevant experience and details of your availability to Vanessa Gawler-James, Human Resources Manager, Boys & Maughan.

If you would like to discuss the post before applying, you would be welcome to call Vanessa on 01843 234000.

Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Margate or Canterbury – full or part-time

✓ Outstanding reputation ✓ Relocation support ✓ Flexible working arrangements ✓ Full or part-time

We seek a solicitor or chartered legal executive with at least three years of post-qualification experience for our busy and widely respected litigation team. Your office will be in Margate or Canterbury, and you are welcome to tell us if you have a preference.

Applications from all-rounders will be particularly welcome, and we expect you will regularly represent clients in disputes involving some or all of the following:

  • property law, including landlord and tenant
  • employment law
  • probate and will disputes
  • contracts
  • boundary disputes, and
  • general commercial litigation.

You will have a sound knowledge of litigation processes, and the role will involve frequently issuing court proceedings and attending court. We would also expect you to assist with the investigation and litigation of complex cases and have experience drafting court documents, witness statements and instructions to experts.          

The successful candidate will possess excellent client care and interpersonal skills and operate with integrity, demonstrating empathy and intuition.

Consistently listed in the legal industry bible, The Legal 500, our team is friendly and committed, and we have excellent, long-term relationships with many of our clients, allowing you to make your mark and progress your career. Clients frequently give us outstanding feedback, and we recommend you read some of our reviews on our website.

Boys & Maughan is one of East Kent’s largest and oldest legal practices, with six offices across Thanet and Canterbury.

You may consider relocating to the East Kent coast or one of the inland towns and villages. If so, we will pay your conveyancing fees and assist with introductions to our extensive network of local estate agents. Thanet and Canterbury have a wide range of excellent schools that we can tell you about if you have school-age children. If you would be moving away from the capital to take up the post, Margate is on the high-speed train line to London.

The position is either full or part-time and will be permanent. If you work full time, your hours will be Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Your salary will be negotiable depending on your experience.

Working from home is often effective, and we believe in its benefits, so we have a permanent and occasional working-from-home policy. You would be welcome to propose up to 40% home working.

To apply, please send a CV and cover message explaining the qualities you would expect to bring to the role, your preference for full or part-time, relevant experience and details of your availability to Kerry Curson, Human Resources Manager, Boys & Maughan.

You would be welcome to call Kerry on 01843 234000 if you would like an opportunity to discuss the post before applying.

Residential Property Lawyers, Thanet

A confident individual with good quality residential conveyancing experience. Does this describe you?

We are seeking two experienced residential conveyancers to join our highly respected team. Applications are welcome from solicitors, Chartered Legal Executives, licensed conveyancers and unqualified conveyancers.

You will be based at our Birchington, Broadstairs, Margate or Ramsgate office, and if you prefer one location above the others, please tell us in your application.

Boys & Maughan is one of East Kent’s largest and oldest legal practices, and we are the market leaders in the area, with six local offices. Clients frequently give us outstanding feedback, and we recommend you read some of our reviews on our website.

You should expect to manage a caseload, be able to demonstrate your experience in leasehold, freehold, new build properties, remortgages and lease extension work and enjoy a challenging, fast-moving professional environment.

Our team is friendly and committed, and we would like you to be a team player. We have excellent, long-term relationships with our clients and local estate agents, allowing you to make your mark and progress your career.

The position is full-time, and your hours will be 9.00am to 5.00pm with 25 days holiday per annum. 

Working from home is often effective, and we believe in its benefits, so we have a permanent and occasional working-from-home policy. You would be welcome to propose up to 40% home working.

Please note we will only contact applicants with relevant experience. If you like the sound of us, then we would like to hear from you.

To apply, please email your CV and a message explaining the qualities you would expect to bring to the role, relevant experience and details of your availability to Kerry Curson, Human Resources Manager, Boys & Maughan.

If you would like to discuss the post before applying, you would be welcome to call Kerry on 01843 234000.

Children Panel Accredited Child Care Lawyer, Margate

✓ Outstanding reputation ✓ Relocation support ✓ Flexible working arrangements

We are seeking a Child Care solicitor or chartered legal executive with strong advocacy skills and experience of dealing in all aspects of children law, to join our busy and highly regarded Family Department. Children Panel Accreditation is essential.

Boys & Maughan is one of East Kent’s largest and oldest legal practices and our matrimonial and children law specialists are the only experts with offices in Thanet to be listed in the legal industry guide, The Legal 500. Jonathan da Costa, who leads our family department, is also recognised in Chambers & Partners.

Our successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual who is organised and has a good client manner. You must be experienced in running your own caseload, working independently and remotely when the need arises due to court commitments.

Our Child Care department is based in Margate on Kent’s northeast tip, on the edge of the Old Town and a couple of minutes’ walk from the Turner Contemporary and spectacular beach.

We represent clients at meetings with social services and most days at the family courts throughout Kent and sometimes at the High Court in London.

Our team is friendly and committed and you will be encouraged to make your mark and progress your career. Clients frequently give us outstanding feedback and we recommend that you read some of our reviews on our website.

The position is either full or part time and will be permanent. If you work full time your hours will be Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Your salary will be negotiable depending on experience.

Working from home is often effective and we believe in its benefits, so have a permanent and occasional working from home policy. You would be welcome to propose up to 40% home working.

You may be considering re-locating to the East Kent coast or one of the inland towns and villages. If so, we will pay the buying and selling conveyancing fees of a successful candidate and assist with introductions to our extensive network of local estate agents. Thanet and Canterbury has a wide range of excellent schools that we can tell you about if you have school age children. If you would be moving away from the capital to take up post, Margate is on the high-speed train line to London.

To apply please send a CV and covering message explaining the qualities you would expect to bring to the role, your preference for full or part time, relevant experience and details of your availability to: Kerry Curson, Human Resources Manager, Boys & Maughan by email.

You would be welcome to call Kerry on 01843 234000 if you would like an opportunity to discuss the post before applying. 

What’s it like to work with us?
Our people are bright, capable and creative team players. Integrity and respect are values which are important to us and we look for these in the people we employ. 

Our staff ensure that we thrive, and dozens of them feature in our self-produced video which is best played with the sound and/or subtitles on.

We have a strong, enviable track record in organic growth because we place great emphasis on the development of our employees, enabling them to fulfil their career goals and do their best work.

Our people mission statement is to be PROUD:

Proud to be Boys & Maughan people
Responsibility, Resilience and Responsive
Opportunities
Understanding of our clients and each other
Desire to achieve, succeed and excel

We have a significantly loyal client base because of the expertise of our people and their ability to identify and deliver the right individual legal solution to suit our clients’ needs. So as a member of our team, you will get to work alongside some specialists in their field, or you may be one yourself, but above all else you will be doing interesting work with great clients.

Lawyers will also experience public appreciation and acknowledgement of their work through ReviewSolicitors, where we often attract excellent feedback. Check now and you may see that we are ranked one of the top firms in the country. Administrators are also often complimented on this leading review platform. Our firm is committed to transparency, so you will see our prices displayed on our website in line with the SRA's requirements, and if you are a conveyancer, for example, you will receive regular new instructions via Perfect Portal where prospective clients can obtain a detailed quotation for our services. 

In 2022 we established three new staff groups focusing on the opportunities and challenges faced by regional law firms such as ourselves. Involving 30 staff from across the business and led by our equity partners, the groups generate ideas and make recommendations in respect of wellbeing and diversity, green issues and our responsibilities to the local communities we serve. A wide cross section of staff are involved in the groups and colleagues who are new to the firm, are amongst the most active contributors. 

We also like to have fun. If you’re new to the area and would like to get to know your colleagues better we have a social committee that regularly arranges local events and outings. 

Where are we?
We have offices in five East Kent towns – Margate, Ramsgate, Birchington, Broadstairs and two offices in Canterbury. While we retain a consistent culture and approach in each office, their location offers something different to our people who work in them.

Why not come and meet us? If you are interested in one of our vacancies we will happily show you round our offices and introduce you to your potential colleagues.

We often help people relocate to local towns and villages and have notched up a number of success stories involving staff who have joined us to develop their career and because they wish to change their lifestyle.

Thanet and Canterbury has a wide range of excellent schools that we can tell you about if you have school age children. And if you are entirely new to the area, we will give you the inside track on the best locations in which to buy or rent, and can introduce you to local estate and letting agents. Speak to our HR Manager Kerry Curson on 01843 234000 or email Kerry if you would like details. 

Benefits
Boys & Maughan offers a range of benefits:

  • 25 days holiday plus paid bank holidays
  • We close down our offices between Christmas and New Year
  • We believe working from home can be effective and in being flexible, so have established a permanent and occasional working from home policy
  • Free conveyancing on your residential property for all those who have been employed for over 6 months
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Car parking and season ticket loans.

What types of careers does Boys & Maughan offer?
We like to provide an environment in which all our lawyers and non-lawyers can develop their personal, commercial and management skills. A number of our staff have been promoted multiple times and we like nothing more than to guide a future leader along their career path.

If you are considering a legal career you might wish to consider:

  • An apprenticeship - we have been recruiting apprentices of all ages since 2007. Boys & Maughan offers excellent prospects: 13 people have gone on to permanent jobs with us through our apprenticeship scheme so far and two have been promoted twice and become lawyers with significant levels of responsibility.
  • Legal Secretary – you’ll usually need GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) in English and Maths, experience of office work and word processing skills to join us as a legal secretary. If you have no previous experience you might like to take a course in audio transcription. Visit the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs (ILSPA) for more information about this career.
  • Licensed Conveyancer - a licensed conveyancer is a qualified, professional property lawyer. In this role, you'll specialise in property law and will work on behalf of clients buying or selling property. Read an interview with Richard Durrant, our head of residential property, about some of the ways in which we support licensed conveyancers here
  • Chartered Legal Executive - a Chartered Legal Executive is a lawyer who has completed all the elements of the route to qualification at the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). They often specialise in a particular area of law and work closely alongside our solicitors.
  • Solicitor - a career as a solicitor can be incredibly rewarding, providing a job that is intellectually challenging with many exciting opportunities. Solicitors are involved in almost all aspects of life, making the range of work diverse. Search for law careers on the Law Society website for more details of how to become a solicitor.

Law Graduate Programme
We currently have a dozen graduates at various stages of our programme and most wish to qualify as a solicitor, chartered legal executive or become a CLC lawyer.

Our graduates are encouraged to:

  • Take on duties that stretch their abilities, develop their expertise and prepare for practice
  • Make progress through promotion, leading to successfully applying for a training contract or professional qualification with CILEX or CLC
  • Experience varying aspects of our firm and demonstrate their skills.

Some firms have an annual intake of students on training contracts. Boys & Maughan’s approach is to develop and promote from within. Our training contracts are awarded to graduates who work with us for a period of time and demonstrate the necessary skills and aptitude to become a solicitor. We do not impose a limit on the number of trainees we employ at any one time, nor do we expect individuals to progress at the same pace. In September 2023 we appointed two internal candidates, pictured left and right below, and you can read their stories here. We then appointed two further internal candidates in September 2024 and you can read details, along with more information about our appointment strategy here. 

 

Mentoring future lawyers
We like to support and encourage future lawyers and legal administrators and, gladly, they often end up working for us.



In 2017 we established a Boys & Maughan Solicitors Civil Advocacy Competition, which took place annually in the University of Kent’s Law School until 2023. Students usually started the competition with little or no courtroom procedural experience. With the fierce competition for pupilages and training contracts, mooting is an essential experience, particularly for those who want to become barristers or solicitor advocates.

In addition to the courtroom experience, we arrange for a number of our experienced lawyers and recruitment decision makers to meet with the Law School’s students to network, pitch for jobs and seek careers advice. Ihcene Khalfi is a good example of a student who got to know us and is now working for us full time. You can read Ihcene's story here. 



Charity work
Boys & Maughan actively supports local and national charities via events throughout the year such as wills promotions, coffee mornings, running and walking events and dress-down days.

Our main charity we have supported over a number of years is Pilgrims Hospices. Each year our private client team gives its time freely to the Hospice and it has donated tens of thousands of pounds to vital services at local Pilgrims Hospices over the past decade, through our unwavering support for the annual Make A Will campaign. 



We are also involved in assisting Oasis, a Margate domestic violence refuge and at Christmas we usually like to collect and deliver food for local charities.

Boys & Maughan regularly offers legal and business know how to local community organisations. We get involved in local drop in legal advice clinics and a number of our partners and consultants are trustees for education providers, local charities and community organisations. Our staff are also represented in charitable organisations such as Rotary and Round Table.

Our lawyers also give interviews to local community radio station Academy FM Thanet on topical legal issues.

Andrew Baker, one of our equity partners, is a director of the Dreamland Heritage Trust, which was set up to deliver a 21st-century tourist attraction at Dreamland, Margate, based around the listed Scenic Railway and Cinema building.

Albert Burns Children’s Fund
Occasionally we are able to reach out to a much wider community and an example of this is the Albert Burns Children’s Fund.

The fund was created in memory of Thanet businessman Albert Burns who left instructions in his will for us to create a lasting legacy for children. He particularly wanted to support smaller charities that don’t have the resources of the larger children’s charities.

Albert had a particular affinity with India and in 2015 we used part of the fund to pay for a new children’s centre providing support and relief for a slum community in Goa. The facility, known as Albert’s Good News Centre has made a huge difference to the street children of the Moti Donger slum and is currently providing daily support to 185 women and children.

Since 2015 Kent Community Foundation has managed the Fund grant-making on our behalf and direct funding to local childrens’ groups and charities where it will make a significant impact locally.

Albert Burns Children’s Fund has so far awarded nearly £230k in grants across 55 different projects and expects to continue to add to these totals significantly in future years. To apply for funding through the Albert Burns Children’s Trust Fund visit KCF's website.

Diversity
Solicitors firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are required to collect and publish their workforce diversity data using questions provided by the SRA. In 2023 we surveyed our staff and if you would like like to see the results click here. The SRA uses the information to monitor diversity within the profession and we also monitor diversity internally.

Recruitment agencies
Boys & Maughan aims to operate a direct sourcing model where possible but partners with selected suppliers on particular positions when required. Given these preferred supplier relationships, we wll not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs or profiles. We will not be liable to pay any fee for CVs or profiles submitted directly to any Boys & Maughan partner or employee. Where recruitment agencies or head-hunters do not comply with the above, we reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and no agency fee will be payable.