April 28, 2025
Every year on 28 April , the world comes together to recognise a global initiative dedicated to fostering safe, healthy, and sustainable workplaces.
Switalskis offers specialised legal advice, with an emphasis on providing you with understanding, care and excellent client service. With a focus on human-centric legal support, we navigate complex and sometimes sensitive legal matters, always with the determination to achieve the very best outcomes for our clients.
Our approach goes beyond just legal advice. It’s about extending empathy and compassion to clients experiencing difficult times, and for our business clients, it’s about sharing our knowledge and expertise to help your business succeed. Our success and professional accreditations emphasise our commitment to blending legal excellence with a warm, empathetic approach, making us a trusted choice for those seeking legal guidance.
We understand that each legal matter is deeply personal and often comes with its own set of emotional and practical challenges. That’s why we offer a range of personal legal services to guide you through these important moments.
We provide advice and support to legal challenges faced by businesses. We combine our wealth of experience with a personal touch to bring you clear, compassionate and authoritative legal assistance on a number of business legal matters.
We extend a helping hand in navigating the complex area of claims arising from life-altering circumstances. With a blend of expertise and compassion, we stand by your side to provide the necessary legal advice to seek the compensation to which you’re rightfully entitled.
A career at Switalskis means being part of a firm that cares and is here for you. One of our big goals is to be a great place to work, and we really strive to achieve that.
I'm delighted that we've been recognised as one of The Sunday Times 2024 Best Places to Work. Across all categories over five hundred organisations were selected. Only twenty-two law firms made the cut and only five of them are based in Yorkshire. Given there are just under 10,000 regulated law firms in the UK, that’s a huge achievement for us.
Switalskis is a firm that’s going places. We’re dynamic and progressive, and we never stand still. Last year, we were crowned Large Firm of the Year at the Yorkshire Legal Awards and named in the top 50 fastest-growing companies in Yorkshire in the Yorkshire Growth Index.
Julie GuestHead of People
I enjoy hybrid working. When I am in the office, I use this as time to speak with colleagues about their thoughts on cases and anything relevant within the news for example, a judgment. When I am at home, I use this time to complete detailed pieces of work without the distraction of the office. I’m also able to get out on a lunch time to walk my Sproodle!
I’ve always known I wanted to help people but ruled out several professions before deciding on law. The first seat of my training contract was in commercial property, working between the Leeds and Knaresborough offices. I found the work very interesting especially drafting documents. I recently moved to the clinical negligence team, for my second seat, which I am finding both stimulating and challenging. Since joining, my integration into Switalskis has been seamless as everyone has been very welcoming and inviting. I think it helped that I often brought in brownies and cakes that I’d baked!
Switalskis is an award-winning law firm. We believe in helping all our clients, both individual and business, to achieve the very best outcomes and to be always treated fairly.
We handle your personal legal matters with warmth and compassion, offering considerate support to provide an excellent personal service.
Our inquisitive approach enables us to understand your business legal challenges providing astute, commercially-minded solutions.
Our determination drives us to secure the best possible outcome for your claim with a caring and thorough approach.
Contact us today. Call us on 0800 1380 458 or get in touch via our form.
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