LAW CAREERS FAIR WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2015 1PM – 4PM GREAT HALL AND SANCTUARY, STREATHAM CAMPUS
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Welcome I‘m delighted to welcome you to this year’s Law Careers Fair.
If you are considering pursuing a career within the legal profession, this is the event for you. We will have over 70 exhibitors on hand to talk through their training contracts, vacation schemes and further study opportunities. Our own team will also be available to provide information and advice.
event, so maximise your time. Familiarise yourself with the organisations attending by reading through the entries in this brochure and check their location on the floor plans throughout the venue. Make a positive first and lasting impression with the help of the useful hints and tips listed within this guide.
This event is open to students of all year groups and degree disciplines – both law and non-law – but will be of particular benefit to second year law students and final year nonlaw students interested in a legal career.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, Michelmores, for their generous support of the fair.
The fair offers a unique opportunity to meet with a variety of representatives at a single
We look forward to seeing you. Paul Blackmore Head of Student Employability and Academic Success
From our sponsors Michelmores is a Top 100 law firm with over 460 staff, 62 partners and a turnover in excess of £30m. Headquartered in Exeter, we provide Business, Real Estate and Private Client expertise to a wide range of clients nationally and internationally. We recruit trainee solicitors into both our Exeter and Bristol offices and are on the lookout for future associates and partners of the Firm. Our structured Training and Development Programme equips our trainees with the key skills needed to be a successful lawyer, both technically and personally.
The Firm has an established track record of attracting quality recruits at every level, enabling its trainees to learn from lawyers who are leaders in their field. We are really proud to be sponsoring the University of Exeter Law Careers Fair today. We have long had strong links with the University – five of our fourteen trainees studied at the University. Come and visit our stand and find out more about becoming a trainee at Michelmores.
Hints and Tips Helping you make the most of your visit to the Law Careers Fair
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Check in advance who is coming to the fair. Draw up a wish list and focus on them.
Do your research! Familiarise yourself with what an organisation offers and importantly, what they are seeking in their recruits.
Prepare some questions and tailor them. Don’t ask questions which you can find the answers to easily elsewhere.
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Dress appropriately to make a good first impression.
If you impress an employer, they might want to see your CV, so don’t forget to take copies with you.
Be professional, polite and courteous. Display a positive attitude and don’t just help yourself to the freebies.
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Want to follow up? Make sure you ask for their business card.
Take a notebook – you’re going to need it to jot down important facts.
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Allen & Overy LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline At Allen & Overy, we provide a number of different programmes and opportunities for you to gain experience of a career in commercial law. Through our various schemes, you can explore the role of a lawyer and develop your sense of the firm. There really is no better way to support your decision-making than to meet our people and experience the culture and environment. www.aograduate.com Ashfords LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline We are recognised nationally as a leading provider of legal and related professional services. We deliver commercially focused advice to our clients across a range of industries and sectors throughout the UK and abroad. Our aim is straightforward – to help our clients get the results that they want. Our commitment to excellence is reflected by the quality of our staff and partners, our client testimonials and industry awards. www.ashfords.co.uk Ashurst LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline With 28 offices across the world’s leading financial and resource centres, Ashurst offers the scale to attract global mandates. We operate at the cutting edge of the financial, resources and infrastructure, corporate and new economy markets, offering advice that’s as commercially astute as it is technically accurate in diverse areas of law. We share our client’s ambitions and the depth of our insight allows us to cut to the heart of their issues with speed and clarity. careers.ashurst.com Baker & McKenzie LLP Type of opportunities: Casual/Part-Time Work; Internships/Placements/ Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Baker & McKenzie prides itself on being the global law Firm that offers a personal and professional approach to its graduates and clients alike. It’s this approach that ensures the Firm is ideally placed to offer graduates the best possible start to their legal career. The Firm currently operates in over 77 locations across 47 countries. uk-graduates.bakermckenzie.com Bar Council & Inns of Court Service available: Information and Advice Applicable to: Any Degree Discipline The General Council of the Bar, known as the Bar Council, was founded in 1894 and is the governing body for barristers in England and Wales. www.barcouncil.org.uk
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BARBRI International Type of opportunities: Further Study Recruit from: College of Social Sciences and International Studies Barbri International Ltd is the market-leading provider of the Bar Review programme that prepares law graduates and lawyers to sit the US State bar examinations. If you are interested in a career in international law, becoming a US Attorney is a step in the right direction. We will be delighted to discuss whether you are eligible to sit a US bar exam and how we can support you through your studies. www.barbri-international.com Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Type of opportunities: Casual/Part-Time Work; Internships/Placements/ Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline We are an international, full service law firm with over 840 lawyers, including approximately 200 partners, delivering client projects in 128 countries via our 12 international offices. The quality of service we provide to our clients has been recognised with 8 Law Firm of the Year awards since 2004. In addition to talented individuals with brilliant minds and bright attitudes, we are looking for people who can take complex, often pressurised, commercial situations in their stride. We run five vacation schemes each year and have 40 – 45 Training Contract vacancies per annum. www.blplaw.com/trainee Bevan Brittan Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Bevan Brittan LLP is a leading national law firm dedicated to providing expert legal advice to those organisations that deliver public services. Considered a public service powerhouse, the firm has a band one Chambers rating for Clinical Negligence, Health, Local Government, Professional Discipline and Social Housing. www.bevanbrittan.com Bond Dickinson Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline One of the leading advisors outside London advising in excess of 40 FTSE 350 companies and many of the largest businesses in the country. With more than 1200 people nationwide, including 140 partners and over 580 other legal professionals. We are looking for intellectually able, motivated and enthusiastic individuals, who expect to achieve or have achieved a minimum 2.1 in their chosen degree. www.bonddickinson.com
BPP Law School Type of opportunities: Further Study Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline At BPP Law School we specialise in legal careers, not just qualifications. So as well as teaching theory we give you the practical experience you’ll need to help you secure your future training contract or pupillage. So if you’re thinking about studying the LLB, GDL, LPC or BPTC you’ll need to think about studying at BPP Law School. www.bppuniversity.ac.uk Bristows LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Bristows is a medium-sized London law firm best known for our work in IP. Established over 175 years ago, we have a client list that includes leading businesses from a variety of cutting edge industries, including global corporations, growing start-ups and charities, and handle the kind of work you might normally associate with only the largest firms. training.bristows.com The British Army Type of opportunities: Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline The Army Legal Services (ALS) delivers legal support to the British Army for all its activities in the UK and overseas. The Army’s lawyers are qualified solicitors and barristers who are also commissioned officers on the Army staff. They advise the Army’s commanders on the legal issues relating to operations. Wherever the Army is, the ALS will be there in support; therefore the opportunities for travel and variety of work are extensive. www.army.mod.uk/join Burges Salmon Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Burges Salmon is a leading full service UK law firm with a wide range of national and international clients. Our main departments include Corporate & Financial Institutions, Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Environment & Planning, Real Estate and Private Client. We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and are seeking to recruit ambitious and forward thinking individuals. www.burges-salmon.com Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) Type of opportunities: Further Study Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline CILEx offers a full range of affordable qualifications in law and legal practice, set at all levels (entry to post graduate). Training pathways are available for individuals with no legal qualifications or experience as well as LLB/LPC/BPTC graduates. Over 84,000 people have chosen the CILEx route to pursue their lawyer qualification. If you want a career in law, why not join them? www.cilexcareers.org.uk
Clifford Chance LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Clifford Chance is a Times Graduate Employer of Choice and one of the world’s foremost law firms, with more tier one ranked practice areas than any other firm. Because the challenges of modern business rarely fall within a single jurisdiction or practice area, we’re used to tackling problems in international, multi-disciplinary teams. A career with Clifford Chance means the opportunity to develop your talents to their utmost potential in a refreshing and stimulating environment. www.cliffordchancegraduates.com Clyde & Co LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Clyde & Co LLP is a global law firm with a pioneering heritage and a resolute focus on its core sectors of aviation, energy, infrastructure, insurance, marine and trade. With over 1,500 lawyers operating from 40 offices and associated offices in six continents, the firm advises corporates, financial institutions, private individuals and governments. www.clydeco.com CMS Cameron McKenna Type of opportunities: Casual/Part-Time Work; Internships/Placements/ Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline CMS Cameron McKenna forms part of a leading network of firms known as CMS. CMS has 59 offices across 33 countries, with the most extensive footprint in Europe of any other firm. Our lawyers provide advice to our international client base across all types of commercial law. We take a genuine, client-focused approach that attracts many of the world’s leading corporations and financial institutions. graduates.cms-cmck.com Dechert LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Dechert is a dynamic international law firm with over 2000 people across 27 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. London is out third largest office, after Philadelphia and New York. In London, we have particular strengths in Investment Funds and Corporate (including Hedge Funds and Private Equity), and smaller teams in Finance and Real Estate, Employment, IP, Litigation and Tax. careers.dechert.com
Dentons Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline We are offering an amazing opportunity to kick start your legal career in a world class law firm. We have 2 year training contracts available for 2015, 2016 and 2017 and are ready to take applications now. As a trainee you will undertake four six-month seats, including a contentious seat or attending an external litigation course. Your transactional experience will include banking (if in London) and corporate, construction or real estate (if in Milton Keynes). www.dentons.com/uk-graduates Devon Chambers Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: College of Social Sciences and International Studies Devon Chambers is a friendly and efficient set of barristers based in the South West. Always keen to recruit the best barristers, we believe in the system of pupillage and generally recruit one pupil per year. Devon Chambers also offers week long mini-pupillages to those considering a career at the Bar. Applicants wishing to be considered should write to Scott Horner enclosing a Curriculum Vitae (see website for contact information). www.devonchambers.co.uk DLA Piper Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Scheme Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 30 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. Unlike many law firms, we are organised to provide clients with a range of essential business advice – not just on large scale mergers and acquisitions and banking deals – but also on people and employment, commercial dealings, litigation, insurance, real estate, IT, intellectual property and plans for restructuring. www.dlapipergraduates.co.uk DWF LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Described by market commentators as “blazing a trail”, DWF is one of the UK’s largest law firms and has an award-winning reputation for client service excellence and effective operational management. www.dwf.co.uk/join-us/graduate Fieldfisher Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Fieldfisher is a European law firm with market leading practices in many of the world’s most dynamic sectors including Real Estate, Energy, Financial Services, Government & Public Services, Hotels & Leisure, Life Sciences, Media, Telecoms and Technology. We have two paid vacation schemes per year and training opportunities. careers.fieldfisher.com/graduates.html
Freshfields Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline As an international law firm, Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer advises some of the world’s most well-known businesses. For graduates keen to pursue a career in commercial law, the firm offers challenging work that demands a strong intellect and a desire to help ambitious businesses achieve long-term success. We are looking for around 80 trainees to start training with us in London in 2018. www.freshfields.com/uktrainees Herbert Smith Freehills Type of opportunities: Casual/Part-Time Work; Internships/Placements/ Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Takeovers and mergers. Arbitration and litigation. We’ve got it all. And because we’re one of the world’s leading law firms, we also work with some of the biggest international organisations on some of their most ambitious projects. Herbert Smith Freehills is a place where you won’t just experience everything, you’ll be a part of it. So if you’ve got the drive and ambition to become a brilliant lawyer, we’d like to hear from you. www.herbertsmithfreehills.com Hogan Lovells Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Hogan Lovells is a top global law firm, with around 2,500 lawyers operating out of more than 40 offices in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Our unique balance of ambition and approachability not only attracts prestigious clients but creates a working culture where your own ambition as a trainee solicitor is supported to ensure your success. www.hoganlovells.com/graduates Holman Fenwick Willan LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Who we are: We are an international law firm with over 475 lawyers worldwide and a market-leading reputation for advising businesses on the legal aspects of international commerce. We have developed our transactional, regulatory and dispute resolution services across a number of core sectors, including aviation, commodities, energy, offshore mining, insurance, and shipping and transport. www.training-contracts.com/grad-rec-home
ICSA Type of opportunities/ Further Study; Services available: Information and Advice Recruit from/applicable to: Business School and College of Social Sciences and International Studies ICSA is the chartered membership and qualifying body for people working in governance, risk and compliance roles, including company secretaries. We aim to develop the skills & value of company secretaries. The cosec is pivotal for effective governance, meeting requirements of law & governance codes and is the key link between the board and all of a company’s main decision-makers. www.icsa.org.uk Irwin Mitchell Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Irwin Mitchell is unique, both in its culture and its approach to law. Nationally acclaimed, with strong international capabilities, Irwin Mitchell is one of a few law firms to provide a diverse range of legal services to businesses and private individuals. It has a strong customer service culture and a high level of client retention. Irwin Mitchell employs over 2,200 staff across 10 UK offices. graduaterecruitment.irwinmitchell.com K&L Gates Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline K&L Gates LLP comprises more than 2,000 lawyers who practice in fully integrated offices located on five continents. K&L Gates represents leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organisations and individuals. www.klgates.com Kaplan Law School Type of opportunities: Further Study Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Kaplan Law School offers highly regarded professional post-graduate law courses with excellent pass rates and a truly hands-on and proactive careers service. Face-to-face tuition is key; our teaching model is based around small groups to help students’ learning, as well as give tutors more contact time with each student. Our tutors are all qualified lawyers with a proven track record in practice. www.kaplanlawschool.org.uk
King & Wood Mallesons Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline King & Wood Mallesons was formed by a game-changing combination of the Asian powerhouse with SJ Berwin’s first-tier capabilities in Europe and the Middle East on 1 November 2013. King & Wood Mallesons is a new choice of law firm, bringing a fresh perspective to commercial thinking and client experience. www.kwm.com LawCareers.Net Services available: Information and Advice Applicable to: Any Degree Discipline Launching a career in the legal profession is no simple matter; it requires knowledge, planning, insight and dedication. If you do not follow the rules of the game, you are seriously diminishing your chances of success. LawCareers.Net and The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook are expressly designed to support and inform you as you work towards a legal career. www.lawcareers.net The Lex 100 Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles; Information and Advice Recruit from/applicable to: Any Degree Discipline Now in its 11th year, The Lex 100 is the market-leading guide for law students at every stage of their legal education. The annual Lex 100 independent survey is based on the findings of the responses of over 3,000 trainees. The Lex 100 offers a truly unique insight into the vast array of training contracts in the UK market and the guide is an invaluable resource for law and non-law students. www.lex100.com Linklaters LLP Type of opportunities: Casual/Part-Time Work; Internships/ Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Linklaters is the only firm to have market-leading teams across the globe covering a full range of practice areas. This, combined with the breadth of our client base (including leading financial institutions, governments and high-profile companies), sets us apart from our competitors. Our lawyers work on the most high-profile and complex work. linklatersgraduates.co.uk
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Macfarlanes Type of opportunities: Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Macfarlanes is a leading City Law firm. We are recognised for the quality of our work, not just in dealing with the full range of corporate and commercial matters, but in advising our clients on their private affairs. They trust our judgement and we are in a unique position to advise on their most complex matters, whilst at the same time remaining smaller than our competitors. www.macfarlanes.com/careers/trainee-solicitors Mayer Brown International LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in major cities across the Americas, Asia and Europe. The firm is known for its client-focused approach to providing creative solutions to complex problems on behalf of businesses, governments and individuals. Presence in the world’s leading markets enables Mayer Brown to offer clients access to local market knowledge combined with global reach. www.mayerbrowngraduates.com McMillan Williams Solicitors Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: College of Social Sciences and International Studies McMillan Williams Solicitors established itself over 30 years ago and has grown significantly during that time. Today, we are a thriving, multi-branch, consumer led legal practice with offices across London, the South East and South West. Our unique approach to Trainee recruitment pays dividends for both our recruits and the firm, with 100% of our Newly Qualified solicitors being retained upon qualification for the last two years. www.mwsolicitors.co.uk Michelmores LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Michelmores is a leading national law firm, with over 400 staff, 60 partners and a turnover in excess of £26m. We provide Business, Real Estate and Private Client expertise to a wide range of national and international clients. www.michelmores.com
Nabarro LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Nabarro is a full service commercial law firm with offices in London, Sheffield, Manchester, Brussels, Singapore and Dubai. We have over 100 partners leading 300 lawyers focused on delivering practical, business-savvy legal advice. We offer our clients clarity. From the most successful companies in the world to fast growth start-ups, we work with a diverse range of clients across many sectors. graduates.nabarro.com Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Norton Rose Fulbright is a global practice. We provide the world’s pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,800 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. www.nortonrosefulbrightgraduates.com Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP Type of opportunities: Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Orrick is a leading international law firm with over 1,100 lawyers in 25 offices across North America, Europe and Asia with a particular focus on serving companies in the technology, energy and financial sectors. If you set your standards high, have a strong work ethic and are a bright, talented graduate of any discipline looking for a broad-based contract, then Orrick could be for you. www.orrick.com/careers/london/graduate-recruitment Osborne Clarke Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline At Osborne Clarke we turn our legal expertise into our clients’ commercial gain. With our experience and imagination we give our clients tailored, practical advice that makes a difference to their business. Our sector focus means that we know a range of industry sectors inside and out, including Digital Business, Energy and Natural Resources, Financial Services and Real Estate and Infrastructure. www.joinoc.com Pinsent Masons LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Pinsent Masons is a full service international law firm and ranks amongst the top 75 global law firms. We provide legal services to a wide variety of clients, in particular across our four global sectors of Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Services, Energy & Natural Resources, Financial Services and Infrastructure. graduate.pinsentmasons.com
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Trainee Experience “As a trainee, you establish good working relationships across departments due to seat rotations and the frequency of multidepartment work.”
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Orrick Open Day Experience “I left with a positive impression of the firm because of the challenging but friendly atmosphere. This experience confirmed my decision to apply to Orrick for a training contract and also helped me feel comfortable and perform well at the interview.”
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about life. Apply online at www.orrick.com for a place on one of our Open Days or for a Training Contract.
Orrick Open Day Experience “Whilst initially daunting, the business game proved to be great fun and allowed me to develop an understanding of the kind of work I would be able to get involved with as a trainee of the firm.”
— Francesca Drake, Associate Trainee Experience “Given the small intake, trainees spend a lot of time working directly with senior team members. This is one of the best things about the training contract, as you are generally exposed to the sharp end of matters you are working on, and get to benefit from the wealth of shared experience in the office.”
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PwC Legal LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline PwC Legal is an exciting place to launch your legal career. With more than 2,000 lawyers in over 80 countries, we have one of the most extensive legal services network in the world. What’s more, although we’re independent, our services are embedded within the powerful, multi-disciplinary capabilities and broad geographic footprint of a global professional services leaders; PwC. www.pwc.co.uk/careers/student/graduateopportunities/pwc-legal.html RPC Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Leading lawyers. Great clients. And an unrivalled commercial approach to business. At RPC we offer a depth of knowledge and creativity that few firms can rival and combine this with high quality training programmes that are consistently lauded in the leading directories. Headquartered in a state of the art site in the City of London, we also have offices in Bristol, Hong Kong and Singapore. www.rpc.co.uk/manifesto Shoosmiths Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline You’ll find us a modern, forward-looking national commercial law form with 10 offices throughout the UK. Our 2 year Training Contract programme offers a variety of opportunities in commercial, real estate, corporate and finance. You will complete four six-month placements, one of which will be a secondment to a client, providing an invaluable insight from the client’s perspective. www.shoosmiths.co.uk/graduates Sidley Austin LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Sidley Austin is one of the world’s largest full-service law firms, providing a broad range of services to meet the needs of large and small businesses across a multitude of industries, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Apply on-line at www.sidleycareers. com/europe/london/trainees by 31 July. www.sidleycareers.com
Simmons & Simmons Type of opportunities: Casual/Part-Time Work; Internships/Placements/ Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Simmons & Simmons is a leading international law firm with fully integrated teams working throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm’s vision is to continue to be a leading global law firm through our sector focus, which is underpinned by our ambition to provide our clients with high quality advice and deliver value through new ways of working. www.simmons-simmons.com/en/careers/graduates Slaughter and May Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline We are one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. We advise on high-profile and ground-breaking international transactions and have an excellent and varied client list that includes leading corporations, financial institutions and governments. We have approximately 80 vacancies for trainee solicitors each year and also offer 1st Year Open Days for law students, and Easter and Summer work experience schemes for penultimate year undergraduates. www.slaughterandmay.com Squire Patton Boggs Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Squire Patton Boggs is a global law firm with 44 offices in 21 countries. Our team of 2,600 includes more than 1,500 lawyers. With the ninth broadest global footprint of any law firm, we provide access to new knowledge, new markets and new expertise. We support private and public sector clients across extensive global practice areas. www.squirepattonboggs.com Stephens Scown LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Stephens Scown LLP is an award-winning South West legal firm with offices in Exeter, Truro and St Austell. It is one of the largest firms in the South West; offering a broad range of expert business and personal services, as well as enjoying a national and international reputation in a number of key sectors. It placed 39th in the 2015 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list. www.stephens-scown.co.uk
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Stephenson Harwood LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Invest your talents in a law firm that’s growing and regularly delivering ground breaking deals. For our size, our international reach and client base are exceptional. Get right to the heart of the action alongside associates and partners in tight, focused teams. Add the chance to complete a six-month seat in Hong Kong or Singapore and it’s clear we’re a firm that can help you perform brilliantly. www.shlegal-graduates.com Stevens & Bolton Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Stevens & Bolton LLP is recognised as a top 100 UK law firm, offering a full range of commercial legal services. From the outset, our trainees get first class experience of the business world. We advise a number of top 100 and other UK FTSE companies, as well as many other substantial international groups, owner managed businesses and SMEs. www.stevens-bolton.com TARGETjobs Law Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles; Information and Advice Recruit from/applicable to: Any Degree Discipline The best possible start to your career. How to get hired by top law firms and barristers’ chambers. Dedicated sector content and advice from your law recruitment specialist. The largest choice of training contracts, pupillages and vacation placements. Visit our stand to join us today. targetjobs.co.uk/law Taylor Wessing Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Taylor Wessing is a full-service international law firm, working with clients in the world’s most dynamic industries. We take a single-minded approach to advising our clients, helping them succeed by thinking innovatively about their business issues. Our focus is on the industries of tomorrow: Technology, Media and Communications; Life Sciences; Energy; and Private Wealth. We are looking for individuals who can think creatively, be proactive and stay close to clients. graduate.taylorwessing.com
Thomson Snell & Passmore Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline TS&P has a reputation for offering excellent training and opportunities. A comprehensive induction programme will help you adjust to your career in business and law as we do our very best to allocate seats in your preferred practice areas. Our dedication to bespoke training and development will enable you to move your career in the direction you want it to go. www.ts-p.co.uk TLT LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline We’re a fast-growing law firm with a reputation for working creatively and collaboratively to help out clients stay one step ahead. Supportive, flexible and open-minded, TLT is the ideal place to progress your career. If, like us, you’re commercially astute with a can-do approach, we’ll encourage you to keep learning, embracing opportunity and making things happen. www.tltsolicitors.com Travers Smith LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Travers Smith is an award-winning independent City law firm with a reputation for enterprising thinking and uncompromising quality in all of its chosen fields, and a focus on advising clients on international matters. Trainee solicitors sit in rooms with partners and associates and enjoy client contact and the responsibility that goes with it, from day one. www.traverssmith.com Trowers & Hamlins LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Trowers & Hamlins is an international law firm with a network of offices across the UK, Middle East and Far East. We are known for our leading real estate offering and hold market-leading positions in the UK for our work in affordable housing and the public sector. www.trowers.com/careers/students University of Exeter – Access to Internships (A2I) Type of opportunity: Internships, Support and Funding Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Access to Internships (A2I) is a scheme to help Exeter students and recent graduates to secure a paid internship using information, support and funding provided by the Career Zone. We offer generous funding to eligible students and graduates to help offset the cost of your paid internship. Support and guidance is available to all students who apply to help find you a UK paid internship. www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/internships/access/
University of Exeter – Career Zone Industry: Higher Education Services available: Careers Advice; CV, Application Form and Covering Letter Checks; Employer Events; Skills Sessions; Casual and Part-Time Work; Internships, Placements, Vacation Schemes; Graduate Jobs; Global Opportunities; Postgraduate Study Advice Open to: Undergraduates, Masters and PhD Students and Recent Graduates of the University of Exeter. Based in the University of Exeter Forum on the Streatham campus and The Exchange in Penryn, the Career Zone is here to help you develop your employability skills, make those all important decisions about life after Exeter and support you every step of the way. Come in and say hello. www.exeter.ac.uk/careers University of Law at Exeter Type of opportunities: Further Study Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline You can now complete the academic stage of your training and the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at Exeter thanks to an innovative collaboration with the University of Law. In addition to the LPC, first-stage training for law graduates entering legal practice, we also offer the Graduate Diploma for students wanting to fast-track their legal career after completing a non-law degree. Our LLM programme is also available, delivered by some of the biggest names in legal research. www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/universityoflaw/ UWE Bristol Type of opportunities: Further Study Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline The Bristol Law School at UWE is widely recognised as one of the leading providers of professional legal education in the UK. We have a reputation for excellence in delivering professional vocational courses of the highest quality, providing you with a foundation for a career in law which is hard to match. www.uwe.ac.uk Vinson & Elkins RLLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Vinson & Elkins is a leading US-based international law firm with more than 700 lawyers located in 15 cities across the globe. Our clients are predominantly in the energy, finance and infrastructure sectors and the London office specialises in M&A, construction, project development and finance, international arbitration and litigation, corporate and structured finance, and tax. www.velaw.com
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WFW was founded in 1982 in the City of London. It has since grown to 131 Partners and a total staff of over 850. Our international offices work together, a structure of particular benefit to our international clients. We have leading market positions in international finance and investment, maritime and energy. We also specialise in natural resources, transport, real estate and technology. uktrainee.wfw.com
Weil, Gotshal & Manges Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: College of Social Sciences and International Studies Weil is committed to delivering sound judgement to our clients on their most challenging and important matters. With approximately 1,200 lawyers across 20 offices in 9 countries, including full-service capabilities in the UK, our lawyers are known for giving clear and effective advice. www.weil.com/ukrecruiting
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White & Case LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline White & Case is a global law firm with 38 offices in 27 countries. We work with international businesses, financial institutions and governments worldwide on corporate and financial transactions and dispute resolution proceedings. We are looking for 40 trainees to work within our wide range of practice groups with a guaranteed overseas seat! www.whitecasetrainee.com Wilsons Solicitors LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Wilsons is one of the top private client and charity law firms in the country. Our national reputation has been built on the strength of our private client and charity practice, a strategy which we have pursued consistently for over 30 years. Known for providing a combination of experience and quality advice to individuals, entrepreneurs, companies, landowners, trust companies and charities, our lawyers are dedicated to ensuring a detailed understanding of their clients’ interests. www.wilsonslaw.com Withers LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline The wealth of today’s private client has increased in multiples and many are institutions in their own right. With our merger in 2002 we have been able to respond to these changing legal needs and offer integrated solutions to the international, legal and tax needs of our clients. We have 117 partners and more than 750 people worldwide, enabling us to give unparalleled expert legal advice. www.withersworldwide.com Withy King LLP Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Withy King is a renowned regional law firm offering you a training contract working alongside true experts in their chosen fields of law. Your training contract will give you exposure to various areas of law as well as offering you the personal development to grow into a great solicitor. We have offices in Bath, Swindon and Oxford. www.withyking.co.uk/careers Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co Type of opportunities: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit from: Any Degree Discipline Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co is a UK-headquartered international law firm providing a full service to clients worldwide. Businesses around the world choose us to help them thrive, prosper and become their best. And the key to our success? Our people, of course. Bright, talented individuals who work together to deliver a first-class legal service to first-class legal clients. graduate.wragge-law.com
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