LAW CAREERS FAIR WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2016 1PM – 4PM GREAT HALL, 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 50 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. 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 or final year non-law students interested in a legal career.
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. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, Michelmores, for their generous support of the fair. We look forward to seeing you. Paul Blackmore Head of Student Employability and Academic Success
The fair offers a unique opportunity to meet with a variety of representatives at a single
From our sponsors Michelmores is a Top 100 law firm with over 450 staff, 69 partners and a turnover of £34m. Headquartered in Exeter, we provide Business, Real Estate and Private Client expertise to a wide range of local, national and international clients. 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 Fair. We have long had strong links with the University – five of our fifteen 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.
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Want to follow up? Make sure you ask for their business card.
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Allen & Overy Opportunities Available: Casual/Part-Time Roles (Brand Ambassadors); First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Allen & Overy is a leading international law firm with approximately 5,000 employees in 45 offices across 32 countries worldwide. Our lawyers are involved in many of the most influential commercial ventures and are known for providing clients with pioneering solutions to the toughest legal challenges. This, above all, explains why Allen & Overy remains a leader in its field. www.aograduate.com Ashfords LLP Opportunities Available: 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 they want. Our commitment to excellence is reflected by the quality of our staff and partners and our testimonials and awards. www.ashfords.co.uk Ashurst Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline With 25 offices in 15 countries, Ashurst is a leading international law firm. Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing exceptional standards of service has seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments on all areas of commercial law. Our people are our greatest asset and we bring together lawyers of the highest calibre with the technical knowledge, industry experience and regional know-how to provide the incisive advice clients need. careers.ashurst.com Baker & McKenzie Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; 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 75 locations in almost 50 countries. www.bakermckenzie.com/londongraduates
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Bevan Brittan LLP Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Bevan Brittan provides practical, high quality and commercially relevant legal advice to public, private and third sector organisations. Our experience includes working with clients across central and local government, NHS commissioning and provider organisations, 40 housing associations and over 100 private sector companies. www.bevanbrittan.com BLP Opportunities Available: Casual/Part-Time Roles (Brand Ambassadors); First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline BLP is an award-winning, international law firm. Clients, including over 50 Global Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, rely on our expertise in 70 legal disciplines, working with us in 130 countries. 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 Bond Dickinson Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Bond Dickinson is a full service law firm with specialisms across many sectors including chemicals & manufacturing; energy & natural resources; financial institutions; insurance; real estate; retail & consumer goods; transport & infrastructure; and private wealth. We’re on the ground in key financial and industry locations: Aberdeen, Bristol, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Plymouth and Southampton. www.bonddickinson.com Bristows LLP Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Bristows is a medium-sized full service law firm well known for the strength of its intellectual property practice. We handle the kind of work you might normally associate with only the very largest firms and have a client list that includes leading businesses from a variety of sectors including Life Sciences and TMT. Each year we ask around 10 graduates to join our team as trainee solicitors. training.bristows.com
Burges Salmon Opportunities Available: Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Burges Salmon is an independent UK law firm with a unique model and culture. Our main departments include Corporate & Financial Institutions, Dispute Resolution, Projects, Real Estate and Private Client. We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and are seeking to recruit ambitious and forward thinking individuals. We look for a minimum 2:1 degree and the relevant interpersonal skills to succeed as a commercial solicitor. www.burges-salmon.com Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Charles Russell Speechlys is a law firm headquartered in London, with offices in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. We have an unusually broad range of skills and experience across the full spectrum of business and personal needs. This gives us a wider perspective, clear insight and a strongly commercial long-term view. www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com Clifford Chance Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Clifford Chance is one of the world’s foremost law firms, with more tier one ranked practice areas than any other firm. We are a Times Graduate Employer of Choice and a previous TargetJobs Graduate Employer of the Year. A career with Clifford Chance means the opportunity to develop your talents to their utmost potential in a refreshing and stimulating environment. One where your unique talents will have the space to shine, develop and make a real impact. www.cliffordchancegraduates.com Clyde & Co Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Clyde & Co is an international law firm with a pioneering heritage and a resolute focus on its core sectors of Insurance, Transportation, Energy, Infrastructure and Trade & Commodities. With over 1,500 lawyers operating from 45 (and counting) offices and associated offices across six continents, the firm advises corporations, financial institutions, private individuals and governments on a wide range of contentious and transactional matters. www.clydeco.com
CMS Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline CMS, Nabarro and Olswang are combining to create a truly modern, ambitious, sector driven and technology focused firm for the future. Together, we will be the 6th largest UK law firm and the 6th largest law firm globally with outstanding global reach. We recruit for placements for all year groups in London, Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Sheffield. graduates.cms-cmck.com Dechert LLP Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Dechert is a global specialist law firm. Focused on sectors with the greatest complexities, legal intricacies and highest regulatory demands, we excel in delivering practical commercial judgement and deep legal expertise for high-stakes matters. In an increasingly challenging environment, clients look to us to serve them in ways that are faster, sharper and leaner without compromising excellence. www.dechert.com/careers Dentons Opportunities Available: Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Dentons is the world’s first polycentric global law firm. Driven to provide clients a competitive edge, and connected to the communities where its clients want to do business, Dentons knows that understanding local cultures is crucial to successfully completing a deal, resolving a dispute or solving a business challenge. Now the world’s largest law firm, Dentons’ global team builds agile, tailored solutions to meet the local, national and global needs of private and public clients. www.dentons.com/uk-graduates Devon Chambers Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Devon Chambers is a set of Barristers, based in Plymouth, who provide expert advice and advocacy services throughout the South West. Our members provide experience and expertise in all areas of common law. We have specialist practice teams that cover crime, family, personal injury, commercial, property, housing, local authority, employment and police and prison law. www.devonchambers.co.uk
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DLA Piper Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles 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 Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline In order to be outstanding, you must always be different and DWF knows that better than most. After an impressive number of mergers and acquisitions, DWF is one of the UK’s top 20 law firms and employs nearly 2,500 people, including 270 partners and 1,200 fee earners. The firm has offices across the UK and recently expanded internationally. www.dwf.co.uk/join-us/graduate Fieldfisher Opportunities Available: 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. www.fieldfisher.com Freshfields Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advises some of the world’s biggest companies on how to grow, strengthen and defend their businesses. If you’re keen to pursue a career in commercial law, we can offer you some of the best and most interesting work there is. ssl.freshfields.com/ukgraduates The General Council of the Bar, the Inns of Court and the Specialist Bar Associations Opportunities and Services Available: Further Study; Information and Advice Applicable To: Any Degree Discipline We represent the interests of Barristers and promote the Bar’s role at the heart of the justice system in England and Wales. We can provide information about the work done by barristers, routes to becoming a barrister – including scholarships and funding the training involved – and generally life at the Bar. www.barcouncil.org.uk
Gowling WLG Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/ Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline With more than 1,400 legal professionals in 18 cities worldwide, Gowling WLG provides our clients with in-depth expertise in key global sectors and a suite of legal services at home and abroad. We see the world through our clients’ eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed, no matter how challenging the circumstances. graduate.gowlingwlg.com Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Harrison Clark Rickerbys is the merger of long established law firms, Harrison Clark and Rickerbys. Both firms are listed as First Tier in the prestigious legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and both are Lexcel accredited, the Law Society’s rating for excellence in client care and practice management. www.hcrlaw.com Herbert Smith Freehills Opportunities Available: Casual/Part-Time Roles (Brand Ambassadors); First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: College of Social Sciences and International Studies; College of Humanities Herbert Smith Freehills is a leading global law firm with over 4,000 people, including 450 partners, in 24 offices across 18 countries. Herbert Smith and Freehills announced their merger on 28 June 2012, after a resounding vote in favour by both partnerships. The merged firm was launched on 1 October 2012, combining Freehills’ leading position in Australasia with Herbert Smith’s strengths in Asia. careers.herbertsmithfreehills.com/uk/grads Hogan Lovells Opportunities Available: Casual/Part-Time Roles (Brand Ambassadors); First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Approachability. Straight-talking. Thinking around corners. Performing as a team. The ambition and support to tackle the toughest legal issues in major industries and commercial centres around the world. This is what makes Hogan Lovells a top global law firm, both for our many prestigious clients and for our team of more than 2,500 lawyers, in over 45 offices across Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. www.hoganlovells.com/graduates
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline We are an international law firm with over 480 lawyers worldwide and a market-leading reputation for advising businesses operating in a number of industry sectors, including aviation, commodities, energy, insurance, and shipping and transport, all of which are integral to the way international commerce works. www.training-contracts.com/Grad-Rec-Home Irwin Mitchell Opportunities Available: Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline We are one of the leading Personal Injury and Medical Negligence litigation practices in the country and also handle a comprehensive range of private client work including Family Law, Wills, Court of Protection and Public Law. In recent years we have significantly expanded our commercial services to include Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Employment and Banking & Finance. www.irwinmitchell.com/graduates K&L Gates LLP Opportunities Available: First Year 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. Our practice is a robust full market practice – cutting edge, complex and dynamic, at once regional, national and international in scope. Over each of the last five years our revenues exceeded $1 billion. www.klgates.com King & Wood Mallesons Opportunities Available: Graduate Roles Recruit From: College of Social Sciences and International Studies King & Wood Mallesons is a new breed of law firm combining local depth with a global platform. Offering a different perspective to commercial thinking and the client experience, 2,700 lawyers across more than 30 international offices are working with clients every day to understand local challenges and navigate through regional complexity. careers.kwm.com/en/graduates-united-kingdom
Kitsons LLP Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Kitsons is a dynamic law firm which sets itself apart from its peers as a refreshing alternative to the typical law firm. From our offices in Exeter, Torquay and Plymouth, we provide a comprehensive range of legal services with specialists in legal disciplines and specific industry sectors to cover individual and business needs. www.kitsons-solicitors.co.uk Latham & Watkins Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Latham & Watkins is a leading international law firm with offices in the world’s major financial, business and regulatory centres and internationally recognised practices across a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas. As one of the few firms increasing our market share in London, we offer excellent opportunities from qualification through to partner promotion. www.lw.com Linklaters LLP Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; 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 companies), sets us apart from our competitors. Our lawyers work on the most high-profile and complex work and are recognised as being leaders in their areas of practice. www.linklatersgraduates.co.uk Macfarlanes LLP Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Macfarlanes is a leading City law firm with a straightforward and independently-minded approach. The firm brings smart, thoughtful solutions to the complex legal challenges faced by its clients around the world. Macfarlanes is recognised for the quality of its work and people, advising clients across the full range of corporate/commercial matters and on their private affairs also. www.macfarlanes.com/graduates
WHERE EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER Together we are Clifford Chance At Clifford Chance, one of the world’s pre-eminent law firms, we offer expert advice to clients on all aspects of commercial law. With thousands of lawyers working from dozens of offices in over 20 countries, our reputation in the field is formidable. As a trainee, you’ll experience our three core practice areas – Finance, Capital Markets and Corporate – and possibly an other, either Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate or Tax, Pensions & Employment. As well as our prestigious Training Contract, there are many ways for you to experience what life is like at Clifford Chance – from our Open Days to Vacation Schemes including Springboard, the bespoke programme for first-year students. Whether you’re a Law or non-Law student, we have opportunities for everyone. To find out more, visit www.cliffordchancegraduates.com
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Michelmores LLP Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Michelmores is an ambitious Top 100 law firm, with over 450 staff, 69 partners and a turnover of £34m. From our offices in Exeter, Bristol and London, we provide business, real estate and private client expertise to a wide range of local, national and international clients. Michelmores has recently been recognised in the South West as ‘Law Firm of the Year 2016’ by the Devon and Somerset Law Society. www.michelmores.com Norton Rose Fulbright Opportunities Available: Casual/Part-Time Roles (Brand Ambassadors); First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal 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 based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. www.nortonrosefulbrightgraduates.com Osborne Clarke Opportunities Available: First Year 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 by using our experience, expertise and imagination to give them tailored, practical advice that makes a difference to their business. We have particular expertise in Digital Business, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services and Real Estate & Infrastructure. www.joinoc.com Pinsent Masons Opportunities Available: 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
PwC Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline As PwC Legal is part of the worldwide PwC network, we can offer you the kind of opportunities and responsibilities your talent deserves. We combine the best of both worlds. While our international network is unparalleled in its global reach, in the UK we’re not so large as to be impersonal. Our culture is one of respect and helping our people be the best they can be. www.pwc.co.uk/careers/student/graduateopportunities/pwc-legal.html RPC Opportunities Available: Casual/Part-Time Roles (Brand Ambassadors); Internships/ Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline 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. We provide top quality legal services to global businesses across a wide range of industry sectors and practices. www.rpc.co.uk/manifesto Simmons & Simmons LLP Opportunities Available: Casual/Part-Time Roles (Brand Ambassadors); First Year Opportunities; 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/graduates Slaughter and May Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Slaughter and May is one of the world’s leading international law firms with an extensive corporate, commercial and financing practice. The specialist groups complement these core activities and include tax, competition, financial regulation, dispute resolution, technology, media and telecommunications, intellectual property, commercial real estate, environment and pensions and employment. www.slaughterandmay.com/careers/trainee-solicitors
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A career that takes you further Opportunity is at the heart of a career with PwC. It helps you grow as an individual and gives you the skills and experiences you need to succeed. For Sacha, that means launching her career with a training contract that gave her commercial experience too. After rotating between multiple seats and working with diverse and exciting clients, Sacha is now a fully qualified Immigration solicitor. She’s also listed by CityAM as one of the 35 most influential women in the City – an incredible achievement that truly demonstrates how embracing every opportunity you have can really take you places. Take the opportunity of a lifetime.
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Squire Patton Boggs Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Squire Patton Boggs is a global law firm with 45 offices in 21 countries. Our team of 2,600 includes more than 1,500 lawyers. Recognised as having one of the broadest global footprints in the legal industry, we provide access to new knowledge, new markets and new expertise. www.squirepattonboggs.com Stephens Scown Opportunities Available: 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 market sectors. It placed 12th in the 2016 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list. www.stephens-scown.co.uk Stephenson Harwood Opportunities Available: 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 Taylor Wessing Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Taylor Wessing is a full-service international law firm, standing at the forefront of the industries of tomorrow. Acting as legal advisors to well-known clients in cutting-edge sectors, we’re a firm for the ground breakers, the smart thinkers and the trail blazers. Our focus is on the industries of tomorrow – technology, media and communications, life sciences, private wealth and energy. united-kingdom.taylorwessing.com/graduate
Thomson Snell & Passmore Opportunities Available: Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Thomson Snell & Passmore, based in Tunbridge Wells and the Thames Gateway, is a law firm with a reputation for providing high-quality, intelligent advice and exceptional client service. We are legal advisers of choice to generations of families and businesses. Our teams and departments work together sharing knowledge and expertise to provide the very best service to our clients. www.ts-p.co.uk TLT LLP Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline As a top 50 law firm we’re growing fast and it’s the distinctive way we work that keeps us moving onwards and upwards. We think creatively and work collaboratively – as teams and with businesses – to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients and our people’s careers. We offer trainee opportunities in Bristol, London, Manchester, Belfast and Glasgow. www.tltcareers.co.uk Travers Smith LLP Opportunities Available: 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/careers/graduate-recruitment Trowers & Hamlins LLP Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Trowers & Hamlins LLP is a full-service international law firm that advises a wide range of clients across a large number of arenas, including real estate, construction, banking and financial services, charities, government, and energy and natural resources. We are the number one firm in the UK when it comes to our housing expertise and are consistently ranked as a leading firm in the Middle East. www.trowers.com/careers/students
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University of Exeter – Career Zone Services Available: Careers Advice; CV, Application Form and Covering Letter Reviews; Employer Events; Skills Sessions; Casual and Part-Time Work; Internships, Placements and Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles; Global Opportunities; Postgraduate Study Advice Applicable 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 LAW SCHOOL
University of Exeter Law School Opportunities and Services Available: Further Study; Information and Advice Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Exeter Law School offers an academically excellent postgraduate experience which allows you to explore a specific area of law in detail. Our LLM programme will increase your knowledge, experience, skills and confidence – all necessary attributes for building a successful career! We also offer a two-year accelerated conversion programme for graduates which leads to a qualifying LLB law degree. www.exeter.ac.uk/law The University of Law Opportunities Available: Further Study Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline We are now offering our world class GDL and LPC courses right here at The University of Exeter, Streatham Campus. Drop by our stall today to find out more. www.law.ac.uk Vinson & Elkins RLLP Opportunities Available: Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Vinson & Elkins is a Texas-based international firm with more than 700 lawyers located across the globe. We have worked on projects in almost every country on the map, and a heavy focus on, and a tradition of working in, the Energy sector. We work in tandem with our clients, travelling wherever and whenever we are needed. Established in London over 40 years ago. www.velaw.com
Watson Farley & Williams Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline We have leading market positions in international finance and investment, maritime and energy. We also specialise in natural resources, transport and real estate. Underlying our sector expertise is a solid finance and investment practice, specialising in large capital assets, tax-efficient structures and cross-border transactions. uktrainee.wfw.com Weil, Gotshal & Manges Opportunities Available: Casual/Part-Time Roles (Brand Ambassadors); First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Weil’s London office is the largest of its European offices and the hub of its European practice. The office is a leading player in the UK legal market and is consistently regarded as one of the most successful London offices of a US-based law firm. The firm supports a varied client base of European, US and global private equity houses, corporates and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border matters. www.weil.com/ukrecruiting White & Case LLP Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline White & Case is a prestigious global law firm with over 2,200 lawyers worldwide. Our network of 39 offices provides a full range of legal services of the highest quality in almost every major commercial centre and emerging market. Our clients are predominantly multinational and include companies and financial institutions; additionally we also act for governments and state-owned entities. www.whitecasetrainee.com Withers LLP Opportunities Available: First Year Opportunities; Internships/Placements/Vacation Schemes; Graduate Roles Recruit From: Any Degree Discipline Having acted for 42% of the Sunday Times ‘Rich List,’ Withers is the leading law firm for successful people. With over 1,000 people across 18 offices, Withers gives unparalleled advice in commercial and tax law, trusts, estate planning, litigation, charities, employment and family law. The firm has been listed in The Sunday Times Top 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ for the last five years. www.withersworldwide.com
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