Address & Recruitment Hotline Number
Katy Main
Recruitment Manager
Narrow Quay House
Narrow Quay
Bristol BS1 4AH
Recruitment Hotline: 0117 902 7797
Email:
How to apply
Applications for Open Days, Vacation
Placements and Training Contracts
should be made online via the website.
Application deadline
Open Days & Vacation Placements:
31 January
Training Contracts:
31 July
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The Firm
Burges Salmon is proof that law doesn't have
to mean London.
Based in Bristol, our turnover has more than
tripled in recent years as we continue to win
prestigious clients out of the hands of our
City rivals. Clients such as The Ministry of
Defence, Virgin Mobile and Coca Cola HBC
rely on our legal expertise and in doing so
have helped cement our reputation as creative,
lateral thinkers. But the quality of work we
regularly attract would not have come to us
were it not for our primary asset - our people.
Our trainees benefit from supervision by
lawyers who are leaders in their field with
a formidable depth of experience. All this
against the backdrop of Bristol: a city with a
quality of life you would be hard pressed to
find anywhere else in the UK.
Types of Work
Burges Salmon provides national and
international clients with a full commercial
service through 5 main departments: Corporate
& Financial Institutions; Commercial;
Property; Private Client & Wealth
Structuring; and Disputes, Environment
& Planning. Specialist areas include:
Banking; EU & Competition; Corporate
Finance; Employment; IP & IT; and
Transport. The firm is ranked top tier by
Chambers and Partners for 15 of its practice
areas.
Training Programme
We are justifiably proud of our reputation
for offering some of the best training in
the profession: the Law Society recently
accredited the firm's training programme
with seven points of good practice, where
in previous years the maximum awarded
to any firm was two points. Training is
personalised to suit each individual, and our
six seat structure allows the opportunity to
experience a wider range of practice areas
before making a decision on qualification.
This dedication to trainees is demonstrated
by a high retention rate, which is well above
the industry average.
Trainee Profile
We are looking for intelligent, ambitious
individuals who can demonstrate a high
degree of commercial acumen coupled with
a genuine enthusiasm for the law. We also
look for evidence of achievement in non
academic pursuits which demonstrates your
ability to build relationships with both clients
and colleagues.
Vacation Schemes
Burges Salmon runs 2 Open Days in February,
and offers 40 two-week Vacation Placements
during the summer. Individuals visit 2
departments of their choice supervised by a
partner or senior solicitor, and attend court
visits and client meetings. Current trainees
run skills training sessions, sports and social
events. Remuneration: £250 per week.
Sponsorship
The firm pays GDL and LPC fees at the
institution of your choice. Maintenance
grants of £7,000 are paid to LPC students,
and £14,000 to students studying for both the
GDL and LPC (£7,000 pa).
Benefits
Benefits for trainees include 24 days paid
annual leave, bonus scheme, membership of
the firm's pension scheme, life assurance,
private health care, mobile phone, corporate
gym membership and membership of Burges
Salmon's sports and social club.
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