Application deadline
Training contracts: 31 July 2010
Christmas Open Day (non-law students/
graduates): 20 November 2009
Easter Open Day (first year law
students): 29 January 2010
Summer schemes (law students/
graduates): 29 January 2010
Starting Salary
£35,000
Number of graduate positions
25 - 30 (2012)
Number of internship positions
15 for open day in December 2009,
15 for open day in April 2010, 20 for
Summer Schemes in July 2010
First year usually based location
London
Head Office Location
London
Disciplines accepted
Any discipline
How to apply
Online application form
University events list
Law fairs attending
22 October Nottingham
28 October City
28 October Cambridge
03 November Leicester
4 November Reading
12 November Bristol
14 November Oxford
16 November UCL
16 November Newcastle
18 November Birmingham
23 November Durham
24 November Warwick
24 November LSE
25 November Exeter
25 November Queen Mary London
2 December Kings
Denton Wilde Sapte LLP is a leading
commercial law firm, with a strong network
of offices and associate offices in Europe, the
Middle East the CIS and Africa. We provide
a full range of legal services to clients in the
following industry sectors: Energy, Transport
& Infrastructure; Financial Institutions, Real
Estate & Retail and Technology, Media &
Telecoms.
We offer a full range of commercial legal
services and have leading experts in each of
our nine departments: Banking & Finance,
Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment
& Pensions, Energy, Infrastructure & Project
Finance, EU & Competition, Real Estate,
Tax, Technology, Media & Telecoms.
Denton Wilde Sapte is an ambitious and
growing firm which prides itself on providing
the highest quality service to clients. This
level of service is only possible if we continue
to invest in the highest quality individuals.
We have worked hard to maintain a friendly,
collegiate and open working environment,
where ideas are shared and people work
together to achieve goals. Equally, we
recognise that is important that all staff are
valued for their individual contribution and
are given scope to develop their unique skills
and talents during their careers.
Training Programme
As a trainee you will undertake four sixmonth
seats. This will include a contentious
seat, plus experience in our transaction based
departments such as Banking, Real Estate,
Corporate etc. This may also include the
opportunity to work in one of our international
offices or with one of our clients.
You will be given as much responsibility as
you can handle, and will be working with the
law, with your team and with clients in real
business situations.
What are we looking for in a trainee?
Given the diversity of our business, we look
for people with wide-ranging skills, aptitudes
and personalities. Candidates should be able
to demonstrate good team working skills,
drive, ambition and the potential to contribute
to the growing success of the firm. We look
for applications from candidates from any
degree discipline (minimum 2:1), with a
strong academic and extra-curricular record
of achievement.
Sponsorship details
We will cover your law school tuition fees
as well as providing a maintenance grant of
£6,000 (£7000 in London)
Placements
Easter: first year law students - April 2010
(apply by 29 January 2010)
Summer: second, penultimate, final year
law students and those who have already
completed a law degree - July 2010 (apply by
29 January 2010)
Christmas: final year non-law students and
those who have already completed a non-law
degree - Mid-December 2009 (apply by 20
Nov 2009)
Application procedure:
Applications should be made via our
application form. This is available online
through our website
or can be requested by phone or e-mail. The
recruitment process consists of a first round
interview with HR and verbal reasoning
exercise. The second round interview is
with two partners and involves a case
study exercise and presentation. Closing
date for applications for training contracts
commencing in September 2012 is 31 July
2010.
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