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In February 2007 Latham & Watkins was
awarded the title of “Law Firm of the
Decade” by Legal Business. The judges
praised the firm as “unique in being able to
conquer both New York and London despite
hailing from neither”. Latham &Watkins has
more that 2,100 lawyers in 26 offices across
Europe, America and Asia, giving it the
capability to provide its clients with seamless
representation at a global level.
The London office, with over 165 lawyers,
advises on some of the most significant and
groundbreaking cross-border transactions in
Europe. It has leading practices in banking
and leveraged finance, project finance,
structured finance, capital markets,
restructuring and insolvency, mergers and
acquisitions, private equity, venture capital
and investment funds, EU and competition
law, technology law, intellectual property,
litigation and arbitration, public international
law, employment, real estate and tax.
The firm is also one of the largest providers
of free legal services in the world.
Organisations the London office has worked
with include Learning for Life and The
Roundhouse Theatre.
In the 2008 edition of the Vault Guide to the
Top 50 UK Law Firms, Latham & Watkins'
London office was voted the third best law
firm to work for. The guide, which surveyed
associates at the top 100 firms in the UK,
ranked Latham second for Associate
Satisfaction, Remuneration and Solicitor/
Partner Relationships. In relation to Training
and Mentoring as well as Pro Bono Latham
was ranked third.
We believe our non-hierarchical management
style and “one firm” culture make us unique.
The firm has a long history of teamwork and
collegiality and associates are encouraged to
play a part in the firm's management through
participation on a number of committees.
Every one of our small group of trainees
receives bespoke supervision and outstanding
support while being encouraged to recognise
that they have their own part to play in the
growth and success of the firm. Every trainee
is given meaningful responsibility during
each of their four six-month seats and will
have significant legal experience on
qualification.
We are looking for candidates with a strong
academic background, excellent communication
skills and a consistent record of personal
and/or professional achievement. They will
be rewarded with first class training and will
also be given the opportunity to spend one of
their seats in an overseas office.
We offer a two-week vacation scheme at
Easter for non-law students and a two-week
scheme in the summer for both law and nonlaw
students. The deadline for 2009 Easter
scheme applications is 31st December 2008
and the deadline for 2009 summer scheme
applications is 31st January 2009.
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