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Mayer Brown International LLP
Mayer Brown International LLP




Starting salary
£37,500

No. of graduate positions
30-35

No. of internship positions
45

First year usually based location
London


Disciplines accepted
Any degree discipline

How to apply
Online via

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Firm Background
Mayer Brown is a leading international law firm with 21 offices in key financial centres across the Americas, Europe and Asia. It has approximately 1,000 lawyers in the Americas, 500 in Europe and 300 in Asia. This unrivalled on-the-ground presence ensures our clients have complete access to local expertise on an international basis. With more than 125 partners, 220 associates and 60 trainee solicitors spread across the heart of the City, the London office provides a full service presence working together with its US, European, and Asian counterparts to provide clients with complete representation on local and multi-jurisdictional matters alike. While our lawyers primarily practise English law, many are also qualified in the United States and other jurisdictions.

Main Areas of Work
Our lawyers practise in a wide range of areas including corporate, finance, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate, insurance and reinsurance, pensions and employment, competition and trade, tax, intellectual property, and information technology. We understand the challenges faced by businesses and tailor our advice accordingly to help each client achieve its goals. Clients include many of the FTSE and Fortune 500 companies from the worlds of banking, insurance, communications, industrials, energy, construction, professional services, media, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and mining.

Why train at Mayer Brown?
Mayer Brown advises some of the world's most sophisticated and complex businesses and institutions. You will have the opportunity to work alongside some award-winning teams and individuals.

One of the advantages of joining Mayer Brown are the choices available to you. Our trainees can tailor their training contract from a range of 27 different seats, including our main practice areas in London (as listed above), ten client secondments and six international secondments (Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and São Paulo).

For a large international firm, our London office remains a tightly knit team harbouring an open and inclusive culture.

You will nevertheless be given significant opportunities to assist on matters which may be multi-disciplinary, cross-border, complex and high-profile in nature. Our 2008/9 trainee intake of 35-40 is relatively low for a firm of our magnitude. Trainees are given high levels of responsibility, case management and client contact from an early stage. The firm also has an extensive support network in place throughout the training contract in the form of senior-level support and continuous appraisals.

Who Should Apply
Mayer Brown values and encourages diversity. Our trainee pool is wide and represents individuals of varying experiences and backgrounds. Last year we recruited from 28 different universities, 40% of our trainee intake have studied non-law degrees and some trainees have even had previous careers prior to joining our firm. It is safe to say there is no conventional Mayer Brown trainee. We are looking for candidates who not only have a consistently high academic record including a minimum of 2:1 degree in any discipline (predicted or obtained) but also who have a wide range of interests and achievements outside their academic career.

Vacancies and Locations
We will be recruiting for our Easter and Summer Work Experience Programmes from 1 November 2008. We will also be recruiting for training contracts commencing March 2011 onwards, as from 1 November 2008 until 31 July 2009, with assessment centres being run throughout the year.

Online Method of Application
Non-law students should apply after the 1 November in the final year of their undergraduate degree. Law students should apply in July of their penultimate year of study. All other applicants should apply after 1 November in each recruitment year. All applications should be made via our online system, which can be accessed at .
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