Deadline
Non Law: 31 March 2011
Law: 31 July 2011
Vacation scheme: 31 January 2011
Jobs available
Vacation Scheme
placements/Training
Contracts
Degree disciplines/class required
High 2.1 predicted or achieved; AAB
at A-level or equivalent overseas
qualifications
Number of employees
Total Staff - 706
Number of graduate vacancies per year
38 training contracts
Placements/internships available
35 vacation placements
Work locations
London
Salary and benefits
Starting salary of £37,500 (2010) plus
£3,000 joining bonus; CPE/GDL and
LPC course fees paid, maintenance
grant of £6,000 for the CPE/GDL and
£8,000 for the LPC
Baker & McKenzie LLP is a leading global
law firm based in 67 locations across 39
countries. With a presence in virtually every
important financial and commercial centre in
the world, our strategy is to provide the best
combination of local legal and commercial
knowledge, international expertise and
resources.
Our requirements
The firm strives to enable trainees to be the
best they can be. We are looking for trainees
who are stimulated by intellectual challenge.
Effective communication skills, together
with the ability to be creative and practical
problem-solvers, team-players and to have a
sense of humour, are qualities that will help
them stand out from the crowd.
Training and development
The firm's future trainees study towards
their LPC at The College of Law's centre
in Moorgate. The course allows the firm to
provide more focused training, support and
social contact during the LPC year.
Our training contract comprises four six
month seats, which include a corporate and
a contentious seat, usually within our highly
regarded Dispute Resolution department.
There is also the possibility of a secondment
to one of our overseas offices or with a client.
Trainees have recently been seconded to
our Hong Kong, Moscow, Paris, Brussels
and Tokyo offices. Our training programme
starts with a highly interactive and practical
induction programme, which focuses on key
skills including practical problem-solving,
interviewing, presenting and the application
of information technology.
The firm's training programme includes
seminars and workshops on key legal topics
for each practice area. We run the professional
skills course in-house, two modules of which
are undertaken at the start of your training
contract.
Opportunities
We are looking to recruit 38 trainees in
September 2013 and March 2014. We run
a three-week London summer placement
scheme and a 6 to 12-week international
placement programme for students who are in
either their penultimate year of undergraduate
studies, or the second year of a four-year
degree.
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