Head office
London
Partners 236*
Fee-Earners 763*
Total Trainees 195*
(*denotes worldwide figures)
First year usually based
London
Number of Internship positions
130 vacation scheme places for Winter
2007 (non-law students only), Spring and
Summer 2008 (law and non-law students)
Scheme dates
Winter
3rd-14th December 2007
Spring
31st March-11th April 2008
Summer
16th-27th June 2008
7th-18th July 2008
28th July-8th August 2008
Number of Graduate positions
Up to 105 Trainee Solicitor vacancies
commencing in September 2010 or
March 2011
Disciplines accepted
Any
Starting salary
£36,000 in year 1, rising to £40,000
in year 2
Address & recruitment hotline number
Exchange House, Primrose Street
London EC2A 2HS
Tel: 020 7374 8000
How to apply
Online application form
Application deadline
31 July 2008
Website
Herbert Smith is a leading international legal
practice with more than 1,100 lawyers in our
offices in Europe and Asia. In addition we
work closely with two premier European
firms with whom we have an alliance - the
German firm Gleiss Lutz and the Dutch and
Belgian firm Stibbe.
We have a diverse, blue-chip client base
including FTSE 100 and Fortune 500
companies, major investment banks and
governments. What makes Herbert Smith
stand out is our culture: a collegial working
environment, a pre-eminent market
reputation in key practices and industry
sectors and an ambition to be consistently
recognised as one of the world's leading
law firms.
Areas of Work
Corporate (including international mergers
and acquisitions); finance and banking
(including capital markets); international
litigation and arbitration; energy; projects
and project finance; EU and competition; real
estate; tax; employment and trusts;
construction and engineering; insurance;
investment funds; IP; US securities.
Location of Offices
Herbert Smith Offices: Bangkok, Beijing,
Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong, London,
Moscow, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo.
Associated Offices: Amsterdam, Berlin,
Brussels, Frankfurt, Jakarta, Munich, New
York, Prague, Stuttgart, Warsaw.
Who Should Apply
Applications are welcome from penultimate
year law students and final-year non-law
students, or anyone wishing to commence a
training contract in two years' time. Trainees
need a strong academic record, common
sense, self-confidence and intelligence to
make their own way in a large firm. They are
typically high-achieving and creative
thinking.
Training Programme
Structured training and supervision are
designed to allow experience of a unique range
of contentious and non-contentious work.
You will work within partner-led teams and
have your own role. Individual strengths will
be monitored, developed and utilised.
As a trainee, you will rotate around four
‘seats' of six months each, including one in
litigation, one in corporate and a further non
contentious seat in either finance or real
estate. You can also apply for a specialist seat
such as IP, Tax, Trust, EU and Competition,
Employment, Pensions and Incentives or our
advocacy unit.Alternatively, you can apply to
go on secondment to a client or to one of our
international offices.
Great emphasis is placed on professional and
personal development and the firm runs its
own legal development programme.
Sponsorship & Benefits
GDL/CPE and LPC fees are paid as well as a
maintenance grant of up to £7,000 p.a.
Benefits include profit share, permanent
health insurance, private medical insurance,
season ticket loan, life assurance, subsidised
gym membership, group personal accident
insurance and matched contributory pension
scheme and interest free loan. Trainee
solicitors also receive 25 days paid holiday a
year (rising to 27 days on qualification).
Number of Vacancies
Herbert Smith is currently recruiting up to
105 students to commence training contracts
in September 2010 or March 2011. The
deadline for applying is 31 July 2008.
Vacation Placements
We are offering 130 vacancies for vacation
scheme placements betweenWinter 2007 and
Spring/Summer 2008. The Winter Scheme is
open to non-law students only.
Closing Date for Vacation Placements
12th November 2007 (Winter Scheme) and
31st January 2008 (Spring and Summer
Schemes).
Method of Application
Our application form is available on-line at
If you require a paper
form of if you require any further
information, please contact a member of the
graduate recruitment team on 0207 374 8000
or by emailing:
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