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from law and nonlaw
graduates. Our current starting salary for
trainee solicitors is £38,000, rising to £42,200
in the second year of training.
We expect to see a strong and consistent
academic performance at school and in your
degree studies - typically AAB at A level (or
equivalent) and you should have achieved or
be on course for at least a 2:1 (or equivalent). Job Sector: Law Page Contains 2 PDF downloads
of graduate positions
25
Disciplines accepted
All
Starting Salary
£30,000
Address & Recruitment Hotline Number
Katy Main
Recruitment Manager
Narrow Quay House
Narrow Quay
Bristol BS1 4AH
Recruitment Hotline: 0117 902 7797
Email: katy.main@burges-salmon.com
How to apply
Applications for Open Days, Vacation
Placements and Training Contracts
should be made online via the website. Job Sector: Law Page Contains 2 PDF downloads
it is expected that graduates who
join the firm will spend one seat outside of
our London offices. This may include time
in the UK at other regional offices such as
Aberdeen, Bristol or Edinburgh or on a UKbased
client secondment. Outside of the
UK, we have numerous opportunities to be
seconded to one of our leading Central and
Eastern European offices including Bulgaria,
the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. Job Sector: Law Page Contains 3 PDF downloads
corporations, financial
institutions and governments.
Training and development
Our trainee solicitors receive a thorough
professional training in a very broad range
of practice areas, an excellent personal
development programme and the chance to
work in one of our international offices or on
secondment with a client in the UK or abroad. Job Sector: Law Page Contains 2 PDF downloads
areas are M&A, Financing
and Corporate & Commercial. Lawyers
practising in these areas work in client focused
groups, enabling them to develop strong
client relationships while maintaining broad
practices. Job Sector: Law Page Contains 2 PDF downloads
Graduate Recruitment Awards'
'Diversity Recruitment Award' proving their
commitment to recruiting people from a
wide variety of backgrounds and ages. This
progressive approach to recruitment creates
a mix of talents that contributes to their
success.
DLA Piper holds the 'Investors in People'
accreditation, demonstrating commitment to
its employees and their ongoing development. Job Sector: Law
law and non-law graduates. What all
our trainees have in common though are
excellent academics, common sense,
communication skills, an ability to organise
themselves and others and work as part of a
team, and a life beyond the law.
Application deadline
31 July
Starting salary
£22,000 (2007)
No. of graduate positions
16
No. Job Sector: Law
non-law finalists or graduates -
apply by 31st October 2009.
Spring - penultimate or final year non-law
students - apply by 31st January 2010.
Summer - penultimate or second year law
students - apply by 31st January 2010.
Placements last for two weeks with an
allowance of £400 per week.
Sponsorship
Tuition fees are paid for both GDL and LPC
courses plus a maintenance grant of £8,000
a year. Job Sector: Law
and
asset financing, particularly in the transport
and energy sectors. Through its international
network the firm's lawyers are able to advise
in many languages including English, French,
German, Greek, Russian, Italian, Thai, as
well as advising in US Federal law. The
international offices work together, a structure
of particular benefit to international clients. Job Sector: Law
of graduate positions
50
No. of internship positions
40
First year usually based location
First 6 months, London. Various locations
after 6 months
Disciplines accepted
All
How to apply
Via our online application form
University events list
Go to
www.simmons-simmons.com/traineelawyers
to see when we'll be visiting on campus. Job Sector: Law Page Contains 1 PDF download
of graduate positions
10-15
No. of internship positions
35
First year usually based location
At the firm's London office in the City.
Head office location
We are an international law firm with 18 offices across the US, Europe and Asia.
Disciplines accepted
Any
How to apply
Apply online via our website. www.dechert. Job Sector: Law
and
most forms of financing. Our specialist
services include our energy, competition,
insurance and intellectual property practices.
Our reputation for domestic and international
litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute
resolution is unsurpassed in the UK and
Asia. Job Sector: Law
of graduate positions
15 - 20
Location
London
Disciplines accepted
All
How to apply
Online application form at www.lw.com
University events list
Law fairs at Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, LSE, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Exeter, Sussex, King's College, and UCL. Job Sector: Law
of graduate positions
20-25
Disciplines accepted
All
Starting salary
£36k starting salary rising to £40k in the second year
Address and recruitment hotline
4 More London Riverside, London,
SE1 2AU
0207 759 6694
How to apply
On line application form at
outlink('http://graduates.lg-legal.com/','graduates.lg-legal. Job Sector: Law
No of graduate positions
90
No of internship positions
90
First year usually based location
London
Head office location
London. We are an international law
firm with 26 offices in 18 countries.
Disciplines accepted
Any
How to apply
Online application form via www.lovells.com/graduates
University events list
Go to our website to see a list of our forthcoming graduate recruitment events. Job Sector: Law
Students who are looking for graduate finance jobs, usually find information on these subjects useful
Graduate jobs in finance found in our editorial section.
Editorial - Hammonds LLP
Trainees get second sight on secondments
At Hammonds, we don’t just second partners
and fee earners to .... .... Jones, Graduate Support Manager,
Hammonds
“Clients want practical and commercial legal
advice tailored to their business needs. I was
given a considerable amount of responsibility
and learnt quickly how to deal with difficult
issues. On a regular basis, I held conference
calls, meetings and presentations – my skills
and confidence developed significantly and
the opportunity gave me a fantastic
grounding, post qualification.”
Phillippa Canavan – Lawyer, Human Capital
(Employment), London office
Hudson Global Recruitment Company
“Live Nation is the world's largest live music
company staging concerts, West End
spectaculars and summer festivals. No day is
ever the same – it’s life at the sharp end –
intensive, responsible and with a big
commercial focus. You obtain a vital insight
into the business and also have a chance to
attend great events. ....Read the full Editorial
Studied at: University of Sheffield;
University of California, LA; Manchester
Metropolitan University
Academic achievements: BA (Hons) Politics
2:1, MA in European Political Economy,
GDipL and LPC
8.15am – Early meeting about the Prospects
Cup, a business management game which a
team of five trainees from Pannone have
entered. We review our company's
performance and determine our business
strategy. We’re doing well but need to
increase our sales. There isn’t much time left
and we want to win!
9.15am – Back at my desk to check emails,
open post and start working on files. I am
mainly working on catastrophic injury cases. ....Read the full Editorial
Kirsty Hunter: Second-seat trainee solicitor,
Denton .... .... centred on the
financing of international trade.
9.30am
A deal I have been involved in is due to
close soon and I am responsible for keeping
a check on what documents we have been
sent. I sort through the emails that have come
in and amend the checklist of documents to
circulate to the team so that everyone is aware
of the progress. As many of our deals involve
parties in other jurisdictions, I often liaise
with foreign counsel during a transaction.
As the borrower in this particular deal is a
Nigerian bank, I call our Nigerian counsel to
discuss the outstanding issues.
10.00am
I have been asked by one of the Partners to
accompany him to a meeting with one of our
major Bank clients at their offices. After a
short walk we arrive accompanied by another
Partner from our litigation department. ....Read the full Editorial
Job Sector: Law
Editorial - Watson, Farley & Williams LLP
Name: Matt Leigh
Job title: Assistant, Project and .... .... involved in the
financing of a large wind farm. From then
on the variety of my work as a trainee varied
enormously and I felt valued as a member of
the team.
Singapore
When choosing between the two training
contracts that I had been offered, one of the
most exciting opportunities that drew me
to WFW was the guaranteed overseas seat.
Having already spent time in South East
Asia, I couldn't wait to take the opportunity
to live and work there. During my seat in the
Singapore office I worked mainly on corporate
and finance matters. It was a fantastic
opportunity to work with the local lawyers,
as well as being given the opportunity to run
my own files. Getting to know Singapore
was an amazing experience and I made the
most of opportunities to travel further in Asia
and India. ....Read the full Editorial
Job Sector: Law
Editorial - Holman Fenwick Willan A day in the life of...
Katherine Noble, first year trainee
solicitor, Holman Fenwick.... .... Much of this job is
being proactive and it is vital to deal with
issues immediately and efficiently.
1.30pm Grab a sandwich at a local café with
a couple of other trainees.
2.15pm Send an email to correspondent
lawyers in Malta. Instruct them to carry out
due diligence on the Maltese borrowing
companies and Malta flagged vessels and
to make arrangements for the mortgage
registrations.
2.30pm Make a telephone call to the
Maritime and Coastguard Agency regarding
a yacht flagged in the UK which is changing
ownership. I ensure that the relevant
documents are pre approved by the Agency.
3.30pm Head off to the Bahamas Maritime
Authority with the notarised bill of sale
and other documents needed for the change
of ownership. ....Read the full Editorial
Why.... .... deals,
and finance related projects, and was able
to see the role of a law firm from a client’s
perspective. This experience gave me a greater
understanding of a client’s needs, which is
crucial for any solicitor, and also confirmed
my desire to qualify into the Corporate team
at Lovells and continue to advise clients in
this area of the law.
Life as an NQ?
On qualification in the summer I was fortunate
enough to have the opportunity to take three
months unpaid leave before joining the
Corporate team. The chance to spend some
time travelling after completing my training
was very beneficial and allowed me to start
work feeling refreshed and ready for life as a
qualified solicitor. ....Read the full Editorial
Job Sector: Law
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Age: 23
Employer: PA Consulting Group: Financial
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Position: Analyst
Qualifications: BA Business and
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University: University of Manchester
Start Date: September 2007
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