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As many US firms in London offer training contracts, students looking for a City firm with a transatlantic twist have plenty of choice. There are roughly 100 US and transatlantic firms with a presence in the UK. Around half offer training contracts – they offer roughly 700 between them. The table below can be used as a starting point for finding out more about firms that operate in the UK market, having originated in the States. lawyers across two offices in America (NY and DC), two in South America, eight in Europe (some very long-standing), three in Asia and one in Abu Dhabi. Manchester - commercial; construction; corporate; corporate tax; Court of Protection; family law; litigation; medical negligence; Ministry of Defence; planning; public law; real estate; serious injury; will, trust & estate disputes; workplace injury/illness lawyer California firm with nine US offices and eight in Europe plus Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Perth and Sydney. At the interview, candidates are also likely to be asked why they want to live and work in Bristol, but you don't need to have a local connection to be successful.

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Lawyers tell us how they spend their days and share some of the trends shaping the work in their area of practice. BProud is our well established LGBT+ network. BProud welcomes both LGBT+ members and allies. The network promotes a culture where everyone is able to be open about their sexual orientation. BProud members run and attend many LGBT+ events through the year.Successful applicants are then invited to take part in a video interview which takes around 20 minutes to complete. Small Washington DC firm with 160 lawyers; other offices include Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Chicago.

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We are committed to employing people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or impairments. We are a Disability Confident Employer, ensuring that we provide best practice in supporting out people and providing any adjustments or tools needed in the workplace. On your first day, we’ll assign you a buddy — a current trainee who’ll help you settle in, answer your questions and give you an honest overview of what it’s like to work for us. Change is around the corner too. DWF’s Edinburgh office was the first to be fitted with the new DWF design – modelled around specific ways of working. “The idea is to provide options for a range of different types of workers,” one trainee explained, “so there’s big meeting tables, meeting rooms, silent space, agile working spaces, etc.” Trainees at DWF are required to average 50% of their time in the office, which is two to three days a week in practice, “though it depends on the sort of team you’re in. There are certain weeks where you might be in a lot more because you’re in court that week or something like that.” We have strong LGBT+ representation within our organisation. We are long-standing sponsors of Bristol Pride and Edinburgh Pride and we have a people-led network championing LGBT+ issues, BProud. We continue to implement best practice in LGBT+ inclusion through our involvement with Stonewall. If you’re offered a training contract by a commercial firm which recruits two years in advance, it will usually pay your PGDL (where required) and SQE course and exam fees, plus a living allowance or maintenance grant. If you want to work for firms which pay future trainees’ law school fees, we recommend you apply for (and gain) a training contract before starting law school. Whilst some firms are following their traditional training contract route but now with the SQE instead of the LPC, law firms are also beginning to offer training programmes following more of a graduate-apprenticeship-style route, where the SQE is studied for and taken alongside working at the firm, so it’s always worth looking for those kinds of opportunities too, as they allow you to gain experience leading to qualification, whilst earning a salary and having your training paid for.UK firm Hammonds and US firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey merged in 2011. Merged with DC firm Patton Boggs in 2014. Burges Salmon’s six-seat training contract is designed to provide you with the greatest breadth of experience possible as a trainee. While traditional training contracts normally include four six-month seats, Burges Salmon’s includes six four-month placements. This ensures you gain the maximum exposure to it’s varied practice areas and experience a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work from across their main departments. At BCLP we are fully committed to providing continual, high-quality training and support to our trainees. We offer four seat rotations of 6 months, with flexible seat choices across all core departments and a wide range of practice areas in the business. Each trainee receives regular 1:1 support from the Emerging Talent team and the Training Principal, a Partner mentor to provide wider career guidance and a designated supervisor within each department. Trainees have access to individual coaching and training from the Learning and Development team, as well as quarterly ‘Lunch and Learn’ updates. We aim to continuously improve our trainee experience and accordingly run a Trainee Discussion Forum with representatives from each trainee intake to facilitate active information sharing between management and trainees. We also have an active Trainee Social Committee to ensure trainees get together outside of the office. Stephenson Harwood runs four placement schemes: a week-long placement in the winter, a two-week scheme in the spring, and two two-week placements over June and July. There's room for twelve candidates on each, and participants are automatically considered for a training contract. Virtual open days are taking place in November and December, with open days in the London office planned for January and March. Banking also had a bit of reputation for longer hours, but sources said no matter what the seat, there were “peaks and troughs,” with the latest stay “maybe 9.30 or 10pm, which was really unusual. If you’re finished at 5.15pm, they want you to go home, because there’s a chance that at some other point you’ll be working late.” Sources added that “there’s a buzz around the office and I like being in for that reason.” We heard there’s “no expectation to go in five days a week,” but trainees are expected to be in at least three days a week.

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Five Californian offices and five others in the US; also in five European offices including London, three in Asia, Dubai and Sao Paulo. More than 1,200 lawyers worldwide. We have developed active relationships with a number of community partners and local charities to support our efforts in diversity and inclusion. We continue to work with them to implement best practice for our people. To see the work we are doing in this area, please refer to the Responsible Business Report. Although the SQE has introduced increased flexibility for fulfilling the requirement of QWE, training contracts aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Both types of application begin with the same online form, which asks candidates to list their academic credentials and other achievements. According to chief people and talent officer Jeff Marlow, “we’re looking for future trainees who will be enthusiastic, willing to learn and full of potential. We’re keen to hear about what interests you and excites you, where your passions lie and how you can use this in your career as a lawyer.”Sheffield - construction; Court of Protection; employment; family law; medical negligence; public law; real estate; real estate disputes; regulatory investigations; residential property; restructuring & insolvency; serious injury; will, trust & estate disputes; workplace injury/illness DWF is a global provider of integrated legal and business services. Our vision is to deliver integrated legal and business services on a global scale through our three offerings of Legal Services, Legal Operations and Business Services. We have approximately 4,000 people as well as offices and associations located across the globe. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities.

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The overview of firms below is split into two sections. The first part lists US firms that have opened up an office London and grown it from scratch, while the second part lists US firms that have entered the UK market via a merger with an established British firm. There are significant differences between the two types, which we detail below. Bear in mind that certain firms in the second category had their own office in London prior to merger (sometimes well established). Pros: New firm has ready-made UK client base and established reputation; culture of legacy English firm usually remains post-merger. Okay, so don’t be an idiot. That's obvious. But how can you impress? As one recruiter says, it’s all about “marketing yourself well.” Does that sound a little intimidating? It’s really not. After all, you marketed yourself well on paper when you sent your application form in; now you are just doing it in person. Asking well-timed questions and showing an interest is an easy way of doing this. Just remember, “seeking out work and raising your profile without pestering people is a fine line to walk.” It may be a fine line, but it's one worth treading, and being proactive is key, as this partner suggests: “If you get given a piece of work, think about what happens next. Think about that next stage in the transaction, and if you don’t know what it is then go and find out. You've got to show initiative.” We are excited to launch our Edinburgh spring vacation scheme (one week). The firm will be recruiting trainees to be based from the Edinburgh office through the Edinburgh vacation scheme. Based in Virginia with 1,100 lawyers in 22 offices: 20 in the US plus London, Brussels and an alliance in Shanghai.We’re passionate about continued progress which is why we have over 100 Healthy Mind advocates trained by Mental Health First Aid England, our HR team are trained in suicide prevention, and we have a wellbeing hub with a focus on a holistic approach to wellbeing. Our flagship inclusive leadership programme has led to an increased understanding to support authentic leadership development in diverse talent. We have one of the lowest Gender Pay Gaps in our industry and we’re proud to the UK’s number one Law Firm for Female Partners. If you don’t have a training contract, think long and hard about whether you want to go to law school. The cost is high and while going to law school is a necessary requirement for gaining a training contract, it is by no means a sufficient one. Competition to get into law school is not tough, but competition for training contracts is. Vac schemes also serve as a period of work experience – an opportunity to get to know a firm and to get to know the The final stage is the assessment centre which consists of a half-day spent at the firm. The day’s agenda consists of a presentation, interview and a commercial awareness exercise – all of which is assessed by a partner and a member of HR.