Graduate Employers Guides - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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Employer Information

• Application deadline: Application for training contracts beginning in 2014 close on 31 July 2012. Applications for the 2012 summer vacation scheme close on 9 January 2012.
• Starting salaries: £39,000 for trainees
• Regions: London
• Industries: Law
• Website: http://www.freshfields.com/uktrainees
• Email: uktrainees@freshfields.com
• Telephone: + 44 (0) 20 7785 5554
• Address: UK Offices:

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
65 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1HT

What is Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer?

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is one of a handful of leading international law firms, with offices across the world.

Our clients are mainly big commercial businesses whose names are well-known. The type of work we do divides into helping clients achieve what they want through doing deals, advising them on real and potential problems, and helping them sort out their disputes.

Our practice is very diverse, and constantly changing to meet our clients’ evolving needs.

What roles are available at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer?

We are looking for around 100 trainee lawyers to start training with us in London in 2014, split between two intakes in February and August.

We will run three, two-week vacation schemes in the summer of 2012.

Application process for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

All applications need to be made via our website www.freshfields.com/uktrainees.

Entry requirements and type of person suited for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

The firm wants its trainees to come from diverse backgrounds, and their choice of university or degree is immaterial. Current trainees studied at nearly 50 different universities. Many did a law degree, but others read subjects ranging from music to biochemistry.

Whatever their background, trainees need some non-negotiable qualities. They need to be intellectually talented and have excellent English skills. They need to enjoy working on difficult problems, working alongside others, and never doing less than the best they can.

Future prospects and training at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Our training programme is vital to us, because today’s trainees are where most of tomorrow’s associates and partners will come from.

Trainees who join our London training programme can move departments every three months, so they can see more of what’s on offer. Many other firms are not so flexible. The list of departments is: corporate; finance; dispute resolution; real estate; intellectual property/IT; tax; employment, pensions and benefits; and antitrust, competition and trade.

All departments provide formal training. But trainees learn most by working for clients alongside the firm’s more experienced lawyers. They learn in London and in other offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Some are also seconded to clients.

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