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Top UK Legal Employer 2007 Address: Adelaide House, London Bridge, London EC4R 9HA
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP is a premier full-service City law firm, based in London with offices in Brussels, Paris and Singapore. We have an international network of preferred firms in over 50 countries, giving our clients access to the best possible legal advice globally. The firm was formed through the merger of Berwin Leighton and Paisner & Co. in 2001 and since then the firm has expanded spectacularly into a premier legal practice with over 1,250 employees, 650 lawyers including 180 partners. what does the legal press say? “The rise and rise of BLP is a phenomenon that has really shaken up the legal market.” The Lawyer, Annual Report 2005 “This well-oiled machine really is as good as you think.” Chambers UK 2007 “BLP has… an international strategy that must turn some rivals green with envy.” Chambers UK 2006 what do we do? real estate - well known as the pre-eminent real estate firm, BLP has a full real estate offering including investment, development, planning, construction, property finance, litigation and funds. corporate - one of the leading corporate practices in the UK, Chambers 2007 states that “for a number of gold-standard clients this firm just has to be the first stop for a UK firm outside the magic circle”. Work includes M&A, IPOs, secondary fundraisings, private equity, investment funds, restructuring and insolvency and employment, pensions and incentives. The corporate team also includes the largest dedicated team of commercial contracts lawyers in London. finance - a market leading finance practice advising lenders, issuers and borrowers on the full range of financing techniques in both domestic and international markets. BLP offers significant expertise in real estate finance, projects, PPP/PFI, securitisation and asset finance. litigation & dispute resolution - significant experience in corporate/commercial disputes, intellectual property, real estate disputes, crisis management, banking and finance litigation and FSA regulatory issues. Work in this area is not limited simply to resolving client disputes. We also undertake major risk management and corporate governance reviews for our clients. tax - our corporate tax team is one of the largest in the City. Our tax specialists are amongst the most highly regarded in the City with particular expertise in complex tax issues surrounding M&A, asset and structured finance, property and other funds, REITs and private equity. BLP is also one of the few firms in the City offering a comprehensive personal tax and trusts advisory service for domestic and international high net worth individuals. who do we act for? We act for a broad range of FTSE 100 companies and financial institutions, major multinationals, government and entrepreneurial private businesses and individuals. Clients include: Aviva, Barclays, Bear Stearn & Co. Inc., British Land, Canary Wharf, Deutsche Bank, Rolls Royce, Schroder, Tesco, and RBS to name but a few. what awards have we won recently? ‘Top UK Legal Employer 2007’ - Sweet & Maxwell and CRF Top Legal Employers ‘HR Team of the Year 2007’ - The Lawyer HR Awards 2007 ‘Private Client Team of the Year 2007’ - Legal Business Awards 2007 ‘Project Finance Team of the Year 2006’ - Legal Business Awards 2006 why does all of this matter to you? BLP is an exciting, ambitious, dynamic and entrepreneurial firm. Yet when recruiting trainees, our focus is on quality rather than quantity. As a result, our trainees are rewarded with a high degree of responsibility and involvement underpinned by an exceptional standard of training and support. BLP has always prided itself on providing the right environment for people to grow. Trainees spend six months in four seats and progress is reviewed every three months. All our people believe that BLP is a genuinely innovative and friendly firm with a refreshing lack of hierarchy, our open-door policy is something that our trainees value tremendously. An induction covers the practical aspects of working in a law firm, from billing to client care. There are technical education programmes for each department, with weekly skills sessions and seminars for trainees as well as Professional Skills Courses. lpc+ The firm runs the UK’s first tailor-made LPC Course, called the LPC+. All trainees will study at the College of Law, Moorgate where tutors are joined by BLP lawyers and trainers who help to deliver some of the sessions, using BLP precedents and documents, discussing how theory is applied to real cases and transactions. trainee profile The firm is looking for intelligent, energetic, positive and hard-working team players who have an interest in business and gain a sense of achievement from finding solutions. training contracts - we offer 40 training contracts each year, split equally over March and September intakes, recruiting from all disciplines.
We are currently recruiting for September 2010 and March 2011. Applications open on 1 November 2007 and close on 31 July 2008.
vacation schemes - we will run three two-week vacation schemes during Summer 2008 and a one-week vacation scheme during Easter 2008.
We are currently looking for 50 students over the summer and 15 students at Easter to experience life at BLP. Applications open on 1 November 2007 and close on 31 January 2008.
More detail on the application process can be found on our website www.blplaw.com.
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