Herbert Smith LLP: Profile

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Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2HS
Tel:(020) 7374 8000
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Website: www.herbertsmithgraduates.com


Company Description

Herbert Smith LLP is an international legal practice with over 1,200 lawyers across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.  It also has a major focus on emerging markets, including China, India and Russia.  This, combined with an alliance with Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe and a network of relationship firms, enables Herbert Smith to provide a seamless, cross-border service on a global level.

Alongside Herbert Smith's outstanding reputation in dispute resolution and corporate work, the firm has leading practices in finance, real estate, competition and employment, pensions and incentives.  It is also acknowledged as a leader in several industry sectors, including the energy and natural resources and financial institutions sectors.


Location of Offices


Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo.
ASSOCIATED OFFICES: Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest, Dammam, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Jakarta, Jeddah, Munich, New York, Prague, Riyadh, Stuttgart, Warsaw.

Who Should Apply

Herbert Smith considers penultimate and final year law students, final year non-law students and all graduates.  As well as a strong academic record, applicants require a strong level of commercial awareness and the common sense to be able to make their own way in a large firm.  Combine these qualities with a creative and questioning mind, and Herbert Smith will offer you great challenges and rewards.

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.

 

Vital Information

Sponsorship & Benefits
Herbert Smith offers £5,000 for the GDL outside of London; £6,000 GDL inside London and £7,000 for the LPC. 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.

Salary
1st year: £37,500, 2nd year: £42,500

Number of Vacancies
Herbert Smith is currently recruiting up to 95 students to commence training contracts in March 2012 or September 2012.

Closing Date for Training Contracts
31 July 2010 (applications open on 1 October 2009).

Vacation Placements
We are offering 100 vacancies for vacation scheme placements between Winter 2009 and Spring/Summer 2010. Applications for these schemes will open in October 2009.

Closing Date for Vacation Placements
15 November 2009 (Winter Scheme) and 24 January 2010 (Spring and Summer Schemes).

Method of Application
Our application form is available on-line at www.herbertsmithgraduates.com