78-84 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2AB Tel: 0121 454 4000 Email: graduate.recruitment@mills-reeve.com Web: www.mills-reeve.com millsandreeve mandrtrainees Mills & Reeve LLP
2019
The firm You will often hear us say “Achieve more. Together”, and while many law firms talk about teamwork and collaboration, it’s not just a catchphrase for us, more the cornerstone of our culture and how we work. Of course, you want to know that we have six offices across the UK with 1,000 staff and over 500 lawyers. But, more importantly, you should know that we have been crowned Law Firm of the Year by both Legal Week and RollonFriday and we have been ranked in the Sunday Times “100 Best Companies to Work For” for the past 16 years. We consistently win accolades for our vacation scheme and training contracts. This is because, as a trainee at Mills & Reeve, we offer something a bit different. The quality of the work you will get involved with, the contact and relationships you will build with clients and the culture of the firm you work in. And 97% of us would recommend that you work here. We are a major UK law firm and our work spans a broad range of legal sectors and jurisdictions for a diverse range of clients: from the FTSE250 to fast- growth start-ups, from individuals to some of the world’s most established and prestigious organisations. Types of work Our service is delivered through firm-wide core groups: corporate and commercial, employment, family, insurance disputes, private client, projects and construction, real estate and regulatory, public and commercial disputes. Core sectors are automotive, charities and social enterprise, education, energy, food and agribusiness, government, health and care, insurance, life sciences, mid-market, private wealth, real estate investment, sport, technology.
Vacancies Trainees Partners Total staff
20 39
126
1069
Work placement yes (see Insider Report on p92) Training contract deadline 5 January 2020
Apply Online Starting salary £27,000 (regions)
Minimum qualifications 2.1 degree, any discipline Sponsorship GDL/LPC Offices Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London, Manchester, Norwich
THE LAWCAREERS.NET HANDBOOK 390 Remember to cite The LawCareers.Net Handbook on your application form if you apply to this firm. Work placements Our award-winning summer vacation scheme is the ideal introduction to Mills & Reeve and gives you a real taste of life as a lawyer. During your time with us you will be placed in real-life situations, preparing draft documents, researching, attending court hearings and meeting clients. You will work with a variety of lawyers around the business over the course of two weeks, changing teams every two to three days. Sponsorship We will fund your forthcoming GDL and/or LPC and provide a maintenance grant for each course. Who should apply We want people who are ready for early responsibility because that is what we will give you. You will need high standards of academic achievement; to demonstrate maturity, have initiative and business acumen. You will enjoy untangling complicated issues and thrive on building relationships with clients and colleagues. We welcome applications from penultimate-year and final-year law students, final-year non-law students and graduates who have the potential to develop into our solicitors of the future. Training programme A Mills & Reeve trainee receives more opportunities and experiences than many firms. We want you to really understand what it’s like to be a lawyer and the best way to do that is to give you responsibility. You are given the freedom to learn in a supportive environment. Trainees take on six four-month seats in our offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Manchester or Norwich offices. Completing a seat in a different office (including Leeds and London) is encouraged and supported with an accommodation allowance. When and how to apply This year, we will only be recruiting trainees through our summer vacation scheme. We are currently recruiting for our 2022 cohort, however, due to an increase in trainee numbers, we anticipate recruiting for some additional spaces in our 2021 cohort. Apply online: www.mills-reeve.com/careers/graduates.
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