1 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AN Tel: 020 7959 8900 Email: traineesolicitors@sullcrom.com Web: careers.sullcrom.com/uk-trainee-solicitors sullcrom Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
2019
The firm Sullivan & Cromwell provides the highest quality legal advice and representation to clients worldwide. The results we achieve have set us apart for more than 130 years and serve as a model for the modern practice of law. At S&C, there is no such thing as second best. Meritocracy, responsibility and opportunity foster the success of each new employee. S&C has more than 875 lawyers across an international network of 13 offices on four continents. We maintain a unified firm culture worldwide and provide our clients with highly integrated advice on a global basis. The London office, established in 1972, is S&C’s largest office excepting its New York City headquarters. There are approximately 80 English, US and dual-qualified lawyers working in the office across a number of practice areas. Types of work S&C London is perhaps unique in the scale, complexity and significance of the work carried out in an office of its size. Our practice areas include: M&A and private equity; capital markets; finance (credit, leveraged and acquisition); restructuring; project finance; competition law and tax. Who should apply We seek trainees who have an excellent prior academic record along with strong academic credentials, including a projected or achieved first or upper second class honours degree, or the equivalent. You should possess genuine intellectual curiosity, integrity, strong interpersonal skills, commercial awareness and an ambition to succeed at one of the world’s leading law firms. We expect most of our applicants to be penultimate- year law students and final-year non-law students. Graduates and postgraduates are also eligible. Training programme We offer our trainees the opportunity to do superior work, meet exceptional people and grow in a supportive culture. We aim to distinguish our trainee programme by offering genuine mentoring from partners and senior lawyers who will take a keen interest in your career development. When and how to apply To apply for the 2020 summer vacation scheme, apply by CV (including a full classification and percentage breakdown of all academic results) and a covering letter. We will be accepting applications for our 2020 summer vacation scheme from 1 November 2019 through 10 January 2020. To apply for a training contract starting in 2022, apply by CV (including a full classification and percentage breakdown of all academic results) and a covering letter. We will be accepting applications for our 2022 trainee intake from 1 May through 10 July 2020. Work placements Two two-week summer placements. Remuneration £500 per week. Sponsorship Full sponsorship of GDL and LPC fees, plus a maintenance grant.
Vacancies Trainees Partners Total staff
8-10
10 17
140
Work placement yes (see Insider Report on p101) Training contract deadline 10 July 2020 Apply to traineesolicitors@sullcrom. com Sponsorship GDL/LPC Offices Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne,
New York, Palo Alto, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Washington DC
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