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WHAT YOU’LL DO
A WARM WELCOME We talk to our three graduate recruitment partners about what life at Herbert Smith Freehills is really like.
RUPERT LEWIS
Could you briefly describe your role at Herbert Smith Freehills? Mark: I’m a partner in our corporate division. I deal with a mixture of public and private mergers and acquisitions. Rupert: I’m a dispute resolution partner specialising in banking litigation. As well as a graduate recruitment partner, of course. Veronica: As well as taking care of graduate recruitment, I’m a competition partner, specialising in UK and EU competition law. What makes Herbert Smith Freehills different to other law firms? Mark: I’d say the culture of the place. We’re very open, very friendly and we give you a lot of freedom to choose your own development path and shape your own career. Our strength in depth across a whole variety of different fields means you can discover what you’re passionate about and specialise in it. Rupert: We rate individuality and diversity extremely highly. We’re not looking for clones – we’re looking for people with real strength of character and the ambition to achieve.
What excites you about coming to work? Veronica: That I never quite know what my day is going to be like! Even if I’ve got an idea of what I want to achieve, by the end of the day I’ll have ended up dealing with a new challenge, or even a new case. My area of law is constantly changing and it’s really fun when something totally new comes across my desk. Mark: I love working on big, high-profile transactions. It’s very exciting to see the relevance of the work you’re doing in the newspapers or on the 10 o’clock news. What made you choose Herbert Smith Freehills? Veronica: The interview process was really two-way. The partners were interested in what I could bring to the firm and I was interested in how I could contribute. Rupert: The people who interviewed me were smart, funny and self-effacing – it was a winning combination. Why should graduates choose Herbert Smith Freehills? Mark: You should choose Herbert Smith Freehills for yourself. It’s a great place to fulfil your own ambitions, better yourself and challenge yourself. It’s somewhere you can be everything you want to be.
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