“Today, virtually every piece of work we handle is won through relationship building and competitive pitching. So, in recruiting trainees, we are looking for evidence of entrepreneurial drive – a desire to join us in building our business – and an appetite to take advantage of the opportunities careers here offer.” Welcome
Claire Wright Graduate Recruitment Partner
calibre. Those qualities are still vital, but the role of the lawyer has evolved. There is a much stronger focus on business and commercial sense, and on playing a role within a team that will almost certainly comprise lawyers from other jurisdictions and require you to work as an extension of a client’s own team. Today, virtually every piece of work we handle is won through relationship building and competitive pitching. So, in recruiting trainees, we are looking for evidence of entrepreneurial drive – a desire to join us in building our business – and an appetite to take advantage of the opportunities careers here offer. Alongside that we are looking for a global mind-set and innovation – an ability to see beyond what’s been done before – resilience and teamwork. These are the qualities that you will need to be successful, over and above raw intellect and technical excellence. Our commitment to you is to provide the best possible legal and business grounding; and a culture and environment that support your development, value your individuality and which will enable you to excel. The best advice I can offer you is: do your research and come and meet us.
Welcome to Allen & Overy. I hope you find this brochure and our graduate website useful in helping you to decide whether a career in commercial law is right for you and, if so, whether this is the right firm for you. These are big decisions and I encourage you to do as much research as you can and take advantage of the opportunities to gain first-hand experience. Through A&O First – our programme for first-years – and our Vacation Schemes, you can explore the role of a lawyer and develop your understanding of our firm. We think these opportunities will provide you with valuable insights but you don’t have to have done one of our programmes to apply for a Training Contract – around half of our trainees applied directly to us with no previous experience of the firm. Looking through this brochure, you’ll see a law firm that is at the very forefront of legal practice, helping to shape the future of the profession and finding new ways to support high-profile and global clients in executing the decisions that will shape their futures. You’ll also find information about the structure of a legal career at Allen & Overy, and perhaps more importantly, the qualities and skills that we are looking for. When I joined the firm as a trainee, the focus was on technical excellence and intellectual
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