Introduction Welcome
From Andrew Nealon Partner, ETP Training Principal and ETP Talent Lead
Through our graduate recruitment process we actively seek prospective trainees who exhibit both collegiate and entrepreneurial behaviours. We are looking to identify candidates with an ambition to work for V&E and to get their hands on challenging and meaningful work, substantiated in their application forms and interviews not only with evidence of academic excellence but also of the work experience and extra-curricular activities they have sought out to date. Our future trainees are almost always selected from the pool of participants who complete a vacation scheme with us. It is important to us that you, and we, have the opportunity to trial working together. The week with us is a genuine insight into what you could expect to experience during your two years training here. From client led tasks such as research projects, drafting documents, participating in internal strategy discussions with lawyers working on deals and cases, joining calls with clients and opposing counsel and attending meetings with clients in person, to the insights you will be given on the mentoring, support and infrastructure the firm provides its lawyers to ensure they thrive, you will walk away from a week with us confident as to whether this is the right fit for you, and we will have a pretty good idea if you are a good fit for us too! Our strategy for your success is simple, right from day one you will be challenged to reach your potential, supported to develop your skills and to build strong relationships with colleagues and clients, and we will reward you for your commitment to excellence. There is an genuine opportunity here for you to take ownership of your career and that is what we expect. To integrate with V&E’s entrepreneurial culture, you should crave to be in the driving seat whilst remaining perpetually inquisitive and eager to absorb the navigation offered by the Firm. If what you have read here resonates and you are excited about the prospect of becoming a V&E trainee, with a good story to tell us as to why that is the case, I very much look forward to receiving your application.
As one of the oldest U.S. law firms in London, V&E has seen its London office grow from its roots in the early 1970s. V&E’s London
office opened in the 1970s as an international energy outpost for its Texas headquarters, serving U.S. clients operating in the North Sea oil and gas industry. Today, the Firm’s London office’s work is significantly broader, handling a huge spectrum of sophisticated matters for client’s around the globe across a range of industries relating to transactions, projects and disputes in often challenging jurisdictions. The firm’s entrepreneurial drive is a core component of how it advances growth across all practice areas and we are immensely proud of the expansion of our highly successful Private Equity and Arbitration practices in London, a welcome complement to our market leading energy nucleus. With our experience in managing complex multi-billion dollar deals in the energy industry, the firm’s lateral extension into M&A, high-yield debt, leveraged finance, and private equity in other sectors has been a natural evolution but it is important to note that the concentrated effort to expand in London is based on our desire as a Partnership to deliver a greater service to our clients – not just an ambition to grow for growth’s sake. There is a warm, Texan sensibility to the culture of the London office. From the start of your experience at V&E you will have opportunities to work on high-profile matters, from a variety of practice areas, in a friendly and inclusive environment where the lawyers want to help you learn and succeed. It is a culture that houses extremely high performers who have a very down-to-earth way of getting things done, which I believe is rare to find in a top tier Firm.
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