The LawCareers.Net Handbook 2021

100 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DH Tel: 020 7400 8000 Email: trainee.recruitment@bristows.com Web: training.bristows.com bristowsgrad Bristows LLP

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The firm We are Bristows, the world’s leading specialist law firm for clients that innovate. We are a European headquartered hub for litigation, transactions and advice throughout the world. We help clients grow in life sciences, technology and other dynamic sectors. We provide advice on all their legal matters and are proud to be different. At Bristows, we have always been at the forefront of change. From patenting the first electrical telegraph to launching the UK’s genome sequencing project, we have been helping clients who create and embrace new technologies and ideas. We are an eclectic mix of inquisitive thinkers who are fascinated by the law surrounding our clients’ sector. Many of us have science and technology backgrounds or have worked in the industry. Many of our trainees and associates also go on secondment at client companies, including Google, McDonald’s, Capgemini, AstraZeneca, Samsung, Novartis, Sony and WPP. We live and breathe our clients’ business and can talk the same language. It means we are on the same wavelength and understand what makes our clients’ business tick. Types of work We focus on dynamic, IP-rich sectors and have the expertise to solve a broad range of litigation, transactional, and advisory challenges. We have a true cross-disciplinary practice encompassing our renowned IP, competition, regulatory, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution, IT and data protection teams. The strength of each individual practice complements the others to provide a fully integrated and comprehensive service. Who should apply We place great importance on having a diverse and inclusive environment and we recruit trainees from all degree disciplines (including those with a science or engineering background) from a wide range of universities. Training contract applications are open to non-law students from their final year of study and to law students from their penultimate year of study. Training programme During the two year training contract, trainees undertake a mixture of 3 and 6 month seats within our core departments and also have the opportunity to go on secondment to the in-house legal team of one of our key clients. We also guarantee trainees a seat in the Patent Litigation department. When and how to apply To apply for a training contract commencing in August 2023, please complete our online application form which can be found on the firm’s trainee recruitment site. The deadline for training contract applications is 10 January 2021. Work placements We run a number of workshops which offer the chance to find out more about Bristows and are a great opportunity to assess whether law as a career, and Bristows as a firm, are for you. While in the office, you will take part in a range of interactive sessions to enable you to get a real sense of the firm and find out first-hand what life is like as a lawyer at Bristows. Please visit our website for the dates of our workshops and application deadlines. Sponsorship Payment of full fees and a maintenance grant of £8,000 for each year of study. We will also reimburse a portion of GDL/LPC fees for candidates who have chosen to self-fund prior to securing a training contract at the firm.

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Training contract deadline 10 January 2021

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Starting salary £39,500

Minimum qualifications 2.1 degree preferred

Sponsorship CPE/GDL LPC

Offices London, Brussels

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