Post-qualification training Your training and development does not stop after your Training Contract. We continue to invest in your professional development through regular lunchtime training sessions and workshops. These are tailored specifically to the work of the London office, such as corporate and finance update sessions. Nearly all of our teams have Professional Support Lawyers, dedicated to ensuring you receive the highest quality training throughout your career. At Kirkland & Ellis your career is our business, so we are focused on helping you become the best lawyer you can be.
High-quality training is the hallmark of our trainee training programme at Kirkland & Ellis – we have been awarded the LawCareers.Net “Best Trainer – US Law firm in the City” accolade on numerous occasions. Your success goes hand in hand with ours, so we are passionately committed to your personal development and career progression. Join us and you will receive quality training right through to qualification and beyond. You will have four six-month seats. Three of our main practice areas are corporate, finance and investment funds so it is likely you will spend a seat in each of these. Your other seat(s) will be allocated from one of our other complementary practice areas. Your training The formal training programme we run for the first four months of your Training Contract covers primary practice areas in detail, building on the skills you have already learned, while also introducing new topics. There are also opportunities for soft skills training with our firm’s Leadership and Management Training programme.
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High-quality training is the hallmark of our trainee training programme.
Before joining the firm as a trainee, you can get to know us at our open days, at various law fairs and at our assessment days.
Rewards & benefits First year trainees receive a starting salary of £60,000 and this rises to £65,000 in the second year. We pay the fees for your compulsory qualification prep courses and exams and provide a competitive maintenance grant for the year of study. On top of that we also offer: Private medical insurance Life insurance
Dental plan GP consultation service Fertility and family forming Employee assistance plan Cycle to work scheme Free breakfast Subsidised lunch
Emergency back-up child/elder care Wellbeing apps Kirkland concierge 25 days holiday Season ticket loan
Income protection Travel insurance Pension scheme Corporate gym membership BUPA health assessment
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