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Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (BLP) is a premier, full service City law firm, with particular strengths in real estate, corporate, finance, tax and a strong litigation and dispute resolution capability. We have over 600 lawyers and around 190 Partners. Our open and friendly culture, combined with a strong commitment to career development and internal communication means that we have become a magnet for quality staff. It's a firm of diversity and international capability. Based in London we have offices in Brussels, Paris, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Moscow. In addition, we actively manage relationships with two or more preferred firms in over 65 countries. Our clients are diverse and we work with a growing list of large institutions, blue-chip corporates, banks and financial institutions, major property companies and developers, public sector bodies and individuals.
BLP is an exciting, ambitious, dynamic and entrepreneurial firm. When recruiting trainees, our focus is on quality rather than quantity and as a result, our trainees are afforded a high degree of responsibility and involvement underpinned by an exceptional standard of training and support evidenced through accolades such as “Best Trainer in a Large City Firm” in 2009. There are no clones at BLP and ability, not seniority, commands respect. We think laterally and value original thought. BLP prides itself on having a unique culture which incorporates loyalty and ambition and provides the right environment for people to grow.
Our ambition to provide a more attractive place to work than our competitors has driven us to create new ways of supporting our people at every stage of their career. In recognition of such efforts the firm was placed in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies To Work for in both 2008 and 2009.
Training Contracts and Vacation Schemes
BLP recruit 40 trainees per year split over a March and September intake. Applications can be made online via our website from 1 November and the deadline is 31 July each year.
The firm runs Easter and summer vacation schemes lasting one and two weeks respectively. The Easter schemes are primarily aimed at final year law students and beyond. Our summer schemes are aimed at penultimate year law and non-law students and beyond. Applications can be made online via our website from 1 November and the deadline is 31 January each year.
Full details can be found at www.blplaw.com
