Trainee Solicitor Opportunities with an International Law Firm

T R A I N E E S O L I C I T O R O P P O R T U N I T I E S W I T H A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L L AW F I R M

Great things come from great relationships

If you’ve got what it takes
& we’re your kind of firm,
let’s work together.
We know what we want.
Layla & Adam
How about you?
Trainees Adam and Layla worked
together in preparing for their IS YOUR FUTURE WITH US? 2
Corporate practice group training. LIFE AS A TRAINEE 8
Having talked the issues through DEVELOPING YOUR TALENT 14
beforehand, they were better OUR TEAM CULTURE 20
prepared and able to take ONGOING SUPPORT 24
more from each session.
A CLIENT-FOCUSED APPROACH 30
“It was really useful to be able VITAL STATISTICS 34
to ask Layla about aspects of RECENT AWARDS 36
the sessions, given her greater HOW TO APPLY 38
professional experience.” GET IN TOUCH 40

Is your future
with us?
With your talent
and ambition &
our training and
Richard Price
Senior Partner

support, together Working at any major law firm is not an easy option.

we can create a The work you will do is intellectually demanding and
professionally stretching. At times it will be tough.
It’s like that here at CMS Cameron McKenna. But what

great working makes us different is we will spend time and effort
investing in your future and really help you to succeed.

relationship. We’re looking for graduates who have talent, ambition
and commitment – and who want to play a part in our
continued success.

If that sounds like you, we’ll make sure you get all the
training, tools and support you need so you can perform
at your best. You’ll also be assigned your own mentor
who will help your talent to flourish.

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A LITTLE ABOUT US WHO ARE WE? AND WHAT ARE WE ABOUT? THE WAY WE WORK We’re a client-led organisation, We’ve made changes in every
CMS Cameron McKenna is a We have a strong culture at focused on helping our clients part of our practice – changes
leading international law firm CMS Cameron McKenna. It’s what find the right legal solutions for that benefit our people, making
and an integral part of CMS, the makes us different. But don’t take their business issues. We make it easier for them to do their jobs
alliance of major European law our word for it. Here’s what one sure we take time to really more effectively. And, according
firms. We’ve earned a reputation client has recently said about us: understand our clients’ businesses. to our most recent client survey,
for outstanding service, acute Because getting ‘under the skin’ it’s paid off...
business awareness, and being “THERE IS AN INCREDIBLY of our clients helps us to give
passionate about client DISTINCTIVE STYLE ABOUT the best advice. “A KEY STRENGTH IS THE WAY
relationships. We work for some CMS CAMERON MCKENNA... CMS CAMERON MCKENNA GETS
of the world’s leading companies, THEY’RE ALL VERY NICE But we understand that success TO UNDERSTAND OUR BUSINESS
helping them to solve their PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH.” starts from the inside out. That’s BY GETTING TO KNOW US.”
problems so they can run their Company Secretary why our business strategy
Commercial Director
businesses more efficiently. Major UK sporting organisation revolves around achieving Leading construction firm
excellence in four key activities:
This is a supportive and co-
operative place to work. You’ll • better management of people
find everyone gets along well. • closer teamwork
That’s because we’ve always • greater personal development
recruited people who fit in with • stronger client relationships.
us – people who like to work hard
while enjoying what they do.

99.5%
of our clients say they would
recommend us to others

Jas Purewal Allison Smith
Trainee Solicitor Solicitor


Rita & Laura
Rita is a partner in Corporate
Recovery & Restructuring working
on non-contentious matters. As
a litigation solicitor, Laura assists
Rita when any of her clients have
court-related issues to be resolved.

“Laura complements what I can
offer my clients, helping me
to do a better job for them.”

Life as a trainee
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT If you want to make a difference, Vicky Stimpson
we’ll make it happen. Our on-the- Vacation
job training will give you plenty student
of responsibility, variety and Christmas 2005

With investment opportunity – right from the start.

VACATION PLACEMENTS
“One week
of my placement was spent in
Employment and one week in

from us & hard Gain first-hand knowledge
of what it’s like to work as
a commercial solicitor at
Real Estate Planning. I was
given quite a variety of work
to do which really helped me

work from you, CMS Cameron McKenna by
applying for a place on a two-
week paid vacation placement.
understand what a trainee
solicitor does day-to-day.

we’re destined for It’s a great opportunity to find
out what it’s like to be a trainee
solicitor. Expect to be immersed
For example, I undertook
Internet-based research,
summarised some important

a brighter future.
in ‘real work’ situations as you cases for a ‘Law-Now’ article,
gain exposure to two of our sat in on client meetings and
practice areas, attend client helped draft witness questions
meetings and visit a number of for a tribunal case. I even got
City institutions. But it’s not all to sit in on the tribunal which
work (you’re on vacation, after I found very interesting.
all), so there’ll also be time to
wind down and get to know Altogether there were nine of us
us at a number of social and on the placement and we were
sporting events. all given ‘proper’ work to do
every day. As a result, we really
You can apply for our Easter, felt we were doing something
summer or Christmas placements. worthwhile and not simply
There are 60 places available in sitting around as observers.
total, and the conversion rate to

90%
training contracts is high. If your The fortnight was a brilliant
application is too late to secure opportunity to find out the type
a place on our vacation scheme, of work I’ll be doing – and the
we still want to meet you. responsibility I’ll have – when
So why not come along to one I start my Training Contract. It
of the Open Days we organise also gave me a much broader
throughout the year? See page 39 insight into what law entails
for how to apply for an Open Day. and what an international law
of our people say they have good
firm is all about.”
relationships with their colleagues


WHAT DOES A TRAINEE FUTURE TRAINEE SOLICITORS a March intake you are eligible You will be allocated a supervisor Eleanor Over the course of my time as
SOLICITOR DO? Once you have been offered to apply for a travel bursary. We for each seat who will help with Akenhead a trainee, I have attended both
a training contract, we will will offer you a bursary of £1,000 your career planning. You will Solicitor High Court and County Court
sponsor you while you study for if you’re planning to work abroad also have a mentor for the two Technology hearings, served formal notices
the Graduate Diploma in Law on schemes such as Operation years of your contract – a lawyer and Litigation in real estate disputes and drafted
(GDL) and the Legal Practice Raleigh or the JET programme. who will take a close interest in “ The work you do really depends the defence for a client facing
Course (LPC). We’ll cover full your development with us. As on the seats you have. When I a £50,000 claims dilapidation
fees and provide you with a TRAINING CONTRACTS well as on-the-job learning, we was in corporate and commercial by their landlord. Essentially,
maintenance grant of £7,500 We have 60 vacancies a year place great emphasis on training, litigation, I undertook a fair the work is very varied, I’m given
a year in London, Guildford and and we’re currently recruiting so you will attend courses, amount of research. I also went responsibility, and – contrary to
Oxford, and £5,000 elsewhere. for September 2009 and March lectures and workshops to give to consultations with Counsel and popular belief – there’s very
2010. Half of our recruits come you both ‘soft’ skills (such as attended regular client meetings. little photocopying!”
As we recruit two years in from law backgrounds and half language tuition and business During my real estate seat, a lot
advance, we’ve created a tailor- from non-law. skills) and technical expertise. of time was spent liaising with
made programme for our future managing agents, tenants and
trainees. We maintain regular Over the course of the two From the moment you join, you tenants’ solicitors which involved
contact with you while you years, you will have four six- can expect responsibility, variety a considerable amount of client
continue your studies and make month ‘seats’ or placements, and opportunity, because we contact. Then, when I was
sure you’re involved in training, gaining experience in different expect you to play a full role seconded to the Wellcome Trust,
workshops and weekends away. practice areas. To develop you in contributing to our success. I was able to experience first-
and your legal skills further, you hand how an in-house legal
You will also receive an invitation could be seconded to a client or See page 39 for how to apply department works.
to our annual Trainee Solicitors’ even spend time in one of our for a vacation placement or
Ball and to other social activities international offices. 40% of a training contract.
– so you’ll soon feel part of the our trainees usually do.
team. If you decide to join us in

72%
of people who came on our vacation scheme
in 2005 were offered a training contract

Alex Kassner Helen Jackson
Solicitor Trainee Solicitor


Simon & Jae
Simon has been mentoring Jae
ever since his first seat in Pensions.
Now in the final six months of his
Training Contract, Jae has chosen
to return to the Pensions group
when he qualifies.

“Simon has always been available
to discuss what I want from my
future career and has helped
me to see the broader picture.”

Developing
WE TAKE GREAT Our clients demand high TRAINING TO BE A SOLICITOR
CARE TO NURTURE standards of us. That’s why you During your training contract,
TALENTED INDIVIDUALS will be set high standards. But in addition to your on-the-job
you won’t be expected to get learning and legal technical

your talent there unaided. We invest huge
amounts every year in training
and development to help
training, you will also attend
a variety of talks, workshops and
lunchtime sessions as part of our

Your ongoing everyone meet those standards.
In fact, we place how we coach
and develop our people at the
Trainees’ Training Programme.
Designed to improve your skills
across a range of areas, they

commitment & very heart of our strategy. So
your training won’t stop just
because you’ve qualified.
cover subjects as diverse as time
management, meeting skills and
team working. As a requirement

our training and YOUR PERSONAL PLAN
As soon as you join us, we will
of the Law Society, you will also
be fast-tracked through the
compulsory elements of the

development are
sit down with you to devise your Professional Skills Course.
own personal development plan.
This will be your blueprint for YOUR NEW PASSPORT

the foundations for
your career progression with Our Legal and Business Skills
us. And we’ll ensure the right Passport scheme is for all our
support programmes are in newly-qualified solicitors. It will
place to enable you to perform ensure you all share the same

our mutual success. effectively against that plan.

You will be appraised every three
level of knowledge in a broad
range of legal and practice area-
specific topics, and have a good
months, so you’ll always know grounding in soft skills.
exactly how you’re progressing.
And you will be encouraged
to have an open dialogue with
our graduate recruitment team,
We spent raising issues with them and

3,572
discussing any problems.

hours on volunteering projects in 2005


DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER KEEPING THINGS INTERESTING WHAT KIND OF TRAINING Ben Ewing Laura Wood
Once you’ve been qualified for At an international law firm, CAN YOU EXPECT? Trainee Solicitor Solicitor
three years, our Excel programme there are exciting opportunities Energy Team Construction
will help you develop the skills to build on your experience. You of EP&C “I can honestly
you’ll need to become one of can work either in one of our “ There’s pretty say I learned
tomorrow’s leading solicitors. own overseas offices or in those much a full programme of training huge amounts during my two
You will receive training in all of our CMS member firms. during your time as a trainee. years as a trainee. The training
aspects of service delivery, from During my first three months, we were given was extensive,
people and project management You’ll also be encouraged to I had a training session first thing well structured and covered a
to client consulting skills. You’ll broaden your skills by getting every morning for an hour. When very broad range of areas. For
also learn about law firm finance involved in no-fee (pro bono) I got into the second half of my me, the most valuable aspect
and economics. community activities. Employee first seat, this training reduced was the way our trainers drew
volunteering, free legal advice to once a week. on their own experience, putting
LEARNING NEVER STOPS and charitable giving are an the law into a commercial context.
When you have five years’ important part of our business. I’ve recently been on a ‘Managing It really brought what we were
experience under your belt, you Last year, we volunteered on your Development’ course which learning to life.
can develop your skills even further all kinds of projects and gave has really helped me focus on
on our Senior Solicitor Development £426,000 worth of contributions how I can progress my career. Apart from the legal instruction
Programme. It’s open to all senior to the community. Since one of my seats was on specific to our seats, we were
solicitors and covers a range of secondment to our office in encouraged to attend courses
training modules, from delegation Moscow, I attended language that taught us practical skills.
and supervision to winning classes and cultural training For example, two I attended were
new business. before I left, in preparation on effective writing and speed
for my six months over there. reading. We were also given
I’m now in my second year of one-to-one training by our seat
training and about to spend six supervisor who was always there
months in our Hong Kong office.” to help answer any questions
we had. Now that I’ve qualified,
there’s a whole range of new
courses I’m encouraged to go on,
such as managing your workload
and the art of delegation.”

Michal Subocz Joanna Mlot-Schonthaller
Partner Associate


Kristen & Peter
In her first seat, Kristen worked
with Peter, CEO of Aspire Defence,
to help on the closing of Allenby &
Connaught, a major accommodation
project for Army garrisons around
Aldershot and Salisbury Plain, and
the largest PFI deal ever signed
by MOD.

“This project was a challenging
and enjoyable experience for me,
helped greatly by Peter and his
team’s friendly and supportive
attitude throughout.”

Our team culture
WE CAN BUILD THE RIGHT TEAM Teamwork isn’t just about normally work with each other
FOR ANY CLIENT, ANYWHERE increasing our own enjoyment of enhances communication
the work we do. It’s a key factor in between the different practice
delivering value to our clients. One areas of the firm.

Combining the of our strengths is knowing how to
pull together the right team, with
the right expertise, personalities
At the same time as encouraging
another kind of team working, our

right expertise & the and cultural fit, to meet our clients’
needs. That means you could be
working with team members from
sector groups also add significant
value to clients, by delivering
advice grounded in the context

right people creates across the firm’s practice groups
and from any of our international
offices. You will be among people
of their particular industry.

Simon Glennie

effective teams that from a wide variety of cultures and
backgrounds who, together, make
up our exciting team dynamic.
Solicitor
Project Finance
“During my

fit our clients’ needs. Don’t think there’s a set team
pecking order, because we’re not
seat in Prague,
I worked on several cross-border
deals in Central and Eastern
concerned with status or hierarchy. Europe for one of our main clients,
Every team member is valued for Erste Bank. One such deal was the
their contribution, not their job privatisation of the Serbian bank,
title. However, our teams aren’t Novosadska Banka. I was involved
just about work. We encourage in the deal from the very start and
a team social culture and hold saw it through to completion. The
regular ‘out of hours’ events team consisted of three members
such as karaoke evenings, quiz from our Prague office and nine
nights and hockey matches. from our CMS member firm
in Belgrade.
INDUSTRY TEAMS
As a trainee you will be given During the deal, we spent several
the opportunity to work with weeks in Belgrade to ensure the
fee earners who have input into team worked as seamlessly as
the eight industry sector groups. possible. Back in Prague,
OUR INDUSTRY TEAMS ARE: This in turn will help you gain conference calls were arranged
Construction and Development in-depth knowledge of various on a regular basis to make sure the
Consumer Products market sectors. Our industry whole team was up to speed on
Energy and Utilities groups are designed to get developments. By working on such
Financial Institutions and Services different parts of the business transactions, I have experienced at
Hotels and Leisure working together in order to first hand the benefits of building
Lifesciences focus on clients from a market close relationships, not just with
Infrastructure sector perspective. Bringing our clients, but also with our
Technology, Media and Telecoms people together who wouldn’t associated offices.”


Adam & Layla
Trainees Adam and Layla worked
together in preparing for their
Corporate practice group training.
Having talked the issues through
beforehand, they were better
prepared and able to take
more from each session.

“It was really useful to be able
to ask Layla about aspects of
the sessions, given her greater
professional experience.”

Ongoing support
WE’LL MAKE SURE YOU Just because someone is a talented Alistair Watson
ALWAYS GET THE SUPPORT solicitor, it doesn’t always follow Solicitor
YOU NEED – RIGHT WHEN that they’re a natural manager. To Planning
YOU NEED IT do your job well, your supervisor

Support from
“As a trainee’s
needs to ensure you have the supervisor,
right resources and the right I have a very varied role. It
information. That means making includes one-to-one training,

your mentor & sure you are properly briefed,
not just at the beginning of an
assignment, but during it as well.
explaining how the planning
team work (part of the Real
Estate practice area), and the

regular feedback We make it our job to ensure
that your supervisor is trained
role we play within the firm.
I also bring trainees up to speed
in those areas where they say

from you help you to manage effectively – so you
always get what you need. And,
to check your supervisor is giving
they need help – as well as in
areas they’re not yet aware of.

do a better job.
you adequate support, you’ll be Part of my job as a supervisor
encouraged to take part in a is bringing out a trainee’s full
quarterly supervisory feedback potential. There are three
process, rating five areas of your elements to this: I ensure they
supervisor’s performance. can do the basics well – research
notes, timesheet recording,
meeting preparation and so
on; I encourage them to find
something about their seat they
have a real interest in; and I tell
them never to be afraid to ask
questions. Essentially, it’s about
being available for trainees,
helping them wherever I can and

4.3 5
making sure they are properly
equipped to do their job well.”

out of

is our current score in our internal feedback
programme. Our target is to achieve 4.5


TO KEEP YOU AT YOUR BEST, An important part of effective And if you do have to work late, A FLEXIBLE APPROACH Aasim Qureshi often allowed to spend half a day
WE NEED TO BALANCE people management is recognising we’ll make life easier for you TO WORK AND STUDY Trainee Solicitor in the library doing research for
WORK WITH PLAY the need for a healthy work-life by providing: Technology one of my assignments. I don’t
balance. Yes, the work is hard and • concierge and dry “After spending know of any other international
the hours can be long, but we cleaning services seven years law firm which offers this kind
strive to achieve the right • free evening food studying pharmacology and of flexible approach to working
balance for everyone. delivery service molecular cardiology, I decided and studying.”
• on-site nurse and to move into law. I didn’t want
Our work-life balance physiotherapist to be a perpetual student, so

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initiatives include: • paid-for taxis home CMS Cameron McKenna allowed
• an employee helpline • remote server access so me to start work as a trainee
• enhanced maternity and you can work from home. solicitor while studying part
paternity schemes time over four years for my
• flexible working and holiday GDL and my LPC. I went to law
arrangements school two evenings a week
• ‘Lunch and Learn’ health and, as part of the firm's study
and wellbeing workshops assistance programme, I was
• regular social events allowed to take time off to of our employees work
• subsidised gym membership study for and sit my exams. under a formal flexible
• ‘Well Person’ screening and The firm was incredibly supportive
arrangement, ranging
health assessments towards me – for example, I was
from part-time and job
• sabbaticals.
share to non-standard
working hours and
home working


Sarah & Frances
Frances from Marketing and
Sarah from HR both work with the
Corporate practice group. Frances
is in charge of bringing new
clients into the group and Sarah
is responsible for hiring the right
mix of new people.

“Together, Frances and I help
support the strategic direction of
the Corporate practice group.”

A client-focused
GETTING TO KNOW OUR A REPUTATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS Everyone at CMS Cameron
CLIENTS FROM THE INSIDE We’re known in the industry for McKenna has a role to play in
the strength of our relationships developing and maintaining client
with clients. We get to know them relationships. And we’ll provide

approach and their businesses almost as well
as they do. It’s what helps us stand
apart from other law firms.
training and support to help you
build these relationships too.

Listening to our It’s about investing time and
effort in building close client
Gabrielle
Folliard
Solicitor

clients & delivering relationships. We arrange regular
client surgeries and relationship
meetings, as well as joint training
Insurance
“ I recently
completed an 11-month

on our promises initiatives, site visits, and social
events. We also invite clients to
our internal team meetings.
secondment to The Royal
Bank of Scotland Group’s
Insurance Division. My time

helps cultivate great Central to our client-focused
approach is the role of the Client
there was invaluable for a
number of reasons. Firstly, I
made lots of important client

working relationships.
Relationship Partner. It’s their job contacts; secondly, it helped
to ensure we fully understand me gain a good understanding
that particular client’s needs of many of the key issues
and deliver on our promises. the company faces; and
thirdly, it enabled me to see
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT what a client like The Royal
OUR CLIENTS REALLY THINK Bank of Scotland Group’s
We regularly ask our clients what Insurance Division really
they think of us. Through our wants out of its law firm.
quarterly feedback survey, they
tell us how we’re doing, so we I’ve had the added advantage
can measure how we’re looking

4.4 5
of seeing at first hand how
after them. Where we score large organisations are
poorly, we put in place measures structured, how they operate
to improve performance and we and what matters to them.
closely monitor progress to ensure I’d say my secondment has
our service improves. Where we also helped me think outside
out of score well, we don’t rest on our the narrow legal box and to
laurels but strive to do just as be much more commercially
well – or better – next time. aware. As a result, it’s made
is our current client-satisfaction score in our
me a much better lawyer.”
feedback programme. Our target is to achieve 4.5


Vanessa & Shamila
Both Trainee Reps, Vanessa and
Shamila represent the views and
concerns of their fellow trainees
and work closely with Graduate
Recruitment to design
new initiatives.

“I’m quite new to this, so Shamila
is helping me understand my role
and is showing me all the ropes.”

OUR BUSINESS

Vital statistics
PRACTICE DETAILS Prudential
• We advise businesses, Royal Mail
governments, public sector Sainsbury
bodies and financial institutions Sara Lee

Some useful in over 60 countries worldwide
• 47 offices in 23 countries
worldwide
Siemens
T&F Informa
Taylor Woodrow

facts & figures. • 130 partners
• 700+ other fee earners
• Founding member of CMS –
The Royal Bank of Scotland
VT Group plc
Wellcome Trust
the alliance of European law firms Yell

OUR PRACTICE AREAS WE HAVE OFFICES IN
Banking and International Finance Aberdeen London
Commercial Bristol Moscow
Corporate Bucharest Prague
Energy, Projects and Construction Budapest Sofia
Insurance and Reinsurance Edinburgh Warsaw
Real Estate Hong Kong

SOME OF OUR MAJOR CLIENTS CMS MEMBER FIRMS ARE IN
Aventis Pasteur Argentina Italy
BAA Austria Morocco
BP Belgium Netherlands
Carillion Brazil Poland
Diageo Bulgaria Romania
Enterprise Inns Canada Russia
General Electric China Serbia
H3G Croatia Slovakia
HSBC Czech Republic Spain
IBM France Switzerland
Lloyds TSB Group Germany United Kingdom
Luminar Hungary United States
Lufthansa
Metronet In Chambers and the Legal 500
National Australia Group we have rankings in 65 separate
National Grid areas – that’s more than any other
Pfizer UK law firm.
Procter and Gamble


Recent awards
SOME RECENT AWARDS GOLD AWARD
Corporation of London Clean City Awards – 2006

GOLD AWARD

We’ve picked Payroll Giving Quality Mark – 2006

PENSIONS LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
UK Pensions Awards – 2006

up a wealth of THE SUNDAY TIMES 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
The Sunday Times – 2005/2003/2002

honours & merits. CHAMBERS GLOBAL EASTERN EUROPEAN LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Chambers – 2005

EMERGING MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR (BULGARIAN TELECOMS)
Acquisitions Monthly – 2005

BEST BRAND IN PRACTICE IN CEE
PM Forum – 2004

HIGHEST RANKED INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM IN POLAND
Rzecspospolita – 2004

METRONET WON THE AWARD FOR EUROPEAN PROJECT BOND DEAL
OF THE YEAR 2003 FOR THE LONDON UNDERGROUND PPP PROJECT
Project Finance – 2004

OXUS MINING PLC AND AMANTAYTAU GOLDFIELDS WON THE AWARD
FOR EUROPEAN MINING DEAL OF THE YEAR 2003
Project Finance – 2004

PAWEL DEBOWSKI: CEE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
(AWARDED IN MARCH 2004)
CEE Real Estate Quality Awards – 2003

PENSIONS LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
UK Pensions Awards – 2003

SIMON GARRETT: BEST TRAINEE WORKING AT A CITY (LONDON) FIRM
Zurich Trainee Lawyer of the Year Awards – 2003

EASTERN EUROPE BANKING AND FINANCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Chambers Global – 2003

DOMESTIC DEAL OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL GRID/LATTICE
Acquisitions Monthly – 2003

BEST PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
– WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL PFI PROJECT PUBLIC PRIVATE
Finance Magazine – 2003


How to apply
WE’RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE It goes without saying that you Days and reserve a place on
WHO ARE BRIGHT AND WHO should be a good communicator one of the forthcoming events.
HAVE FLAIR AND CREATIVITY, and a committed team player.
If you’re talented and ambitious, TRAINING CONTRACTS
THE ABILITY TO MAKE THINGS

If you’re up to the HAPPEN AND A REAL INTEREST
IN BUSINESS
you could be rewarded with an
extraordinary career with us.

VACATION PLACEMENTS
We're currently recruiting for
September 2009 and March 2010.
We recruit talented individuals,
who can make a real difference

challenge & meet Our vacation placements are open
to anyone who is interested in
pursuing a legal career and who
to our business. We ask that
applicants have 320 UCAS points
or equivalent and will achieve

our criteria, we
wants to gain a structured insight or have obtained at least a 2:1
into how a law firm works. You degree. However, the skills and
will need 320 UCAS points (or experience you bring to us will
equivalent) and be expecting be more important than purely

want to get to or have obtained at least a 2:1
degree. We recruit people who
have a genuine motivation
to work for us. Places on our
academic qualifications.

CLOSING DATES FOR APPLICATIONS:
31 July 2007

know you. schemes are very competitive,
so do make sure you apply early. THE SELECTION PROCESS
STAGE 1: Online application,
THE DATES FOR THE SCHEME: followed by an online
Christmas – 11-22 December 2006 psychometric test.
Easter – 26 March-7 April 2007 STAGE 2: HR interview
Summer 1 – 18-29 June 2007 and a group exercise.
Summer 2 – 9-20 July 2007 STAGE 3: Assessment centre:
partner interview, business case
CLOSING DATES FOR APPLICATIONS: study and an in-tray exercise.
Christmas – 17 November 2006
Easter and Summer – THE REWARDS
16 February 2007 SALARIES
Trainee solicitor salaries are
The selection process for currently £33,000 in year 1 and
vacation placements is as follows: £35,000 in year 2. Once you’re
1. Online application qualified, this rises to £54,000.
2. Telephone interview
3. Assessment centre: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
a presentation, psychometric Annual bonus scheme
test and a group exercise. Annual holiday entitlement of 25 days
Bounty scheme
If you are successful in securing a Concierge service
vacation placement with us, you Dental insurance discount
will be fast tracked through the Employee confidential careline
selection process for the Training Enhanced maternity package
Contract, skipping all stages Flexible holiday allowance
except the final one. Gym subsidy
Life assurance
OPEN DAYS Pension scheme
Check out our website – Private medical insurance
www.law-now.com/gradrec for Study assistance
details of the dates of our Open ‘Well Person’ screening


Get in touch
Here’s our number
& email address.
We’re waiting to
hear from you.
You can apply online for our vacation scheme and our
training contract at www.law-now.com/gradrec

Places for the vacation scheme are offered on a first
come, first served basis, so make sure you apply early.

For further details or advice please email
gradrec@cms-cmck.com or call us on 0845 300 0491

GRADUATE RECRUITMENT TEAM:
MICHELLE MASON
Graduate Recruitment Manager
CLEO JACKSON
Graduate Recruitment Officer
ZOË EL-DALI
Graduate Recruitment Officer
NICOLA STANLEY
Junior Graduate Recruitment Officer

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