Osborne Clarke is one of Europe’s most respected and dynamic law firms.  The firm’s success is the result of delivering excellent business-focused legal advice in an energetic, straightforward and efficient way.

Osborne Clarke advises market leading and high performing organisations on their UK and international legal needs from its City, national and European offices and the Osborne Clarke Alliance.

Our main areas of expertise include corporate, finance and property transactions and the full spectrum of business law services, including commercial contracts, employment, pensions, outsourcing and dispute resolution.

Main areas of work

Banking, corporate, employment, pension & incentives, litigation/dispute resolution, property, commercial and tax.

Our requirements

If you are a highly driven individual with good analytical, communication and organisational skills we would like to hear from you. Commercial acumen and the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues are essential and foreign language skills are an advantage.

Your development

Our focus at Osborne Clarke is on developing a high performance culture and our aim is to develop trainees into legal business advisers. The Osborne Clarke trainee development programme offers legal, management and business skills training to develop the professional skills needed to progress as a lawyer in the firm.

The training contract is made up of four seats, each lasting six months in four different practice areas. Three of these seats are usually corporate, property and litigation. Trainees work closely with their training supervisors and fee earners in the department and can expect a high level of responsibility and client contact at an early stage in their training contract. Regular reviews and coaching sessions are held to ensure that trainees are reaching their potential. There are also opportunities for trainees to spend a seat in one of the firm’s other offices including Germany or on a client secondment.

Application details

Ideally, candidates should have grades A – B at A’ Level or equivalent, as well as a minimum 2:1 degree grade in any discipline. Applications are welcomed from candidates seeking a career change who can demonstrate strong commercial skills. Applications should be made online by 31 July 2008 for training contracts and by 31 January 2008 for the vacation scheme.

Sponsorship

The firm provides full funding for GDL and LPC tuition fees plus a maintenance grant for sponsored candidates.