Baker & McKenzie is the law firm with the greatest global reach, with 70 offices in 38 countries. In London, the firm has almost 400 legal professionals.

Our strategy is to provide the best combination of local legal and commercial knowledge and international expertise and resources. Our trainee solicitors are a vital part of that strategy and are involved right from the start with the international firm, with the possibility of an overseas secondment. Recent secondees have spent time in a variety of locations including Sydney, Madrid, Chicago and Moscow.

Our requirements

We expect candidates to have obtained a minimum of 2 A grades and 1 B grade at A-Level or equivalent and have obtained, or be on target to achieve a 2.1 or above at degree level. To be eligible for the London Summer Placement scheme candidates will need to be in the penultimate year of their undergraduate degree (or 2nd year of a 4 year course). For the International Summer Placement scheme, candidates will need to be in the penultimate year of their undergraduate law degree (or 2nd year of a 4 year course) in the UK.

Application details

We are currently recruiting for 38 training contract vacancies to commence in September 2010  and March 2011 . In addition, we also have vacancies for our London Summer Placement and International Summer Placement schemes in 2008  and Open Days at Easter and in the summer.

Application is only by online application form available via our website.

The deadlines for applications are as follows:

Non-law training contract (those candidates that have to undertake, are currently undertaking or have completed the CPE/GDL) = 18 February 2008

Law training contract = 31 July 2008

London Summer Placements, International Summer Placements & Open Days = 31 January 2008