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Latham & Watkins opportunities

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 3,500 lawyers in its offices located in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. The firm has internationally recognized practices in a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas.

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Their award-winning London office is home to nearly 500 lawyers and is recognised for its work advising some of the world’s leading corporates, financial institutions and private equity firms on market-shaping transactions, disputes, and regulatory matters. They run two vacation schemes over the academic year aimed at recruiting top talent to join the London office as trainee solicitors. In addition to their Vacation Schemes, Latham & Watkins also run a number of open days throughout the academic year to give prospective applicants an insight into their culture and practice areas.

Visit their website [external site] to find out more about their graduate opportunities.

Latham & Watkins run a number of events, both on and off campus, throughout the academic year.

Visit their events page to see which events are coming-up. [external page]

Learning with Latham

Details, including sign-up links are below.

Introduction to Corporate - Wednesday, 25 September 2:00 - 3:00pm

Training at Latham - Wednesday, 9 October 2:00 - 3:00pm

Introduction to Litigation - Wednesday, 23 October 2:00 - 3:00pm

Inside the hiring process - Wednesday, 6 November 2:00 - 3:00pm

Introduction to Banking - Wednesday, 20 November 2:00 - 3:00pm

 

The Latham & Watkins open day is a great way to find out more about the work they do, and to get an insight into their culture and values. They run a number of open days throughout the academic year which are open to all second year students and beyond, including graduates. Visit their website to find out more [external site], and to apply.

Travel costs, excluding flights and first class travel, will be covered by the firm.

Latham & Watkins run two vacation schemes over the academic year.

These are an exciting opportunity not only for Latham to get to know you, but also for you to get to know them and be immersed in their unique culture. Over the course of your vacation scheme you will gain insight into two practice areas, participating in client calls, court visits, Q&As and training sessions, as well as group work and social events. You will also have the opportunity to interview for a training contract, taking the first step towards a career at Latham & Watkins.

The deadline to apply for the Vacation Schemes is Sunday, 8 December 2024. You can find out further information, and submit your application here [external site].

A Latham training contract combines real responsibility on global matters with supervision from world-class lawyers who foster professional development.

Latham's trainees benefit from an in depth induction programme designed to bridge the gap between law schools and practice, as well as technical training at the start of each seat. After induction, trainees complete four, six month seats - two of which will be in corporate and finance. Trainees have the opportunity to apply for a secondment on either their third or fourth seat.