Willkie is an international law firm of approximately 1200 lawyers spread over thirteen offices in six countries. Willkie provides leading-edge legal solutions on complex, business critical issues which span markets and industries.
In London, our principal areas of work in London are: Asset Management; Business Reorganization & Restructuring; Capital Markets; Competition & Antitrust; Competition Litigation; Compliance; International Arbitration; Investigations & Enforcement; Corporate Insurance; Finance; Financial Services Regulatory; Litigation; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity and Tax. Our team has grown to more than 130 partners and lawyers and regularly handles some of the most high-profile and complex international transactions and disputes in the market. Many of our lawyers are recognized as leaders in their field and bring decades of experience to our clients’ businesses. Working closely with our colleagues in Europe and the US, we are committed to using our knowledge of the law to promote or defend our clients’ interests in the UK and beyond.
We recruit our future trainee solicitors from our spring and summer vacation schemes. We are looking for those who can start their training contract in September 2024. We welcome applicants from all universities and degree disciplines. We are looking for consistently strong academic achievement, with a 2.1 at undergraduate level. Our training contract provides an environment where junior lawyers can excel and be challenged, in a supportive environment. You will sit in four different practice areas, with a mix of partners and associates. We take your training seriously, and you will work alongside our partners and associates in small teams on real matters from day one. Our people work in small, nimble teams on high quality matters, so it is important that you are motivated, collaborative and able to pick things up quickly as you will receive a great breadth of work from the outset.