Allen & Overy
[b]Allen & Overy[/b]
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Allen & Overy is a premier international law firm with over 4,700 people in 26 major centres worldwide. The firm’s client list includes many of the world’s top businesses, financial institutions, governments and private individuals.
Core practice areas are corporate, banking ad international capital markets and the firm also has major strengths in areas including employment, pensions and incentives, litigation and real estate.
Allen & Overy is renowned for the approachability and individuality of its people and the way it has embraced modern technology. The firm is recognised as a leader in its use of client extranets, document management and global case management systems. An annual IT spend of 45 million pounds ensures Allen & Overy maintains its technological edge.
There is a commitment to development on a global scale. A one-firm ethos delivers the same standards of excellence from every one of the Allen & Overy offices.
In recent years, Allen & Overy has won many prestigious awards, the most recent from [I]The Lawyer{/I] for Global Law Firm of the Year. A set of core values drives the firm, while a sense of collegiality keeps it both genuinely friendly and mutually supportive.
For Allen & Overy, today’s trainees are tomorrow’s leaders. The firm requires applicants with an excellent applicants with an excellent academic background, a genuine enthusiasm for the law, and both energy and initiative. Business awareness and an international perspective and an international perspective are prerequisite. The ability to work closely with others is also vital.
Flexibility and quality are hallmarks of the award-winning training. All trainees spend at least 12 months in core transactional practice areas and a minimum of three months gaining contentious experience, usually in the litigation department. Continual monitoring of agreed seat plans and assessment of progress ensure highly relevant and focused training. It is common for trainees to spend six months in an international office.
There are extremely high retention rates on qualification and the firm has a specialist Career Development Team which ensures that fee-earners and support staff receive the best professional training throughout their career with Allen & Overy.
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Total graduate vacancies [color=red]120[/color] [I]for September 2005/March 2006[/I]
Functions Allen & Overy recruits for
[color=red]Law[/color]
When to apply for graduate jobs
[color=red]Early deadline[/color]
[I]CPE candidates – 1st November 2002 until 28th February 2003; Law candidates – once second year results are known, until 31st August 2003-01-24[/I]
Starting salary
[color=red]28,000 pounds[/color]
Location of graduate jobs
[color=red]London[/color]
University Allen & Overy plans to visit during 2002-2003
[color=red]Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, London, Manchester, Nottingham [color=black](visited already)[/color], Oxford, Warwick[/color]
[b]Finding out more information[/b]
Website – [url]www.allenovery.com[/url]
Brochure hotline – 020 7330 3000 (ask for graduate recruitment) |