Practice Group / Department:

Business Partnering - Hong Kong

Job Description

Our summer and winter vacation schemes offer an invaluable insight into life and work inside a leading, global law firm.
 

Our vacation schemes are open to penultimate-year undergraduates and finalists from any degree discipline. Securing a place on either scheme is subject to a successful application and assessment day.

On whichever scheme you join, you will have the opportunity to get under the skin of our business and get a genuine feel for what it is like to work here. You will get to participate in actual work with clients - which could involve anything from legal research to attending meetings or court. You can attend training sessions on presentation skills and lunchtime talks about our practice areas.

We are currently recruiting for vacation scheme in summer 2025.

Please ensure you include your resume, cover letter indicating the year you intend to commence a training contract in Hong Kong, and your final and/or latest transcripts in your application.

You may upload all supporting documents to the resume / cover letter upload box.

Placement

Our vacation placement scheme is one of the good ways for you to get to know us and decide if we are the best practice for you to develop your career in. We would like to invite students who wish to become part of our team after graduation to join our vacation placement scheme.

A placement will give you first hand experience of our work and working style. It is aimed at those who are studying or have studied law, and runs for four weeks in the summer.

Our placement programme runs for four weeks in the summer and winter and it is highly structured and designed to give you a feel for what life as a trainee is like with us. Each placement participant sits with either a partner or an associate to experience life as a city solicitor. Whether you're attending client meetings, going to court or doing office-based legal work, you'll be able to make a practical and valuable contribution to your team. Talks, exercises and projects are designed to give you full exposure to the practice and the various types of work we do.

We look for applications from candidates with law degree, who demonstrate a consistently strong academic record. You are expected to have or be expecting at least an upper second class degree or equivalent. We look for people who are team players, with excellent interpersonal skills.

Requirement

• Strong academic record: at least 2:1 degree or equivalent
• Good communication skills
• Commercial awareness
• Negotiation skills
• Team playrer
• Leadership qualities
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken)
• Knowledge of Chinese (both written and spoken)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. 
Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know via [email protected]