With 5,500 people working across 31 major cities worldwide, and more than half of these outside the UK, Allen & Overy truly is a global firm. Our international reach gives us the ability to provide world class expertise combined with local knowledge enabling us to work on some of the most exciting and complex transaction. We are renowned for the high quality of our Corporate, Banking and International Capital Markets advice, but also have major strengths in areas such as Litigation, Tax, Employment and Benefits, Real Estate and Private Client. Our partners frequently lead the field in their particular areas of law and we can claim both an enviable reputation amongst clients and unrivalled success in major deals.

Within this broad range of expertise we offer a training contract characterised by flexibility and choice – our training programme is widely regarded as the best in the City and continues throughout your career at Allen & Overy following qualification. Our aim is to recruit, train and develop successful lawyers who want to develop a long-term career with Allen & Overy.

Life at Allen & Overy is about more than just the work we do – our team environment encourages both professional and social relationships. In addition, Allen & Overy has an extensive global Pro Bono and Community Affairs programme – Values into Community Action – which is an important part of who we are and the values we espouse. By working with our local communities we are able to identify and respond to their needs, offering help that makes an enduring impact, whether it be helping with literacy or numeracy schemes in the inner city or providing access to justice for those who cannot afford it

BLP is a full service City law firm and one of the fastest growing law firms in the top 20 - in the last five years, turnover has almost doubled to £186m in 2007/2008. The firm employs 1,250 people, of whom around 650 are lawyers, including 180 partners. As well as the office in London, the firm has offices in Brussels, Paris and Singapore and is opening in Abu Dhabi in January 2009. In addition to this, the firm has non-exclusive, proactively managed relationships with preferred firms in more than 65 countries around the world. BLP is listed in the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For and in 2008 was awarded the Chambers Europe Award for UK Law Firm of the Year.

BLP has five main areas of expertise: Real Estate, Corporate, Finance, Tax and Dispute Resolution. Clients include FTSE 100 companies, financial institutions, major multinationals, the public sector, entrepreneurial private businesses and individuals. International work represents a growing part of the firm's business with a 45% growth in work with an international element over the past two years.

International law firm Clifford Chance combines the highest global standards with local expertise. Leading lawyers from different backgrounds and nationalities come together as one firm, offering unrivalled depth of legal resources across the key markets of the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
The firm focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax, pensions and employment, and litigation and dispute resolution.

Through a strong understanding of clients' cultures and objectives, Clifford Chance draws on the full breadth of its legal skills to provide results-driven, commercial advice. At Clifford Chance we insist on the professional development of all our employees. We also aim to recruit, train and retain the best people available, and to do that means building a progressive working environment that not only respects diversity, but also to use it as a driving force.
Additionally, the firm provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging pro bono and community affairs programme that offers volunteering opportunities to all its people, whether they are lawyers giving free legal advice or business services employees mentoring local students through their GCSE exams.
Clifford Chance achieved the highest number of top tier rankings of any firm in the Chambers Global 2008 Directory, cited in 20 international tables. This independent analysis focuses on firms' legal ability, professional conduct, client service, and commercial awareness, and these rankings provide outstanding recognition for expertise and consistency of quality across global markets.

The London Young Lawyers' Group (LYLG) is a unique and dynamic group with over 1,000 members. All law students, trainees and solicitors up to 5 years PQE in the London area are eligible and welcome to join for a modest annual fee.

The LYLG organises social and networking events on a regular basis for it’s members. In addition, the LYLG provides a support network and a voice for it’s members when required. Overall, the LYLG aims to make the whole experience of both living in London to and finding and starting a training contract less daunting.

For more information on how to become a member of the LYLG please visit www.lylg.org.uk.

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,100 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Orange County, Rome, San Diego, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. Extending our reach to Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

Our Firm has 70 years of experience serving a broad range of client interests. We understand the issues faced by corporate decision makers because many of our lawyers have held key government and in-house positions. We understand how economic, social and political issues affect operations because our lawyers have navigated the complex business and regulatory environment themselves.

At McDermott Will & Emery, our uniquely congenial atmosphere carries far beyond Firm camaraderie. We recognise and appreciate the need to give back to the communities of which we are a part and to assist those who are unable to afford legal services. We strongly encourage our lawyers and staff to participate in pro bono initiatives, volunteer services and charitable activities. The people of McDermott understand their unique obligation and professional responsibility as lawyers to enhance the lives of those in need and are committed to ensuring that low-income and disadvantaged individuals have access to justice.