Training Contract Jones Day

Job description

Jones Day operates as one firm worldwide with 2,500 lawyers in 37 offices. Jones Day in London is a key part of this international partnership and has around 200 lawyers, including around 50 partners and 30 trainees. This means that we can offer our lawyers a perfect combination - the intimacy and atmosphere of a medium sized City firm with access to both UK and multi-national clients.

The principal areas of practice at Jones Day include: corporate finance and M&A transactions; investment funds, private equity and corporate tax planning, banking, capital markets and structured finance, business restructuring, litigation, intellectual property, tax and real estate.

The London office also has teams of lawyers who are experienced in such areas as competition/antitrust, energy, environmental, employment, IT and pensions law.

The firm operates a unique, non-rotational system of training which is designed to provide freedom, flexibility and responsibility from the start. Our trainees work across different practice areas simultaneously and are encouraged to assume their own workload. This allows for early responsibility, faster development of potential and the opportunity to compare and contrast different disciplines alongside one another.

As our trainees do not move to a different department every six months, they don't miss the end of deals or trials that they have worked on. Work will vary from small cases which trainees may handle alone (under the supervision of a senior lawyer) to matters where they will assist a partner or an associate solicitor.

The firm runs a structured training programme with a regular schedule of seminars to support the thorough practical training and regular feedback that trainees receive.

Other City law firms operate a rotational or 'seat' system, in which the two years of the training contract are divided into periods of four or six months where you work exclusively for one partner or one practice at a time before moving on to another. Under our system, you do not 'belong' to one partner or practice. You can take work from any practice at any time and work with any of our lawyers, which means that you have flexibility to gain experience in a wide range of practices and from a wide range of colleagues. You also get to discover with whom you work best.

Person requirements

Applicants who have strong intellectual and analytical ability, good communication skills and who can demonstrate resourcefulness, drive, dedication and the ability to be a team player.

Qualification and experience requirements

We look for candidates with either a law or non-law degree.

Funding for training

Sponsorship

GDL and LPC fees paid and £8,000 maintenance p.a.

Jones Day offers the fast track LPC for its sponsored students between August and end of February each year. The maintenance grant remains unchanged at £8,000 p.a. Future trainees will have the opportunity to take a 6 month gap between concluding their LPC and commencing their training contract at Jones Day.

How to apply

Apply online via our website from 1 September 2012 when placement applications open. A placement applicaton is also a training contract application. We encourage applicants interested in training at Jones Day to apply for a placement first as we recruit on a rolling basis and most of our trainees have been placement candidates.

Closing date:
Training Contract - Law and non-law students, graduates and mature students.
Closing date: 31 July 2013 unless places fill earlier.

Placement Schemes - Law and non-Law students, graduates and mature students.

Closing dates:
Winter 31 Oct 2012
Spring 31 Dec 2012
Summer 31 January 2013
unless places fill earlier.

Contact details:
Jones Day
21 Tudor Street
London
EC4Y 0DJ
020 7039 5959
recruit.london@jonesday.com
www.jonesdaylondon.com