Career progression
We will do everything we can to make sure you get the career you want. Our reputation is built on the backs of lawyers who are experts in their fields. We don’t expect you to know everything at once, but we do expect you to want to. To this end, we host a comprehensive weekly programme of firm and departmental-wide seminars, lectures and workshops, all aimed at developing your legal skills and knowledge. Recent examples include:
- Competition: EC Procedures;
- Property: VAT update;
- Dispute Resolution: Workshop - Handling a Breach of Contract;
- Technology, Media & Telecoms: IP Rights & Insolvency;
- Corporate: Corporate finance skills;
- Firm-wide: Human Rights Act.
Neither do we neglect the so-called soft skills. Recent examples of non-legal training courses include:
- personal skills: presentation skills, negotiation skills, time management, problem solving & decision making, interview & selection skills, communication skills;
- business development: client relationship management programme, winning new business, project pricing;
- leadership & management: leadership, project management skills, people management skills, introduction to management.
It’s our firm belief that the more structured your career development, the better. Structure allows you to define goals and judge your progress. You’ll receive constant feedback on what you’ve achieved, and guidance on what you need to do to move your career forwards.
Career Progression
Our career framework helps us to identify, distinguish and reward talent and to allow our fee earners to develop at a pace which suits them. The framework enables us to be clear about exactly what we expect from each individual at every stage of their career with us.
Our Career Progression ladder
