PROSPECTIVE LAWYER MAGAZINE 2013-14 The Power of Together – connecting the world to Asia and Asia to the world SJ Berwin has announced that it is combining with leading Asia Pacific King & Wood Mallesons to create a genuine new choice among the traditional global elite legal brands.

SJ Berwin’s Senior Partner Stephen Kon, said: “Throughout its history, SJ Berwin has prided itself on being innovative. It has been prepared to be bold and challenge the . This combination was the logical next step for the network. It positions our clients, partners and people to engage fully with the Asian Century, representing an opportunity for us to build a law firm for the future which is worthy of all we have achieved at SJ Berwin to date.”

We officially join the King & Wood Mallesons network on 1 November 2013, and together, the new combined firm will become one of the top 25 law firms in the world from day one. We’ll have 2,700 lawyers, including more than 550 partners in 30 locations across the world, including China, Hong Kong, Australia, the United Contents Kingdom, continental Europe, the Middle East, Japan, and the US. 14 37 From this date SJ Berwin will change its name to King & Wood Mallesons but will trade for a transitional period Structure of the Corporate Responsibility under the brand King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin in the UK, continental Europe and the Middle East. A trainee’s insight into the training contract From climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to showcasing hidden talents, see how you can be involved with our CR programme We are incredibly excited about the opportunities ahead and the competitive advantage we are creating. 25 Secondments 46 For us, the decision to pursue such a bold strategy had two main drivers: our clients and our people. Gain a new perspective from either Style Guide We are confident the combination is the right thing for our clients as combining with the best law firm in Asia working abroad or for one of our clients Unravel the minefield that is “Corporate Dress” will provide our clients with the best gateway to Asia. Asia is such an important market for global businesses and we will be the only global law firm able to practice Chinese law. 30 50 As well as our clients, this combination had to make sense for our people and the people we want to join Universal(ly Acclaimed) Carpe DM us. We are a firm that genuinely wants to attract and retain the very best talent across the board and this The inside story on the £1.2 billion Partner interview with International combination creates a firm for the future. It will provide unparalleled opportunities such as secondments to acquisition of EMI by Universal Arbitration’s rising star, Dorothy Murray international offices along with career changing experiences for the best performers. 32 59 This magazine went to print before we’d officially joined the King & Wood Mallesons network on 1 November, Living The Application Process so do check our website for the very latest information about the firm and the opportunities we can offer. A snapshot of trainee life in the City Key Dates and Frequently Asked Questions www.kwm.com

Becky Thomas plum | 5 University: Nottingham Studying: I was really original and read Law (under the proviso that I Welcome! would become the next Elle Woods). PLUM has been written and edited exclusively by Why did you choose Aaron Kienwald to train here? trainees. We aim to give you a first person perspective University: King’s College London Well it is exciting, innovative, young from our trainees to see what it’s like to have a career and fresh. What more could I want? Studying: History (toga-wearing in commercial law and give an insight to working bods, crusades and knights in What would you do if you at King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin. shining armour) weren’t a lawyer? What prompted your I would want to own my own business. On this page, you will find a brief profile of us, the 2013 move into law? Probably a quirky café where I could Editorial Team. bake all day, sell wonderful coffee and Having flirted with banking, I decided chat to customers. 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Dominique Manguiat in food if working late? If you weren’t a lawyer? I was worried that I would have no idea University: Durham Wagamamas every time. Something in publishing (apparently what to do. It’s true, but at least it’s the Studying: Law I just love to proof read!). same for everyone. What did you do after Why did you choose to train here? you graduated? Young, dynamic and handsome. Spent six months as a legal intern It’s like looking in a mirror. in a law firm in the Philippines, followed by six months of island hopping, swimming with sharks, Tom Manjaly climbing volcanoes and caving. University: The London School What would you do of Economics Kirsteen McEwen if you weren’t a lawyer? University: The University of Studying: Law* Probably something in fashion Edinburgh, Scotland – yes, some where I could be inundated with What prompted your of us do make it across the border. free shoes, clothes and male models! move into law? Studying: Chemistry I undertook some work experience at Other previous jobs? a barrister’s chambers and on attending a few hearings, was genuinely fascinated I spent a year working as a process by the way that even a single word chemist for GlaxoSmithKline on could be interpreted and turned on a primary production site. Essentially, its head to suit a particular argument. my role was to troubleshoot any problems The rest, as they say, is history. that arose on the factory floor when producing the active ingredient for What would you do if an anti-HIV drug. This gave me you weren’t a lawyer? fantastic exposure to both the plant A football commentator – I believe that environment, working in a lab as well my dulcet tones could warm the hearts as the business and strategic side of the of football fans nationwide. pharmaceutical industry. * (yes, believe it or not, you can study Law Favourite after-work hangout? at the LSE) I have to pick one?! Can’t we just start a bar-crawl… I’m delighted to welcome you to this year’s remain really important to us and to our issue of PLUM, our annual graduate clients, because they represent continued Foreword recruitment magazine. PLUM is written growth and the firm’s future success. and compiled by current trainees in our Prospects for promotion are fantastic for Rob Day, London office to give you a better picture bright graduates with ambition, people of what it is like to work at the firm. skills and commitment. Many of our Managing Partner existing London partners and associate I trained at SJ Berwin. When deciding lawyers began here as trainees, as I did where to do my legal training, I chose back in 1993. SJ Berwin because it struck me as a firm that regarded itself as a more commercial We look for inquisitive, hard-working and law firm, straightforward, non-hierarchical enthusiastic trainees who have a genuine with a focus on delivering top quality results interest in the work that we do and who for its clients in the most effective manner. are keen to contribute to the success of Our firm remains modern, open and friendly, the team. As a large City firm, we can where as a lawyer you are defined not by offer trainees comprehensive, well-rounded who you are, but by what you do. training in the law of international business, balanced with frequent client contact and SJ Berwin continues to innovate and genuinely satisfying work. internationalise, most recently with its ground-breaking combination with King Our training programme is recognised & Wood Mallesons to create the only global as first-class and, as a trainee, you are law firm headquartered in the Asia Pacific given the opportunity to undertake region. Historically SJ Berwin developed a secondment to some of our clients and expanded its practice in the Middle and other offices, broadening your East and Europe with great success. With knowledge and experience, and building the same ethos for growth and development, lasting relationships with both clients King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin now and international colleagues. looks to build on those successes and win an ever-wider range of cross-border deals So… if you are seeking a training contract and disputes. or a vacation scheme in an energetic firm with a highly creative and commercial As Managing Partner, I am extremely style, and with not only the success to back proud of our firm’s history of organic it up, but a dynamic personality, then this growth and as you would expect, trainees is the place for you! plum | 9

Introduction

Stephen Kon, Senior Partner

When I joined the firm as one of the founding firm we operate as a single firm, consistent efforts in raising more than £700,000 for partners 30 years ago, it was a start-up across the network of offices in the way causes such as Cancer Research UK, British business, with just five partners based at we practice law, communicate and connect Heart Foundation, NSPCC and Rwanda our only office, in Gray’s Inn Road, London. with each other and in our development of Restored in recent years. Following our recent combination, King & client relationships. In an ever changing and Wood Mallesons is now a top 25 law firm challenging legal marketplace, we have By training with us, you will get the opportunity globally, with more than 550 partners and made excellent progress in 2012/2013, to take on responsibility early in your career, over 2,700 employees working across 30 with particular success in our Energy and deal directly with clients and make a major locations in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Infrastructure group with the hire of contribution to the high-quality work we Middle East. I have been privileged to be market-leading lawyers, participation in produce, as well as getting involved in all the part of the firm’s successful and rapid growth. some of the most high-profile transactions, other opportunities at the firm including CR From the very beginning we have always such as Universal Music’s acquisition of EMI and our extensive social programme. We are prided ourselves on our modern, creative, and continued financial growth. looking for rounded individuals who are service-driven approach and our positive eager to learn, with both the legal knowledge attitude to everything we do and, although Historically SJ Berwin always took great and the commercial and interpersonal skills our shape and size has evolved over the years, pride in its corporate responsibility and to match. those attributes still remain at our core. this is something that King & Wood We are relentless in our focus on providing Mallesons SJ Berwin will continue to focus on You can find out more about us by speaking high-quality, commercially-minded legal going forward. This is demonstrated in the to us at one of the law fairs, receptions advice. In conjunction with this, we give our Corporate Responsibility (“CR”) brochure or open days or by applying for one of people the opportunity to express themselves recently published by the London office our vacation schemes held at Easter and in a way that perhaps some firms do not. and the award received in 2012 in also over summer. In the meantime, I hope recognition of this for the ‘best corporate that you will find PLUM to be a useful When I joined the management team, I set responsibility initiative’ at introduction to the firm and to life as out to ensure that as an international law Workplace and Diversity Awards and our a trainee with us. 10 | plum plum | 11

Our History

SJ Berwin announces landmark combination with Opens its leading Asia Pacific law firm Madrid office King & Wood Mallesons Opens its Munich Moves offices to and Paris Stanley Berwin 10 Queen Street offices founds SJ Berwin Place with 5 partners and 10 other members Opens its of staff Moves offices to and Berlin offices Number 222 Gray’s Inn Road of lawyers Forms and acts for reaches the Barings Bond Opens its Holder Action Group 400 Milan office Opens its Dubai, Becomes and launches private Hong Kong and Opens its carbon neutral prosecution against Shanghai offices Luxembourg Nick Leeson which office Reaches 750 Opens its was then taken over members of Brussels office by the SFO staff

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The number Advises on its first of partners A founding ILFA is European Private reaches 100. member of launched Equity fund – Advises 3i Turnover reaches legal sector Electra Private on raising £105 million Alliance Advises Equity Partners – their first Rothschild which raised nearly Eurofund Pro Bono Investment £500 million Committee is Trust on the Reaches 1250 established merger with members of staff Charterhouse Advises Rothschild PLC as the first property Reaches 106 Acts for OK! in dispute with investor to venture members of staff Advises Nomura Hello re ‘”spoiler” pictures into sale and leaseback on spin-out of of Catherine Zeta Jones and properties Guy Hand’s Michael Douglas’ wedding Terra Firma Advises Universal Music Group on their £1.2 billion acquisition of EMI’s recorded music business 12 | plum plum | 13

The King & Wood Mallesons Network

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Corporate Deals (with specialisms in Mergers and Acquisitions, Equity Capital Markets and Private Equity) Ropemaker Place Client: British Land Structure of the Trainees in the corporate deals team have and advised a leading West African conglomerate the opportunity to experience a wide range on a proposed investment into an iconic Training Contract of international and domestic corporate African consumer business. My seat in the award winning international transactions. As a trainee, you will gain a real corporate deals team was an action-packed insight into a variety of deals ranging from In addition, the team assisted introduction to working in the City, with the mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, long-standing client British Land team focussing on management buy-outs, We have a number of different general corporate advisory work and with the sale of the 593,000 joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions departments in the firm and restructurings to real estate funds, acquisitions square foot Ropemaker Place in the private equity sector. and disposals, equity capital markets work office block in the City for trainees can have their pick. including initial public offerings (“IPOs”)/ £472 million to a consortium I worked on a variety of different deals such as placings/fundraisings/right issues or public led by AXA Real Estate and is the disposal of the Oasis dental group, assisting These range from Corporate Deals, Investment offers for listed companies. Trainees are currently advising Westfield the department with a series of intra-group primarily responsible for assisting with the on the proposed new shopping re-financings. I was also fortunate to experience Funds and Finance to Litigation, Real Estate various stages of due diligence, drafting centre in Croydon. our international reach when working on the and EU, Competition and Regulatory, as well as ancillary documents, document management, purchase of a Belgian pharmaceutical group creation of completion checklists, dealing with As a growing department, the team continues by the global generics manufacturer Actavis. more niche practice areas like Financial Markets, company filings at Companies House and legal to act for key clients such as Westfield, British This involved liaising with our corporate research. The team has a strong focus on the Land and Landsbanki, as well as new corporate team in Belgium and the client’s in-house Intellectual Property Litigation and Tax. real estate, consumer/retail, energy & clients including ADC Africa Development legal team in the US, and trips to Brussels infrastructure and financial institutions sectors Corporation (a Frankfurt listed investment for the signing and completion of the deal. Therefore, to help you differentiate your placings and it continues to act for leading clients vehicle focusing on investing in financial investing in emerging markets such services in Africa). On a typical transaction, the project team will from your closings and your diligence from your as Africa, Russia and Kazakhstan. In the consist of a partner, one or two associates and disclosure, we have provided an insight into the consumer/retail sector, the team recently Francis Iyayi a trainee. The partner and lead associate will acted on the sale of Hamleys to Ludendo, 3rd Seat Trainee usually deal with the strategy, negotiations different types of work trainees will undertake in and main drafting of agreements but trainees get involved in all stages of a transaction: each of the firm’s departments. from the company due diligence to managing the completion checklist to making filings The contract at a glance: at Companies House after the deal is done. And yes, trainees even get to share in the champagne celebrations too! 2 years: 4 seats x 6 months 2 Corporate + 1 Contentious + 1 Non-Contentious The best thing about the corporate deals team is the level of respons- ibility you are given. The team Corporate: Corporate: Corporate Deals and Transactions, is very supportive and will give International Funds, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance, you as much as they think you Corporate Real Estate and a client or international can handle. secondment. Whether this is drafting, meeting with the Contentious: Litigation, Employment & Pensions, other side’s lawyers to review and agree EU, Competition and Regulatory, Reconstruction & documents or running around London to get Insolvency, Planning & Environment, Property Litigation final documents signed. The department also provides regular training sessions for its and Intellectual Property. trainees which is a good way to get to know Non-Contentitous: Commerce & Technology , Construction, other members of the team as well as being Financial Markets, EU, Competition and Regulatory, Real a welcome jog to the memory whether you’ve Estate and Tax. taken time out between the LPC and your training contract, or not!

Kirsteen McEwen Westfield Croydon 3rd Seat Trainee Client: Westfield 16 | plum plum | 17

Finance Tax

FA (Facility Agreement), SA ( minutes, written resolutions, fee letters Do the terms “form 42”, “CFC”, and “base Agreement), ICA (Inter-Creditor Agreement)? and deeds of release and be put through cost shift” mean anything to you? If not, Bankers love their acronyms and so do we. your paces with an excellent training don’t worry: after six months in the tax Our finance department acts for lenders and programme where you’ll learn everything department these (and many more) will borrowers of debt which is typically used to from filing an MR01 (registration of become second nature to you. International Funds acquire new assets or restructure existing security at Companies House) to the holdings and is usually secured on assets that implications of FATCA (Foreign Account As tax underpins the majority To say that we are strong in the arena of protect the lender in the event of repayment Tax Compliance Act). There is more of transactions, having a good investment funds is an understatement. default. The department has an exciting array responsibility than you can shake a stick at! knowledge (or at least an ability The firm was instrumental in making the of clients on both the lender and borrower side to comprehend the myriad of European private equity industry what it is including major , investors, corporates It is the trainee’s responsibility acronyms) will stand you in today by negotiating the tax treatment of and, of course, private equity houses. The to lay out all the documents for good stead for your future legal department is loosely divided into specialist sub- a completion meeting, walk the career - whether it is in tax or fund structures with HMRC that made the teams including leveraged/acquisition finance, client round and ensure everything in any other department within whole industry viable, back in 1981. The funds finance, real estate and structured finance is signed correctly, get busy with the firm. chance to work in such a department could and works closely with our international offices the witness stamp and spray the naturally be seen therefore as the ultimate and other departments in the firm. champagne F1 style... Our firm boasts one of the largest tax opportunity for a trainee. (don’t actually do that!) departments across Europe and is split While the senior lawyers will focus into four key areas: funds, corporate, real Since then, we have become a dominant force on drafting and negotiating the key This is a serious deals seat, but the finance estate, and private client. As a trainee in many areas of the funds market including documents, trainees will be responsible department is a famously friendly team within in the London tax department you will infrastructure funds, debt funds, and hedge for the management of CPs (conditions the firm, which has a strong support structure, have the opportunity to be involved with precedent) and CSs (conditions a fantastic assortment of baked goods and a a diverse range of matters and clients funds, as well as the more typical buy-out subsequent) to be satisfied before and fiendishly competitive fussball tournament. including private equity houses (at both funds. At a base level, private equity funds after completion. You will also get ample their fund structuring and deals levels), have a common theme, in that they are money opportunity to exercise your drafting Aaron Kienwald property investment companies, and pooled together from various investors, and negotiating skills, typically on board 3rd Seat Trainee high-net-worth individuals. which is then put under the control of a fund manager, who then uses this money to invest As our clients mainly operate on the in companies that it believes it can improve, international stage, it’s not uncommon with the objective being to be able to eventually Energy & Infrastructure Financial Markets for us to be working on large transactions exit the investment at a much higher price than with our Luxembourg, Munich or other overseas offices to check whether there originally brought for, allowing the fund to There is no other sector like energy. It brings There is also scope for trainees to get The Financial Markets team advises clients on The trainees in the department are any international implications of make a profit which is shared between the fund together geopolitics, ground-breaking involved in business development through a wide variety of matters in the field of financial are given a brilliant amount our tax advice. If you complete a seat regulation. The current regulatory regime of responsibility, for instance manager and the fund investors. technologies that will change the way we live, the preparation of pitches, drafting press in tax you’ll be involved with these requires firms to be authorised if they wish to preparing first drafts of key GDP-size levels of financing and massive articles and providing research on different structuring discussions, assisting in carry out certain activities, known as regulated documents, liaising with foreign As a trainee in funds, I saw various global demand. This presents the legal sector energy markets. due diligence on transactional matters, activities, within the . counsel and being in frequent aspects of fund formation, from with an incredibly rich and diverse spectrum and, of course, research which is never We assist clients with every step of the direct contact with clients. quite straightforward and you may think getting involved in the drafting of work and clients. With its international client base, the firm authorisation process from preparing the initial (as I did) that the patent box has more and negotiation of a fund’s is well placed in targeting clients from application to advising firms on their on-going Trainees are also able to get involved with in common with Pandora’s Box than governing documents, to assisting The Energy & Infrastructure (“E&I”) Europe as well as emerging economies. reporting obligations and helping them obtain all types of work within the department, intellectual property. and even getting the chance to department was recently strengthened by the Trainees can expect to gain exposure regulatory approval for major events, such as which ranges from representing clients in run (!) my own “closing” which addition of Neil Upton (ranked among the top to a broad range of clients ranging from a change in the firm’s control. There has been enforcement actions when they have fallen So it’s not unsurprising, given that it is an attempt by the European Commission over foul of the regulators, to ensuring that the is where investors are formally four energy lawyers in Europe) and his team. funds and banks who finance projects, a hugely complex area and your supervisors recent years to harmonise firm’s top private equity clients are able to admitted to the fund. to governments and project companies who have spent years building up knowledge, throughout EU Member States and so a large comply with new regulations for alternative As a growing department, want to develop, construct or sell particular that there will be occasions when it’s proportion of our local regulatory regime investment fund managers, and assisting I was also able to work on several “transfers” trainees are able to take on plants or assets across a wide range of impossible to hide your confusion but, comes from European directives which must partners with preparing for external don’t worry, there’s always someone whereby one fund investor sells their “associate-level” tasks and sectors, including power (conventional then be implemented at a national level in each meetings and speeches. We are currently who’s happy to help explain things. investment to another. you will have the opportunity and renewable), oil and gas, LNG and jurisdiction. Our partners are actively involved in a cycle of unparalleled regulatory change And, if the above hasn’t sold a seat in tax to gain exposure to a wide infrastructure. in discussions with the government and following the turmoil of the financial crisis to you, then hopefully the fortnightly James Gardner variety of work, including joint regulatory authorities on the implementation and it’s a really exciting time to be part of Friday afternoon “break for cake” will. 4th Seat Trainee ventures, M&A, project financing, Joshua Begner of these European directives, which provides the Financial Markets team. commercial and advisory work. Newly Qualified Associate an interesting insight into the negotiations that Suzannah Hacking Caja Griesenbach take place behind the scenes before legislation Newly Qualified Associate comes into force. 3rd Seat Trainee 18The view| plum from above plum | 19 The largest roof terrace in the City, offering breathtaking views of life on the Thames Intellectual Property

Expect your time in the Intellectual Sky Broadcasting Limited, Alexander Property (“IP”) department to be varied McQueen, Ladbrokes, Crown Estate and exciting: one day you may be working and Nintendo. to enforce the patent rights in a new invention in court and, on another day, As a trainee, your work will include you may be advising on the launch of managing a client’s trade mark portfolio, a new logo for a famous brand! researching Trading Standards regulations in relation to counterfeit products, as IP is an interesting and dynamic area of well as preparing written observations to law and has a key role to play in everyday support a trade mark opposition. You will things we take for granted, from the also be involved in high-profile litigation, technology behind music downloads to where you will draft witness statements the compilation of football fixtures. The and expert reports and respond to IP department is a full-service practice disclosure requests from the opposing side. covering patents, trademarks, passing off, Our IP department also provides ample designs, copyright and database rights. opportunity to present case summaries in weekly know-how sessions and to write From the outset, trainees are articles for IP journals and client updates. given the opportunity to work for high-profile clients from a range The department is very supportive and well of sectors including fashion, integrated, so there is plenty of opportunity pharmaceuticals, real estate, to work with all members of the team, take private equity, gaming and food responsibility over matters and really get and beverages. stuck in!

Our IP department’s most notable clients Dominique Manguiat include Polo Ralph Lauren, British 3rd Seat Trainee

Restructuring & Insolvency

The Restructuring and Insolvency (“R&I”) attending court and observing creditors’ department deals with a wide variety of meetings. More everyday tasks include issues including advising on corporate producing a monthly know-how bulletin for restructurings, pre-packs, formal insolvency circulation to the department, performing proceedings, voluntary arrangements, discrete research tasks and producing directors’ duties, disqualification proceedings memos on various aspects of insolvency law. and insolvency litigation. This work can include applying to court on behalf The most fascinating aspects of this seat for me of directors and attending hearings, have been working with the administrators of transactional work such as the selling, a major high-street retailer to achieve a desirable buying or restructuring of businesses and outcome for our clients and attending meetings advising insolvency practitioners, directors, with the directors and employees of various creditors and employees of companies facing companies as part of a fraud investigation. insolvency proceedings. One of the great things about The R&I team is a relatively small and being an R&I lawyer is that you friendly department and this provides a great are required to appreciate the opportunity to work closely with all members mechanics behind how a business of the team. It also means that you are operates in order to provide the afforded a good level of responsibility from most suitably tailored advice. the outset and are made to feel an important member of the team. This provides the perfect fusion of legal understanding and commercial awareness A trainee in R&I can expect to be involved in and provides an excellent learning experience a wide range of work. You may be involved for trainees. in taking notes at client meetings, drafting transaction documents, drafting court Jasdeep Puri documents and preparing court bundles, 4th Seat Trainee 20 | plum plum | 21

EU, Competition and Regulatory Commerce

During my time in the EU, Competition & The department also provides advice on & Technology Regulatory department, the other trainees public procurement, general competition and I have travelled to Brussels to work at the questions and specific regulatory issues, such Unlike many of its rivals which roll commercial European Commission, rushed off to a client’s as energy and telecoms. Furthermore, there work into the remit of their corporate premises at the drop of a hat in order to assist is the to work on the contentious departments, our firm is one of a handful in a dawn raid and contributed articles to side which deals with third party actions of City firms which has a standalone commercial the weekly departmental magazine which is for loss suffered as a result of any anti- department. The Commerce & Technology circulated to over 2,000 readers. It is safe to say competitive activities. department advises clients across a range that undertaking a seat in one of Europe’s leading of different industries such as betting competition law practices has its highlights. Trainee tasks include research, and gaming, IT, retail, pharmaceuticals, merger filing analysis, responding manufacturing and hotels and leisure. Competition law ultimately promotes or to regulatory questionnaires, maintains market competition by regulating drafting attendance notes and Generally the work involves advising clients anti-competitive conduct by companies. This undertaking document review. on various commercial matters, meaning that manifests in prohibiting anti-competitive on any given day, a Commerce & Technology practices, such as price fixing, bid rigging However, above all, with so many different lawyer can be drafting an intellectual or market sharing, preventing dominant elements to competition law operating property licence in the morning, advising firms from abusing their dominant position over countless different industries, the on data protection issues before lunch, and and blocking mergers or acquisitions which work really is diverse and wide-ranging, negotiating a supply of services agreement would negatively affect competition. The making it easy to find a particular area of in the afternoon. firm represents those companies being competition law that suits you. investigated by European or national Negotiations with the other side’s competition authorities and those seeking Joseph Patchitt lawyers are somewhere between clearance for mergers and acquisitions. 2nd Seat Trainee an art form and a science.

A good commercial lawyer has to be sharp and know exactly what can be conceded and what must be fought for; there are definitely tactics Employment and Pensions at play and it’s rewarding to get the “wins”.

The Employment team is a sociable and close- for corporates in defending claims in the Being a more niche department, trainees knit group and, as a trainee in the department, Employment Tribunal. As a trainee, you become part of the team quickly and are you will have the opportunity to work with will assist with drafting witness statements, given high quality work. Bread and butter everyone in the team and experience settlement agreements and preparing trial tasks include attempting first drafts of a wide variety of both contentious and bundles. You will also be relied upon to agreements, researching points of law, taking non-contentious work. manage the tribunal timetable and will attendance notes at meetings and advising often draft letters and emails to the tribunal, other departments on commercial issues. A large part of the team’s work involves counsel and the other parties involved. assisting on corporate deals, and advising During my seat I was fortunate enough to on employment issues that arise on the Non-contentious work you can expect to get work on a headline-grabbing transaction transaction. This allows you to work along- involved in includes drafting and negotiating involving a major record label. Not only side the corporate department, as well as executives’ service agreements, consultancy did I develop a broad understanding of the tax and commercial teams. agreements and staff handbooks. Trainees also the commercial workings of the industry, play an important role in keeping the team up- but I also spent my days reviewing and Trainees will assist in reviewing to-date with relevant changes and developments advising on contracts involving several of documents for legal due in the law; they are responsible for preparing and my musical heroes. Not bad for a day job! diligence and advising on the running fortnightly know-how sessions, which employment implications of provides a great opportunity to improve your Jason Munro business transfers. research and presentation skills. Newly Qualified Associate

The Employment department runs its Chloe Scott own employment litigation, usually acting 3rd Seat Trainee 22 | plum plum | 23

Litigation

It is difficult to give a description of precisely A second certainty is that you will get deeply what a seat in litigation will entail as the varied involved in the matters that you are working on. nature of the work can result in very different Trainees become involved in every aspect of the seats. There are, however, a few certainties. case, be it conducting the first review of Regent Street Regeneration Programme Client: The Crown Estate documents, attending client meetings or drafting Firstly, you will learn a great deal letters and emails to the various parties. in relation to your understanding of the law, your drafting, your Knowledge of the client, the industry they Real Estate time-management and any other work in and the specific facts relating to the element of legal practice that dispute can often provide key insights into As a trainee in Real Estate you will benefit packs, to drafting replies to enquiries, to (with some supervision!). This can include you can think of. how the case should be run and this is from the experience of working on both the reviewing and revising documentation. drafting and negotiating leases, contracts, definitely an area into which the trainee can large client/deal teams, close-knit smaller transfers and licences relating to premises. Legal research is a key skill in the have significant input. groups and even just with your supervisor. With many prestigious clients This provides a great deal of client contact department and you will find yourself On the larger transactions (e.g. we have including AXA, the Crown which develops your communication abilities doing everything from half-hour discrete Finally, a seat in litigation will be very undertaken a number of acquisitions of Estate, British Land and M&S, and client care, a skill which is useful to carry tasks to a thorough analysis of an issue rewarding. Watching a case you are involved covering multiple points of law, which can in develop from the initial, often vague, property for British Land recently), several being a Real Estate trainee forward to your next department and indeed take several days to complete. One thing descriptions of the issues from the client, trainees will be used to organise schedules, means working on high-profile after qualification. which you will realise when writing up through the finding of evidence and the review documents and keep the wider properties that are covered by your research, as with any drafting you marshalling of legal arguments all the team linked, organised and updated on the the press and some of which The crucial skill in Real Estate and one that do, is the importance of not just finding way through to trial (or settlement) is progress of the matter. On smaller matters become London landmarks. can be quite challenging is the ability to work the correct answer but being able to get exceptionally satisfying. with 1-2 associates and a partner, a trainee The diversity of work and the on several matters at one time: it is often this information across in a clear, succinct will be given as much responsibility as he or prestigious deals are what makes a juggling act. However, with fantastic and, most importantly, commercially Robert Bolgar-Smith she is able to manage (as early as possible), Real Estate a fantastic seat. supervision and several weeks of training relevant manner. Newly Qualified Associate assisting in case management and will have at the beginning of your seat, you are well the experience and benefit of following a Although the high value, large transactions equipped to tackle the seat head on. property transaction from the beginning to are exciting, some of the best experience completion. This includes involvement in and personal development can come from Colette Krawczyk Property Litigation many areas from putting together lettings the smaller matters you run by yourself 2nd Seat Trainee As a trainee in the Property Litigation in client calls and attend meetings department, you are given a fantastic insight and hearings. into a variety of issues across the real estate Corporate Real Estate spectrum, including lease renewals, break The department is a small team, clauses, squatter evictions, forfeiture and which gives trainees a greater Boasting an enviable portfolio of big-name which will invest in hotels across Germany, The team’s small size plays into the hands of the dilapidation claims to name but a few. degree of responsibility and clients and a team of lively characters, advising on the £21 million sale of a Liverpool- willing trainee, affording them the freedom to the opportunity to work closely Corporate Real Estate offers its trainees based shopping centre, and advising manage aspects of the transaction such as drafting As work in the department is litigious, with the entire team, who are a valuable six months. South Africa’s second largest land owner ancillary documents, maintaining completion trainees will be expected to assist with always available to provide any in connection with the construction of two agendas (which form the backbone of the deals), formal court proceedings which may involve guidance or support if needed. Although the underlying assets on deals are new nine-storey student accommodation and generally driving transactions forward. reviewing pleadings, drafting orders, always real estate, the work is known for its developments on the Greenwich Peninsular diarising deadlines, co-ordinating parties Property Litigation is a thoroughly variety, and the trainee diet is by no means in London. Whether you’re looking to expand your and, naturally, bundling. Property Litigation recommended seat where you will receive bland: a wholesome blend of corporate joint- existing corporate knowledge base, or revving up ventures and funds can be expected, flecked with Trainees can expect to be involved to embark on a six-month crash course in all things also allows trainees the opportunity to draft great training and the chance to really engage chunks of finance and mainstream real estate. with all aspects of transactions, corporate, this team offers plenty of opportunities. contentious letters, draft advice to clients, in some fascinating aspects of property law. from drafting loan agreements to research a wide range of issues and updates Recent headline deals have included the acting as the first port of call William Lawrence in the law and manage pro bono cases. Hannah O’Connor establishment of a €240 million hotel fund between banks and the client. 4th Seat Trainee Trainees are also encouraged to participate Newly Qualified Associate 24 | plum plum | 25

See the world through the eyes of King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin - take the opportunity Wembley Stadium to do a seat in one of our international offices or for one of our clients Client: Quintain Estates and Development

Construction

With over 2 km of store frontage and As a trainee within the team, the trainee will often be responsible for home to an iconic selection of international there is the chance to get drafting clauses, negotiating amendments brands, ever wondered who is responsible involved with all of these and co-ordinating the execution of for the development of some of the most clients, gain exposure to various appointments and warranties as distinguished architecture on London’s a large variety of work and well as serving third party rights notices. Regent Street? Or a gas pipeline that have regular contact with all Furthermore, there is the chance to dissect will span Asia to Europe connecting the members of the department. in detail the terms of building contracts, richest gas regions with the potential agreements for lease, appointments and of becoming Europe’s largest energy and Also, as well as being an integral part other contractual documents. Conducting infrastructure project? of the Real Estate division, the team research and keeping up-to-date with often offers valuable support to other industry news is also an important part of Six months in the Construction team departments within the firm such as a trainee’s role to ensure good commercial offers the opportunity to work with Energy and Infrastructure and Finance awareness and up-to-date-legal knowledge. some of the most prestigious clients in so there is the regular opportunity to This is carried out through regular the industry such as The Crown Estate see how the construction elements contributions to departmental know-how (Regent Street), Nabucco Gas Pipeline of a transaction are incorporated into sessions as well as attending seminars and International GmbH, British Land and much larger projects and developments. client events. AXA Real Estate as well as well-known financial institutions such as the Royal The seat also offers a large amount of Rosanna Munoz-Britton of Scotland and Schroders. responsibility from the start. For example, 2nd Seat Trainee

Planning and Environment

The Planning and Environment team is negotiating complex planning agreements in relation to large developments, meaning recognised as one of the leading teams between developers and local authorities, there’s something for everyone. in the UK. We advise clients on a wide identifying planning issues on real estate range of planning, environmental, local and corporate transactions and dealing Trainees also assist with the government, and compulsory purchase with appeals against refusals to grant business development side of issues. In addition, we also support the planning permission. the department, drafting sector Corporate, Real Estate and Finance updates for key clients and departments on large deals as part of the Work in the environmental practice may helping to choose interesting due diligence process. relate to issues such as contaminated land, topics for bulletins. nature conservation, pollution control, The team’s considerable reputation has waste management, renewable energy As this is a contentious seat you are also very been built on its work on major mixed use and compliance with UK and European likely to be dealing with nationally reported schemes, office and retail developments, environmental policy and regulations. judicial review cases, which is a fantastic large-scale residential projects and urban opportunity to understand both the Court extensions. A trainee in the Planning and Environment process and to get to grips with every aspect team can get involved with a wide range of of the case you are working on. Currently, the planning practice is tasks, whether it be research into aspects involved in high-profile development of planning and environmental policy and Niiashie Adjaye projects, judicial reviews, drafting and law or assisting with drafting documents Newly Qualified Associate 26 | plum plum | 27

During my seat, the office relocated to Frankfurt a new building in the heart of the city, with The Frankfurt seat is principally a a view over the opera house. Accommodation corporate seat, however, you may be is provided in the west end, a stone’s required to assist other departments. I throw from the office and the city centre. have also been involved in work for both Frankfurt is more relaxed than London the EU and real estate departments. whilst retaining all the benefits of a big city, including a diverse nightlife. Plenty There is no equivalent “trainee” role of events take place throughout the year, in Germany which, coupled with the ranging from Christmas markets, where size of the corporate team in Frankfurt you can sample Glühwein, to street festivals (around 20 people), means that you in the summer where Frankfurt’s very own are treated more like an associate than Ebbelwoi and grüne Soße are a must try Work aside, living in Paris is an amazing and the Paris team collaborates with a trainee. During my seat I travelled to (read cider and green sauce for the non- Paris cultural experience. Our new offices are other teams across the globe. You will be clients as the sole representative of the German linguists among us). right on the Champs-Elysées (I am looking working in English although the funds you firm and was also able to represent There are two seats available to London at the Arc de Triomphe as I type!), very may work on might be based in France, clients at notary appointments. Frankfurt is a great city to live and work trainees in the Paris office, the first of close to most Parisian sights. You must take the UK, Mauritius or Luxembourg. in and a seat in Frankfurt is a fantastic which, corporate deals, ideally comple- your lunch break seriously here, and try A good level of German is essential as, opportunity to gain practical experience ments a transactional seat in London. out one of the many cafés which are quite Typical work for a London trainee although everyone speaks English and as well as an appreciation for how cross- The team is very friendly and informal, literally around the corner from the office. includes undertaking fund reviews a lot of work is drafted in both English border transactions are conducted. and trainees work closely with partners At the weekend, you can visit one of the for investors, drafting transfer and German, the better your German , and associates on a range of tasks, many galleries, go shopping in the Marais documentation, responding to ad hoc is the more variety of work you can get Adele Behles which include carrying out due diligence or simply become the ultimate flâneur. The client queries, helping draft a fund’s involved with. Newly Qualified Associate exercises, managing document check- department also organises lots of evenings private placement memorandum as well lists and completions as well as drafting out, which are always great fun! as getting involved with pitches and board minutes and ancillary documents. research tasks. You are given a lot of The work is evenly split between French The second seat is with the Paris funds responsibility and will often be the first and English, so a good knowledge of the team, which is the market leader in fund point of contact for client queries. work as you would like. Trainee work is high language is necessary, and this will also formation in France and the work you will Brussels quality and largely in English (although help you better integrate with the rest get involved with is varied and interesting. Marco Toracca and language skills are a plus and will give you of the team. Investment funds is truly integrated Antonia Balsom, 4th Seat Trainees If you have an interest in EU and competition access to a wider variety of matters); you law and would like to spend some time can expect regular visits to the Commission, living in one of the most international cities research, drafting, and client interaction, in the world, then a secondment to Brussels without a bundling task in sight. is definitely worth considering. The country working mainly in Spanish although which is home to the EU institutions, There is also plenty to do in the Madrid some phone calls and emails were in NATO, the most castles per square evenings, such as socialising with young kilometre, Tintin, the largest law courts in professionals on Thursday nights, or English, and so a good level of Spanish The Madrid office is located in the heart the world and some of the best beer, chips, an open-air food market and drinks is necessary if you are keen on this seat. of Barrio de Salamanca, a leafy and chocolate and diamonds available, is as on a Wednesday. The network of upmarket district of the city. There are diverse and interesting as that suggests. trainees from other law firms provides Although Barcelona gets more hype as around 40 fee-earners and 10 support a ready-made social group, perfect for a holiday destination, in my opinion The office is situated in a leafy square, cultural trips and weekend excursions staff in the office, so it is quite a different Madrid is a nicer place to live. I was with the Royal Palace and the European to nearby Paris, Antwerp, Ghent and experience from working in the London living on my own in a plush two- Parliament both within a five minute walk, Bruges, or further afield to Germany, office, but the small size means that the bedroom apartment rented by the firm, and the small and extremely international the Netherlands and Luxembourg. All in working environment is very friendly and in Malasaña, Madrid’s “trendy” district. team will make you feel at home at once. all, expect a very full six months, both supportive. While the focus of the seat is the excellent professionally and socially! My free time was spent lounging by pools competition law practice, they are happy on hotel roof terraces, going out for tapas Whilst the Madrid seat technically to get you involved in as much of their Kushall Amlani or ‘cañas’, or going to watch Real Madrid counts as one of your two compulsory shipping, trade, litigation and corporate Newly Qualified Associate play in the 85,000 capacity Bernabéu corporate seats, you have the stadium. I would thoroughly recommend opportunity to work with a number a seat in Madrid to anyone who has a of different departments. During my good level of Spanish. time in the Madrid office, I worked with the Investment Funds, Litigation, Jonty Warner Employment, and Finance teams. I was 4th Seat Trainee 28 | plum plum | 29

massive restructuring of a group of of cuisines, from traditional Cantonese MA in Law Hong Kong Chinese companies who operate designer food such as Dim Sum, to other authentic goods stores. This task included setting up Asian dishes, as well as Western fare – the and Business I thoroughly enjoyed spending three several offshore vehicles. This was a great vast choice of sushi bars was a personal months in the Hong Kong office. It is opportunity to get to grips with working favourite. Hong Kong also knows how to We offer our trainees the opportunity to a relatively small team so my level of in a different language and culture as well party and many times I found myself in study for a Masters in Law with Business responsibility and client contact was high. as honing my case management skills. the lively Lan Kwai Fong district sipping a cocktail with colleagues after work. alongside their training contract. The The work was varied, and I was able I had a high end serviced apartment The rest of Asia is on your doorstep Masters programme allows trainees to to turn my hand to a range of matters located just a short stroll away from the for weekend getaways with Singapore, develop their commercial understanding comprising a good mixture of corporate heart of the city, which is lucky as the Shanghai, Taiwan and Tokyo within easy of the strategic and financial challenges and litigation work for a variety of food and nightlife in Hong Kong are reach. All in all a great seat! facing our clients and is a great opportunity clients from Hong Kong, mainland second to none: it truly is the Asian city for trainees to set themselves apart by China and elsewhere. One of my main that never sleeps. The streets are full of Josie Liao developing their understanding of the responsibilities was dealing with a great restaurants offering a stunning array Newly Qualified Associate needs of the client and the rationale behind the client’s strategic decisions. It’s also helpful for understanding the London - Westfield finance terminology that is commonly used in client meetings! The Dubai office also serves as the The chance to work with a client of the Westfield hosts high-profile events epicentre of the handling of matters The Masters is divided into two classroom- Dubai firm is a great experience for any trainee and celebrity appearances, for example across Africa, Russia, the CIS and based modules on “Business Analysis and . This is made even more valuable I have worked on a big event at the It was three months before the first the subcontinent; the international Strategy” and “Business Finance” and two when the opportunity comes from a two London centres for which I have drop of rain fell during my secondment opportunities it offers therefore independent research projects, one of which in Dubai, so the weather can fairly extend far beyond the GCC. A personal company with one of the largest shopping drafted contracts for activities as varied is conducted as part of a client placement. be described as a little different from highlight for me was attending Court centre portfolios in the world, with over as Zumba classes, food sampling from The client placement enables trainees to London. With no language or prior with three QCs – in the Seychelles. 100 shopping centres in Australia, New Jamie Oliver’s restaurant and cosmetics investigate the business dynamics of a key seat requirements, every trainee in the It was agreed by all that what the Zealand, the US and UK. sampling from Christian Dior. London office has the opportunity to Seychelles lacks in the reliability commercial sector for one of the firm’s apply for a role where, if you’re the sort of its courtroom air conditioning it clients and report their findings in a board The Westfield secondment at their As a member of the Westfield legal of person who likes to swing your feet up certainly makes up for in the quality room style presentation to the BPP tutors, UK head office in Holborn involves a department, no two days are the same as onto the desk, you’ll be wiping sand off of its seafood. (training) trainee partners and the client. wide range of commercial work which enquiries on a whole range of matters are your documents for weeks to come. I was lucky enough to spend two weeks in typically includes drafting, reviewing sent in your direction. You are given a great On the social side, with around 80 trainees Zurich working in the Strategy and M&A The Dubai office specialises in litigation on secondment at different firms in the and negotiating agreements and deal of independence and responsibility to department of Amcor (as well as spending (primarily international arbitration), fund UAE at any one time, there’s always licences dealing with centre events, personally receive instructions on, progress a weekend skiing with some of the team!). formation and corporate work, with a focus something going on outside of office hours. confidentiality with prospective and complete your matters. Client contact The client placement allows trainees to for trainees on the litigation side. English Beaches, bars and waterparks remain commercial partners, sponsorship, skills are developed from the outset, and build lasting client relationships whilst law remains the bread and butter of most perennial favourites, but more exotic branding and marketing. You take it’s a great opportunity to view how clients trainees’ diet (supplemented, of course, by activities such as camel polo illustrate well gaining a better understanding of the instructions directly from internal interact with their legal advisers from the delicious lamb shawarma from just around just what an unusual experience a seat in complex array of commercial pressures colleagues in the Marketing, Events other side of the fence. the corner), but regular exposure to UAE the Dubai office can be. that our clients face. and Saudi law (to name just two) also give and Research teams, as well as liaising a great opportunity to get to grips with Eddy Eccles directly with external commercial Jack Ryman Adam Runcorn issues of Shari’ah and civil law. Newly Qualified Associate contacts and their legal advisers. 4th Seat Trainee Newly Qualified Associate 30 | plum plum | 31

THE INSIDE STORY ON THE £1.2 BILLION THAT SHOOK ACQUISITION THE WORLD OF MUSIC By Becky Thomas 3rd Seat Trainee

1 July 2013, the firm the Commission’s initial clearance decision. During the EMI bid (ii) the extent to which illegal digital piracy exercises a competitive During this time all areas of the firm had to work side by side gave itself a huge pat process there was a widely held view that UMG, as the market constraint on record companies; and (iii) the balance of market to resolve numerous complicated issues that the deal threw N on the back. It was on leader, was simply too big to acquire EMI. But the firm provided power between content providers and digital platforms such as up along the way to plough on and achieve an outstanding this day that the cutting-edge UMG with a clear assessment of UMG’s chances to obtain iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. There was also a lively debate about result for our client. From the perspective of a Commerce Universal Music Group’s (“UMG”) regulatory approvals for an acquisition of EMI and the likely access rights of UMG to the Commission’s economic analysis. and Technology trainee, this meant that I spent many hours £1.2 billion acquisition of EMI’s scope of any remedies. The advice was both robust and realistic This resulted in the firm setting a legal precedent, obtaining a first a week on calls and in meetings (both internal and external), recorded music business, and and formed a key part of UMG’s bid strategy for EMI, including ever decision from the Hearing Officer giving lawyers in a merger discussing the status of, and progressing, the separation of the subsequent sale (in part) the decision to accept the anti-trust risk which wrong-footed rival case access to a ‘data room’ set up by the Commission’s Chief the EMI business. This meant that we had to negotiate and to Warner Music Group, saw its conclusion. This ground bidders (such as Warner Music) and was critical to the success Economist’s team (previously only economists were granted determine the treatment of each relevant agreement to ensure -breaking deal brought lawyers from across departments and of UMG’s bid in November 2011. access to such data). that the divested parts of the EMI business (the bits that UMG international offices together to advise UMG on one of the would eventually sell to Warner Music) would be held separate European Commission’s most challenging cases ever. The negotiation of commitments in the EU was highly contested Following the conditional clearance partners, associates and from the retained parts of the EMI business (the bits that but, notwithstanding an aggressive Statement of Objections from trainees across many parts of the firm kick-started the long UMG wanted to keep). Therefore, my day-to-day trainee tasks Particular attention must be paid to the competition team, led by the Commission and aggressive opposition from third parties, and complicated process of advising UMG on the divestments would include things like drafting agreements, maintaining Stephen Kon and Philipp Girardet, and the work they did. They it was agreed that UMG could retain more than two thirds of EMI which UMG agreed to make as part of the EU remedies separation checklists, attending calls/meetings and taking were instrumental in shaping UMG’s bid strategy and securing EU globally, keeping a broad roster of global superstar artists such package. And it was at was at this point in the process that subsequent notes and reviewing documents to determine and other world-wide regulatory approvals for its multi-billion as The Beatles, Beach Boys, Genesis, Katy Perry, Norah Jones, I joined the Commerce and Technology Department as the their separation treatment. acquisition. The phenomenal work done by the firm across the life Robbie Williams and Emeli Sandé. Universal trainee, not really knowing the magnitude of the of the deal led to the firm being awarded the highly-coveted case that lay ahead of me. My role as the Commerce and Technology trainee on the “The Lawyer’s Competition Team of the Year” award 2013. As anticipated and advised, the regulatory review was most Universal matter reached its peak at midnight a few days prior contested in Europe where well-resourced rivals, in particular In the five months from exchange, UMG concluded binding to Completion as it was on this night that I attended an all-parties The last two attempted mergers between music ‘majors’ led Warner Music and Impala, very actively opposed the merger, sale agreements in nine separate divestment transactions, final-negotiations meeting. Nothing can beat being in a meeting to Warner Music abandoning its bid for EMI for regulatory calling for an outright prohibition of the transaction. The including the successful sale of former EMI assets now branded with your client when the final points on a ground-breaking deal reasons in 2000 and Sony taking almost four years to secure substantive competition review was complex and involved as the Parlophone Label Group on attractive terms, despite the are being agreed with the other side. This deal will go down in final approval of its 2004 acquisition of BMG (a ‘5 to 4’ merger) a significant number of hotly debated and novel issues such significant regulatory constraints of the divestment sale process, history and I couldn’t be happier to say that I was there to witness after the ‘indie’ trade association Impala successfully appealed as: (i) the role of record labels in an increasingly digital world; to Warner Music for £487 million. and, in a small part, help it happen. 32 | plum plum | 33 LONDON

Angel Bethnal Green Brixton

LIVING Trainee: Andrew Pollock Trainee: Becky Thomas Trainee: Stephanie Adams Share: (all lawyers!) Share: Share: (seriously undercharged Rent: £1,000 (inc. bills) Rent: £780 ( exc. bills) Rent: £655 At King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin we work hard, by our landlord!) play hard. So if you’re working hard, where you come Pros: Easy access to anywhere in London Pros: Close access to Brick Lane / Pros: Great world food outlets Columbia Food Flower Market home to - and how you get there - is really important. Cons: The cost / lack of local parks Cons: Brixton station can be manic Why not get some ideas from our current trainees? Cons: Lack of large supermarket if you don’t like crowds Waitrose Online Delivery from 6am - 11pm!

The Commute: Canada Water Camden Clapham Common

Trainee: Kristina Wahidullah Trainee: Ciara Stratford Trainee: Emma Murie

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Rent: £580 (exc. bills - about Rent: £800 (inc. bills) Rent: £750 (mates’ rates) £700 overall) Pros: Very central, lots of pubs, bars Pros: Close to the Common / Pros: Really easy to get into the City and restaurants good for running

Cons: 10 minute walk to shops / trains Cons: None (I want to move back!) Cons: The commute

Clapham Junction Finsbury Park Shepherd’s Bush Trainee: Victoria Keenan Trainee: Shrina Patel Trainee: Zac Mellor-Clark

Share: (fellow trainee!) Share: Share: Rent: £830 (inc. bills) Rent: £650 (inc. bills) Rent: £1,420 (exc. bills) - split between two

Pros: Really easy to get into the City Pros: Good transport links and lots to Pros: 10-15 minute walk to Westfield do on the weekends shopping centre, Kensington High St Cons: Packed trains in the morning Cons: Nothing really! Would be nice Cons: Takes slightly long to get in to be able to walk to work 34 | plum plum | 35

Around and About 10 Queen Street Place The London office at 10 Queen Street Place isn’t just nice to look at, it’s perfectly positioned in the City on the banks of the Thames so that you’re just a stone’s throw from an impressive variety of London’s top sights and activities. Bars 1. Shakespeare’s Globe 3. Tate Modern 5. Royal Exchange At King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin, 2. The Shard 4. Borough Market 6. St Paul’s Cathedral / a few of us are known to enjoy the One New Change occasional tipple, here’s the lowdown on a few of our favourite watering holes.

The Banker Should be renamed ‘The Lawyer’. One of our favorite institutions on the banks of the Thames, this cosy pub is always packed with trainees, associates and One New Change partners on a Friday night. Does the best cheesy chips in the City! If shopping’s your thing, brand www.banker-london.co.uk new shopping centre One New Change has an impressive variety of shops to choose from, and the Harry’s Bar City is packed with good eats for A trainee favourite and just a hop, skip and meeting friends for breakfast, a jump from the office, Harry’s is the perfect lunch or dinner. mix of sophisticated cocktail bar and dingy 6 www.onenewchange.com downstairs dance floor. www.harrys.co.uk

1 2 OLAVS / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM OLAVS

KAMIRA / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Madison Offers spectacular views over St. Paul’s and a tasty tapas menu outside in the summer. www.madisonlondon.net

The Folly 4 Known for its mixology, the Folly offers CHRIS GREEN / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM delicious cocktails in a secret garden setting. www.thefollybar.co.uk

Apt Trainees last seen here until 3 am after the Christmas party - you know there will be very sore heads and some sheepish trainees the next day if you end up here. One New Change Food Market – 3 5 www.aptbar.co.uk first Wednesday of each month 36 | plum plum | 37

Flexible Benefits Flexible employee benefits available for you to help make your work / life balance just that bit easier. Corporate

Pension Scheme Responsibility Cycle to Work A flexible pension scheme that allows you Participate in the Government’s to choose how much you wish to contribute Our Corporate Responsibility initiatives are based Cycle to Work Scheme, offering full use each month towards it. of a bicycle and safety equipment on the firm’s values - unlocking people’s talent and at potentially half the price. giving them the opportunity to excel; a philosophy that sits at the heart of our programme.

Gym Membership Concierge

The firm arranges a number of corporate A dry-cleaning service and shoe repairs discounts to leading gyms across the City. available at competitive prices. Trainees have been spotted taking a week’s worth of shirts to be pressed and cleaned!

CIGNA Shower and Changing Facilities

Healthcare insurance for peace There for if you’re cycling in or fancy of mind as and when needed. a lunch time run.

Health Check Season Ticket Loan Convenient access during working hours Interest-free monthly installments to either an in-house GP or a sports from your salary to help save on physio can be easily booked without public transport costs. needing to take time off. 38 | plum plum | 39

National Autistic Society: difficulties that surround Asperger’s The clients are often daunted by the Syndrome as it is a complex condition appeal process and are in need of support Advocacy for Benefits characterised by an impairment of social and encouragement. There is plenty Reading with Riverside imagination, interaction and of scope to get involved in drafting witness The London office’s pro bono work with communication. statements and to use advocacy skills. Primary School, the National Autistic Society (“NAS”) We also provided the NAS with advice and primarily involves assisting with difficult We assist with witness statements, comments on the draft Autism Act 2009 Southwark social security cases. The work is varied, collating evidence and representing and in assisting with Gary McKinnon’s Judicial Review of the Secretary of State’s Once a week during term-time a team interesting, challenging and ultimately clients at their appeal hearings, generally of roughly 10, from across the firm, rewarding. The NAS selects complex getting involved in a case once an decision to allow his extradition to the volunteer as “reading buddies” to assist cases for the firm to represent people at application to appeal has been lodged US to stand trial for hacking into US a class of 8-year-old children with their their appeal hearings for Disability Living and before an appeal date has been set. Government computers. reading in partnership with members of Allowance, Employment Support Through this scheme we are able to the legal team of Royal Bank of Scotland. Allowance and Incapacity Benefit. The support the NAS by offering representation Elizabeth Calvert This lunchtime excursion offers members cases are problematic due to the inherent at appeals at social security tribunals. Associate of the firm an opportunity to make a small contribution to the development of able young readers. The scheme provides the say everyone was eager to get back on the children with a valuable chance to read, Privy Council Appeals London to Paris Cycle saddle for the circa. 80 miles of cycling and importantly, discuss what they are that day! However, we ended up making reading at their own pace. The opportunity The firm encourages its trainees to A team of partners, associates and trainees light work of the less undulating French for a child to gain one-on-one support is be involved in pro bono (i.e. not-for- completed a charity cycle from London countryside and rolled into the town of often an important factor in increasing their profit) work during their training to Paris over the course of three days Dieppe in good time for a well-deserved confidence which in turn encourages their contracts. During my litigation seat (comprising approximately 20 hours and evening’s rest before the final assault on enjoyment of and enthusiasm for reading. I assisted with a Caribbean armed 43 minutes of time in the saddle) raising Paris. The procession into Paris on day 3, This is especially beneficial for the many robbery case. We represented the over £4,000 for the firm’s charity (the ending with the classic photo opportunity children in the scheme who do not come appellant who had already served Alzheimer’s Society). at the foot of the Eiffel tower, was a fitting from English speaking backgrounds. For 10 years of a lengthy prison term in the way to end a fantastic trip that left all those who volunteer, taking part in such Clad head-to-toe in Lycra and complete those that took part with a genuine sense a worthwhile scheme is hugely rewarding Bahamas for his part in “holding up” with matching team jerseys, the team of achievement – and the evening’s and a surprisingly calming interlude from a restaurant. The appeal was heard before powered to Brighton on day 1, flying up celebration in Paris wasn’t half bad either! the throng of the office. the Privy Council (the Bahamas being the infamous Ditchling’s Beacon Hill like a Commonwealth nation). My role was Sir Bradley Wiggins in his prime. The Tom Wilson Emily Cartwright to support my colleagues and Counsel ferry dropped the team off in France at Newly Qualified Associate 3rd Seat Trainee in preparing the hearing bundles and a leisurely 4:00 a.m. on day 2, needless to liaise with officials in the Bahamas. International Lawyers I have been responsible for assisting with Our Counsel’s strategy was to focus on various matters including writing letters the case of R v Turnbull, and the fact Mentor Scheme for Africa (“ILFA”) to High Commissioners and organising that the Judge at the initial trial had the annual ILFA Gala dinner held at the erred by allowing our client to be The firm runs a mentor scheme with the In response to the growth in the African Law Society. I have also been involved in identified by a witness in Court, rather Charter School in Southwark. A combination economy and business interest in the the production and the design of the ILFA than pursuant to an identification of partners, associates and trainees help African market, the firm established brochure, planning the training programme parade. The appeal hearing took place in to give pastoral and academic support to ILFA, a ground-breaking initiative as well as organising (and participating in) March 2012, and in May we received news students aged 14 and above. The scheme which aims to develop the legal skills social events with the ILFA candidates. that our appeal had been upheld, and the pairs you up with one student who you and expertise of lawyers in Africa. The remainder of our client’s prison term was mentor, meeting regularly to discuss award-winning programme provides Being a part of ILFA provides a fantastic quashed. We received a heartfelt message exams, university and careers. It is a great selected African lawyers with three insight into the business development of thanks from our client who was now opportunity to help support young people months of work experience in leading issues facing international law firms and in a position to meet his daughter for the through a challenging stage in their lives international law firms and corporations corporate clients as they forge links with first time. The experience added variety when they are faced with big decisions and extensive international legal their African counterparts and a great to my training contract and the skills and are often struggling with the options practice training. opportunity to network, develop new I learnt from this will transfer into and choices in front of them. skills and increase your knowledge. developing my training contract. There are plenty of opportunities to Charlie Critchley contribute to ILFA as a trainee; as Ofei Kwafo-Akoto Tom Homfray 3rd Seat Trainee a member of the working committee Newly Qualified Associate Newly Qualified Associate 40 | plum plum | 41

Pro Bono – Toynbee Hall Environment Committee We were also shortlisted for “Environmental Talent Show Law Firm of the Year” at the Business Green For a number of years now the London The Environment Committee at the Leaders Awards in 2011 and 2012. Our annual talent show fundraiser gives office has been proud to support Toynbee London office aspires to improve the everyone at the firm a stage to showcase Hall, which at 129 years old is one of, if environmental performance of the firm, Environmental and other sustainability their hidden talents. Not only do you get not the, longest running pro bono/social and is committed to ensuring that the firm and Corporate Responsibility issues are a chance to see the showbiz alter ego of works programmes in the world. and its staff are as “green” as possible. becoming an increasingly important some of your colleagues, it’s also a fun The firm holds an annual “Environment part of client relationships. The firm is night out in the office with food and a bar Trainees and associates from the firm Week”, aiming to highlight key issues now often asked to provide information to accompany the show... and all for a support clinics at Toynbee Hall six days within the firm and on a larger scale. on its environmental performance and fantastic cause. a week, covering Employment, Debt, A recent initiative was a “Zero Waste demonstrate its environmental credentials Family and Immigration, Housing and to Landfill” campaign. This included in pitches to potential clients, as they Although the partners who were on the Consumer and a general “Women only” introducing more types of recycling bins themselves become more and more judging panel provided much of the clinic. Attendance is entirely voluntary and - not a very glamorous cause, but one that aware of sustainability and Corporate evening’s entertainment, the real stars flexible, but staff tend to stick to regularly could make a big difference if everyone Responsibility issues. The Environment of the show came from all parts of the attending the clinic that most suits their in the firm takes part. Committee has been a great way to firm. A number of staff surprised us with legal skill set/personal interests. meet people across the firm and I would their singing talents, a crowd pleasing The firm won a Platinum Award, the highest encourage everyone to join up! duo of partners performed whilst dressed The intention is for volunteers to work award possible, in the Clean City Awards 2011 head-to-toe as Elvis, but it was a virtuoso as “Tier 2 volunteers” i.e. volunteers who and was also ranked as one of the “Sunday Verity Ellis trainee’s violin-playing skills that won over interview, provide initial legal advice and Times Best Green Companies” in 2010. Associate the audience and the judges to secure her draft follow-on notes/letters/applications place as the winner. Most importantly, the on behalf of the client. However, it is very evening also raised a significant amount much understood that, initially at least, of money for the firm’s charity of the year, new volunteers may be nervous and/or the Alzheimer’s Society. inexperienced in a particular area of law. As such, in these cases the volunteer will All in all, it’s a great way to see another act as a “Tier 1 volunteer” i.e. they will side of the people you work with, enjoy an carry out initial interviews and discuss the evening with people from all over the firm information gathered with an experienced and do something special for a great cause! barrister/advisor who will be responsible The first big event in the charity calendar for advising the client. Charity Committee was the London to Paris cycle ride which Shrina Patel you can read more about on page 38. Our 2nd Seat Trainee As well as being a socially beneficial foil to In April 2013, the firm proudly launched other events have included a two hour the normal rhythms of a city law practice, its new charity campaign in support of the Zumba-thon (the sight of your supervisors Sounds Just Brilliant We were awarded the prestigious accolade volunteering at Toynbee Hall has been Alzheimer’s Society. Supporting charities in Lycra is not for the faint hearted), cake of Singingworks Choir of the Year 2013 immensely rewarding to the trainees who is one of the key ways that the firm gives bake-offs, raffles and in July, Adrian at this year’s competition which took something back to society. The fundraising Shedden (above), completed his summit Sounds Just Brilliant sounds like a choir have seized the opportunity as it allows place in St John’s Smith Square, as efforts will also benefit you as a trainee by of Mt Kilimanjaro. We are also working name that has been forged in a very trainees to develop oral communication, voted by the audience, beating off fierce expanding your network across the firm with other law firms who are supporting the large fondue pot, but the choir is not all legal research and advocacy skills in challenges from the likes of , and adding some light relief to a day full Alzheimer’s Society to put inter-firm rivalry about cheese. Our choir was formed in a context that requires great client , Baker & McKenzie, Shell, the of document review and deadlines. to good use in the shape of inter-office conjunction with Singingworks, a company empathy/understanding and an ability to sports tournaments. Royal Mail, the Daily Telegraph and that organises workplace choirs and puts think on one’s feet! Every year, the firm elects to sponsor a several others. We are keen to defend on events at prestigious venues three times charity and all members of staff, in all While we’ve made a tremendous start our title next year. a year. Ask anyone in the vicinity of our Nicholas Brocklebank offices, at all levels, are encouraged to to this year’s fundraising, we always practice room on the fourth floor and they The choir provides an excellent 4th Seat Trainee nominate worthwhile causes and this year welcome new recruits with fresh ideas the Alzheimer’s Society won by a landslide and trainees play a big part in the charity will be able to tell you precisely when we opportunity to belt out some ‘tunez’ of 70%. The money raised over the next committee’s success. Charity work is fun practice, every Monday at 6pm. We are along with colleagues from all over the two years will go towards research into and has the feel-good factor, so sign up, led by a very talented and charismatic firm. We are an all-abilities choir, and “Dementia in the workplace” and “The get involved and be part of the firm’s big choirmaster who sings regularly at the there is absolutely no need for prior diagnosis of dementia by measuring charity challenge! Royal Opera House, and often throws in experience or an ability to sight-read. proteins in blood” as well as providing funds a technical mini-masterclass to improve We look forward to welcoming you. to facilitate “Singing for the brain” events at Kirsteen McEwen Alzheimer’s Society centres around London. 3rd Seat Trainee our singing techniques. We sing a wide range of music ranging from Snow Patrol Aaron Kienwald and Les Mis to Handel and Mozart. 3rd Seat Trainee 42 | plum plum | 43 BIKEWORLDTRAVEL / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM BIKEWORLDTRAVEL

London Marathon Having got Christmas out of the way, After weeks of running in the freezing I quickly realised that training in the cold, it turned out to be the hottest day of When the email went round asking for worst winter for years, and fitting it the year so far but I got round, though the volunteers to run the London Marathon around work and two small boys was last three miles were spent in a running/ for the British Heart Foundation (“BHF”), not going to be straightforward but I shuffling/walking combination. It was an I hesitated – for about a second. I’m not settled into a routine including running amazing day, and I’m very grateful to the a natural runner but a marathon was on to and from work and a lunchtime run support I had from my colleagues, both my ‘to do list’ and, of course, London is with some of the girls in my department. in sponsoring me and in their good luck one of the best! I was especially keen, In fact, training was not that bad wishes, and especially to the supporters however, as a member of the firm’s (admittedly, I was only looking to get at mile 23. And, whilst I won’t be wearing Charity Committee and for a personal round, not break records) but my plans sandals this summer, it can’t have been reason too – unfortunately, a close were almost scuppered by a diagnosis all bad as I’ve signed up for the Brighton family friend was being treated at the of peroneal tendonitis in my foot. Having Marathon next year… Royal Brompton and I knew very well to focus on physio and treatment in the the amazing support the BHF gives to final week meant that I didn’t have time Nina O’Sullivan, heart patients and their families. to be nervous when April 21 dawned. Professional Support Lawyer

Fairbridge Project A team of trainees took second place in the the band manages to hold any sort of ‘less is more’ approach, we’ve entered tough Corporate Challenge – which was Certified Copies tune, but for the past two years, the band a charity battle of the bands called Law Last year the firm, along with other to turn £500 into £5,000 in just four have been invited to play at the firm’s Rocks!, to be held at the illustrious banks and corporate entities, participated months. Led by Adam Runcorn and with “The Queen Street Preachers”, “The Christmas party. This was initially met 100 Club. In spite of the name, we’ve Funds Lovin’ Criminals” and “Certified with tremendous enthusiasm and with all ensured the fromage factor is kept just in the “Fairbridge Charity Challenge”. the backing of Corporate partner Richard Copies” – just a handful of the more recent kinds of would-be “musicians” emerging below nauseating levels, “No Mustang The objective of the challenge was Lever, the team smashed through the £5k tongue-in-cheek guises of the firm’s house- from the woodwork, so the band reached Sally” being the order of the day. With to raise as much money as possible for target to raise an amazing £11,550. We band…anything to take the attention off the an all-time membership high. In fact, after rehearsals at local state-of-the-art the Fairbridge charity. Fairbridge works just lost out to architects Arup who players, really. Having said that, a certain being inundated with self-proclaimed recording studios, practices are fun with young people aged 13-25 that other pipped us to the post. Richard Lever who partner’s questionable attire, including the tales of talent, the Christmas party and usually involve a few drinks too. organisations find difficult to engage – led the team said: “Well done to all for now infamous leopard-skin leggings, seems onlookers would have been forgiven for So, if you can play the guitar like you’re giving them the motivation, self- an amazing result. This demonstrates the to do a steady job of fixing the spotlight thinking that Blazin’ Squad had taken to ringin’ a bell (to coin a phrase), get confidence and skills they need to great generosity of our trainees to give up firmly back onto the stage (heaven help us!). the stage. Not so, they’re better than us. stuck in! change their lives. In 2010, Fairbridge their valuable free time to help those With a line-up that changes more often You can’t keep good men down though Jason Munro helped more than 3,500 take their first less fortunate than ourselves whilst than the J-Lo husband club, it’s amazing and with this year’s troops adopting a Newly Qualified Associate step. Most were classed as having broadening their commercial skills.” ‘multiple needs’, such as homelessness, substance misuse or a history of William Lawrence offending. 4th Seat Trainee 44 | plum plum | 45

Off Court... Cricket This year’s summer season will include games against such city grandees (and ...but on the ball (indoors!) every Wednesday. They say major clients) as RBS, Barclays and Netball variety is the spice of life and the key Westfield. difference is that you change position Our netball team plays every Tuesday at after every goal. So if you have no idea Our team is led by Corporate associate the nearby outdoor courts in what position you play or if you want Barri Mendelsohn and draws on Southwark, whatever the weather. to try them all, this is a great ‘taster’. participants from every layer of the Having securely established ourselves The fact that you can also bounce firm (including particularly keen within Division 2 against the likes of the ball off the wall makes for a fast- vacation scheme students!). Games are PwC, Freshfields and Berwin Leighton paced, occasionally confusing, but competitive enough to make it feel like Paisner, the team is made up of a mix of very fun game. you’ve earned the post-match drinks/ trainees, secretaries and associates. food/socialising but also forgiving Captain Elma Stanislas proves that, at Playing for the team is a great opportunity enough to accommodate all levels. an intimidating 5ft 3 inches, you don’t to make friends throughout the firm have to be tall to cut it on the netball and stretch your legs in the fresh air Finally, cricket is now a year-round activity court. Nevertheless, new players are after a day in the office, regardless of as we compete in the City’s Winter Indoor always welcome throughout the season. your playing experience. League at no less a ground than Lords!

Alternatively, for anyone looking to try Ciara Stratford Nicholas Brocklebank Football something new we also play Speednet 2nd Seat Trainee 4th Seat Trainee

It’s the end of the working day. The emails fly round, the phone rings and a group of fleeting players start to assemble in the competition in the firm for these spots foyer of the office - just another day in the Volleyball Squash with captain Omer running some exciting life of our football team. (read - exhausting!) training sessions to Volleyball is certainly the quirky outsider Each year our squash team enters a find the top players. The standard of the Given the prospect of a 8.30pm kick off that has slipped into the heart of the firm’s real-estate focused squash tournament tournament was very high and our team on a wet and windy January evening, sporting world. It is also the sport that based in London. Any company can enter played some excellent squash to get itself perhaps it’s no surprise that there’s a goes to show that should you be interested a team so long as they are somehow into the plate semi-final. However, despite constantly changing group of players in a sport of any description, the firm will involved in the real estate industry. a very hearty effort, we were narrowly game by game - admittedly even Rafa back you in forming a team to pursue that This year’s tournament saw the team, beaten by the British Land team. Next Benitez would struggle to keep up with interest. ably led by captain Omer Maroof, pitted year, the team definitely has its sights set this rotation policy. against some very determined opposition, on a place in the final. a workforce consisting of 72% former So the volleyball team was born as a group including some very notable clients of the Rugby professional rugby-playing South Sea We play against a selection of other law of university friends going to different firm (which clearly raises the important Importantly, training with others in the Islanders (which we weren’t bitter about firms as part of the London Legal League firms and industries but still having fond question about how many points it is firm and playing the tournament games “Pound for pound the greatest rugby team in the slightest, honest). Nevertheless, at a number of pitches within easy reach memories of summers spent on beaches imprudent to beat a client by!). is a fantastic way to meet new people, as in the northern hemisphere” is often a the tournament and our contribution of the City. Games are played weekly and pretending to be cool. With a team is the post-match analysis often based in phrase used to describe the our rugby was deemed a success by all those (usually either Monday or Thursday) made up of trainees and associates, Each team in the tournament is made the pub! team. By often, I mean never. What the participating and spectating. with the season running from September we recently took on the might of Allen up of three players who are seeded team is, however, is a group of 10 or so through to March. While the standard & Overy. In the first match, we were by ability as player one, two or three. Tom Gatenby “professional” rugby players who also just The 2013/2014 season sees us seeded of football does sometimes resemble thrashed. In the second match, Allen & This year, there was some very healthy 3rd Seat Trainee so happen to do a little law on the side. for the Law Society Sevens and the a Stoke City veterans outfit, it is a rare Overy were thrashed. In the third match, possibility of entering more seven opportunity to play competitive football the game was interrupted with the score Consisting of employees from a range tournaments with other law firms in a scenario where often partners, at 14 apiece, as Allen & Overy had to of departments across the firm, last which, inevitably, means more hotly trainees and members of our recently close their gym for the night. season the team entered two sevens anticipated socials and reminiscing with established ‘youth academy’ (the future tournaments. Carrying on the firm’s old law school friends. Furthermore, trainees) will come together as a unit. So, More competitive rivalries of this nature tradition of a strong sevens team, the playing for the team is a great way to whether you’re the next Didier Drogba look certain for the future! team’s first outing of the 2012/2013 possibly get noticed by the England or Dean Windass, there are plenty of season saw us reach the finals of the selectors or even just make friends chances to get involved. Nicholas Law Society Sevens, only to be halted around the firm. Brocklebank by an unfortunate loss to Ashurst who, Thomas Manjaly 4th Seat Trainee based on the their sevens team Niiashie Adjaye 3rd Seat Trainee composition, appear to have Newly Qualified Associate 46 | plum plum | 47 STYLE GUIDE

dress down friday!

We asked our trainees/models for the following fashion tit-bits to help What piece of work attire is your office Ladies: Men: must-have (always have in the office in all you future trainees in the mine-field that is “Corporate Dress”. • Smart black blazer – you can pop it on with • Spare cufflinks for when you smash your case of emergency)? any dress to smarten it up. fist down too forcefully in negotiations. • Have a spare pair of tights in your bag - • A belt – to stop the trousers-falling- Favourite place to shop when feeling Ladies: Men: ladders in tights are not a good look! down emergency. rich or pay day: • Massimo Dutti (they do the best • Foster & Sons (Shoes) • Sewing kit – it saved me some shoes both for ladies and men) • Fielding Nicholson (Suits) embarrassment that’s for sure. • Banana Republic • Ted Baker • Hugo Boss • Reiss • Paul Smith Interview fashion advice: Ladies: Men: • Wear a skirt below the knee so that you • You can never be too smart! I am one remain respectable-looking throughout. of the founding members of the ‘Bringing back Waistcoats to the City’ (BBWTC) Favourite place to shop when on Ladies: Men: • Don’t be afraid to show your personality, it doesn’t just have to be a black suit and movement. Please feel free to join us a budget or waiting for pay day: • Zara • Office (Shoes) white shirt (although perhaps avoid - it is an excellent look. • Mango • M&S (Suits) anything too “out there”). • Avoid controversial items, such as skinny • Warehouse • TM Lewin (Shirts) ties. The way you dress is not going to • Burton • Make sure that your clothes are clean land you the job but it could ensure you • Marks and Spencer and ironed. are unsuccessful. • Zara man 48 | plum plum | 49 CAPM ROIC MIC LBO How to Read the FT (in five easy steps) Test your: AIM IPO VC Without the cartoons, celebrities or scantily clad ladies that some papers use to sell their publication, the Commercial Financial Times (FT) can be a daunting prospect for many. Below is a short guide to dealing with the FT Awareness Forex and improving your commercial awareness. When it comes to gaining a training contract, 1. 2. one of the essential tools in any applicant’s Scan the front page and Flick the main section over to get to the skill set has to be commercial awareness. use the ‘News Briefing’ ‘LEX’ column. This will give you a brief Legal recruiters seem to place great emphasis on this column on the left hand commentary on the main activity in the side of the page to global financial markets. elusive expression, yet many would-be applicants direct you to the main seem perplexed as to what it is and how they can get stories in that day’s edition. The column some – take our quiz and find out what you can do to offers a brief summary improve yours. of each major story along with section and page references. How do you spend your Do you have any What is the FTSE? What would we precious free time? experience of the find you reading? The Comment & Analysis section can be a) Bless you. 3. working world? extremely useful for commercial awareness - a) Doing absolutely nothing. b) A type of flirtatious foot- a) Katie Price’s autobiography. The main section - National and World News, understanding why stories are important and I deserve a break! a) No, working is for when based dance. b) Freakonomics. Comment & Analysis, Art & Television - is the what outcomes will flow from them. Anyone b) Playing sports or volunteering I’m older! c) The Financial Times c) All you need to know about section that most resembles an ordinary paper can repeat the headlines, but not so many with community projects. b) I’ve had part-time jobs as a Exchange – an index of the Commercial Awareness. and does exactly what it says on the tin. can explain why they are headline stories! c) I’m actively involved in waitress/barmaid/general most highly capitalised university societies and have dogsbody. companies on the London taken part in young enterprise c) I’ve done work experience . 5. your depth. Try reading the business pages of schemes. in financial institutions, law another broadsheet newspaper first before firms or other areas If you favour the old-school, the FT’s size reading the FT - then you will be better placed of industry. means that there is no way to avoid ink- to understand the stories in the FT far more. covered hands, or if there is, I haven’t found it yet! Use the paper’s natural fold to reduce Most universities and law schools provide it to a more manageable size - the occasional free copies of all major broadsheet How did you do? karate chop can bring unruly pages back newspapers and many student union under control. Or much better, join the 21st shops will offer subsidised copies to Century and access all content easily on the students. A standard online subscription Mostly As: You are… Mostly Bs: You are… Mostly Cs: You are… Bonus Points if you could get 4. new and improved website and app on your costs £5.19/week and the FT offers all of the above acronyms! computer, tablet or smartphone. a £1 trial for 4 weeks which is also Companies & Markets section - made up worth looking out for. The FT also offers of half words and half numbers, this is where When you begin to read the FT, its in-depth subsidised subscriptions both for the the workings of national and international analysis and assumption of understanding paper and online versions - so getting PARIS HILTON BORIS JOHNSON RICHARD BRANSON FOREX: companies are reported. Board member can make it very easy to feel lost and out of started should be easy. Don’t be disheartened – there You’re nearly there, but a few Congrats, you’re well on your way MIC: Market Identifier Code bust ups, shareholders suing and profits are plenty of things you can do to areas could use some work! Try to being a master of commercial VC: Venture Capital plummeting all get reported on these pages. improve your commercial awareness to find stories in the financial awareness (though no closer to that LBO: Leveraged Buyout Again the ‘News Briefing’ column on the (and that doesn’t mean diving head press which genuinely interest private island unfortunately). Just ROIC: Return on capital front can be used to navigate around this first into the FT…though see our you and follow them consistently remember to always apply your AIM: Alternative Investment Market handy guide if you’re feeling up to – it’ll give you something to talk commercial knowledge in interview CAPM: Capital Asset Pricing Model section. The latter half quotes the previous it!). Try starting with publications about in your interview and your situations and demonstrate IPO: Initial Public Offering day’s closing prices for shares, bonds, such as The Week which provide enthusiasm will shine through. that you can think about issues commodities and other financial products succinct summaries of the world’s affecting a client both legally and traded on the world’s markets. key business news. commercially. plum | 51

DOROTHY MURRAY – International Arbitration’s rising star has successfully settled multi-million cross border disputes since joining the Partnership this CARPE year. Over coffee, Elizabeth Carter stops by to seek some words of wisdom, and how she came to be one of King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin’s youngest partners.

So, Dorothy, what did you want to be when During my training contract, litigation was glued the doors of my client’s office closed DM you were little? the only department I wanted to stay in for over a bank holiday weekend, a defendant more than four months (Norton Rose did calling to offer to send me a mix tape Taller. And an astronaut. I achieved neither. a six-seat training contract at that time). of his guitar compositions, being sent And who is your favourite character from I felt it had the variety to keep me interested, the largest letter I have ever received history? and it has done so for the past eight and (A1 paper) created entirely through the a half years. medium of collage, accidentally killing Catherine the Great scores pretty highly: a defendant’s cat (it died of a broken a powerful and successful woman in a man’s What qualities do you think make a good heart when we evicted him from the world and an enlightened despot. trainee? house he had bought with stolen money) Where were you before King & Wood Enthusiasm, initiative, intelligence and a and then having to get quotes to fill the Mallesons SJ Berwin? willingness to try. A sense of humour will empty house with guard dogs to stop him prove invaluable. Everything else we can breaking back in (£250 a night BTW), The firm formerly known as Barlow Lyde teach you. going for a post-hearing swim with three & Gilbert. QCs and the representing the Aside from being made partner earlier You worked at other law firms before moving other side (in the Seychelles)… this year, what is your proudest here three years ago, what attracted you to professional moment? What was your “first pay cheque” come and work here? purchase or treat? Also from this year, settling a huge dispute I was looking for a change from my previous for an important client, worth nearly I can remember my first Christmas bonus firm, where I had interesting work and very USD$1 billion. We ended up with a 20 party was spent on a “posh” dinner. At the good hours but felt I may be getting a little settlement agreement settling 13 different time I was living in a teeny terrace house too comfortable. They convinced me that sets of proceedings on terms that were really in Stratford with a girl who worked on they could present a challenge and that good for our client. We had worked on the community outreach on a local council there were real promotion prospects (which case for three years, and it had been running estate. This was well before any Olympic turned out to be true) and the associates much longer. I grew into in a quasi-partner regeneration of the area so our idea of I met were lovely and very honest about role on the case before I was made up, so posh involved anywhere that was not in the pros and cons of the place (which were I probably have it to thank for giving me the Stratford… incidentally, bright people and good work chance to show that this was something but long hours at times. This is also true). What’s your survival technique for I could do. late nights/when times get stressful/ ...everything is What did you study at University? I am also still pretty proud of the first case demanding clients? achieved one step I studied Law at Emmanuel College, I took all the way from initial instruction Remembering that everything is achieved at a time. Never Cambridge. This is probably not my most to trial myself. It was a tiny claim (£3,000) one step at a time. Never underestimate the interesting answer. but for a good client of my then firm. Its underestimate the satisfaction of getting the “quick wins” done. size meant I ran it as an NQ with a baby satisfaction of What made you want to be lawyer and, See the ridiculous, and don’t take yourself barrister (one year call) to do the advocacy. specifically, a litigator? too seriously. For me, the good bits have getting the “quick Due to the insane position taken by one of always outweighed the occasional rough bits wins” done. See the A series of lucky accidents really. A brilliant the defendants, it ended up involving five of this job. Most problems can be solved by careers teacher at school suggested law parties, four days in Court and £100,000 ridiculous, and don’t stepping back for a moment and adding tea might suit me, as providing a mix of the in costs … My client was one of the winning take yourself too or cake and ideally both. analytical and written word (my A-levels parties. seriously. were Maths, English, Chemistry and And finally, care to share one of your What is the wackiest case you have worked German). She was right – I loved my law favourite things with us? on to date? degree. I didn’t fancy being self-employed as New shoes. a barrister (my Dad is a consultant physicist Hard to choose one. Some highlights and it looks a bit stressful) so applied for would be: a case about a lost diamond training contracts to become a solicitor. tiara, a case where the other side super- 52 | plum plum | 53

Meet the Graduate Recruitment Team

Sharon Doberer Jenni Steel Christina Churchman Head of Graduate Recruitment Assistant Graduate Graduate Recruitment and Trainee Development Recruitment Manager Officer

The first time you see me will probably You will also first meet me at fairs and When you come through the doors for your be on the firm stand at your university law receptions, and I’m the person who is second interview, I’ll be one of the friendly Lunch anyone? fair, or at one of our presentations at your responsible for the graduate advertising faces that will guide you through your case Our in-house canteen, Stanleys, offers a mouth- university. Please do come over and say that will probably be your first taste of study and introduce you to our trainees. watering array of dishes, from Thai curries to a full hello - we’re always more than happy life here at the firm. I review lots of your roast, there’s something for everyone. to answer any questions you have about applications (so make sure you take your I work closely with our campus the firm. When I’m not out on the road time over them – we really do look at representatives organising our university A subsidised lunch including a free option available meeting you all, I’m heading up the them all!), and I’ll also conduct some events, so I’m sure I’ll see you on campus everyday or sandwiches and salads made to order. graduate recruitment team – my role of your interviews, with Sharon and soon. I’ll also be here when you start to is to ensure we recruit the best possible some of our senior associates. help you settle in during the induction candidates for the firm, and to make sure weeks of your training contract. that you get a great feel for what it’s like to work at the firm when you come along A Sample Menu: to presentations, open days, or vacation schemes. I look after all of our future Soup & Savoury Bistro Vegetarian Dessert trainees before they join, and am always around for a word when you start your Ministrone soup with home- Lamb leg steak with bernaise Cannelloni filled with spinach White Chocolate Profiteroles training contract. I also work with Nicola made mini tomato and olive sauce and hand cut chips and ricotta cheese served Sticky toffee pudding Bridge and Ylan Steiner, the Graduate pizza with mixed leaves and garlic Roast topside of beef with Recruitment & Trainee Development bread Chocolate truffle tart Leek and potato soup with Yorkshire pudding, roast Partners, to make sure that we are onion bahjis potatoes and roast root Stir fried Asian vegetables Warm waffle with a succeeding in attracting the best possible vegetable with egg noodles topped selection of toppings candidates to make sure succeeding in Carrot and coriander with a crisp vegetable spring attracting the best possible candidates. Victoria Haffenden Leanne Harvey soup with mini vegetable Pork vindaloo with rice roll and prawn crackers Custard cream éclair with Graduate Training Graduate Recruitment spring roll poppadoms, naan bread, toasted almonds Officer Adminstrator mango chutney, lime pickle Butterbean and vegetable Tempered lentil soup and raita cassoulet with sour dough New York style cheesecake And we’re here for you right the way When you call the Graduate Recruitment with mini vegetable bread and salad through your training contract! I’m line you’ll probably speak to me. I’m empanadas Herbed grilled chicken breast here for all of our current trainees, usually the first point of contact for all with potato wedges and helping them through seat allocations, candidate queries so, as you can imagine, mixed leaves salad development and training needs, I’m pretty busy when there are application Breaded haddock fillet with appraisals, and eventually qualification. deadlines and interviews. I also work with chips, mushy peas, peas and the team to ensure the smooth running tartare sauce of all our events and activities and I look forward to meeting you at one of these! A Friday favourite! 54 | plum plum | 55

Interviews How to ace it! Look presentable Smile (when appropriate) What should you do to prepare for the interview? Looking sharp will give you confidence and impress the And use eye contact with both interviewers – it is amazing What really impresses interviewers? Our Graduate interviewers. For the interview you should be going for classic how many people don’t do this when being interviewed. It is Recruitment & Trainee Development Partner, Nicola and sleek rather than Notting Hill Carnival. important to make both interviewers feel like you are enthusiastic and engaging with them. Measured use of body language can help Particular things to look out for are as follows: Bridge, together with some of our current trainees achieve this, but avoid prodding your interviewer in the face with has provided you with some top interviewing tips Girls - messy hair, nail varnish peeling off, dangerously low-cut aggressive gesticulations. and some of the common interview mistakes that tops and skirts that you might wear on a night out. Answer the question asked applicants make. Guys – creased shirts, poorly tied knots, ties that hang too long or too short (about belt length when standing is correct) and It may seem obvious but many people plan answers for the scuffed shoes (polish them). interview and simply regurgitate this information without answering the question asked. Ensure you are prepared with Take a glass of water if offered... the relevant content for your interview in advance (commercial awareness, about you, about the firm) but don’t be overly reliant But try not to gulp like you’ve just been airlifted out of the Sahara on this in the interview as this may come across as staged. desert. Beware - biscuits are hazardous as you risk crumbing Take your time before answering the question; think about your yourself out of a training contract. answer before rushing in. Remember, silence is not always a bad Admit if you do not know thing in an interview (unless they’ve just asked for your name). It is obviously not ideal if you don’t know the answer to a question Enjoy the experience! but it is refreshing if someone admits they don’t know the answer And remember that this is an opportunity for you to get to know rather than fabricating a mumbled response. Obviously you can’t the firm as much as it is an opportunity for the firm to get to respond with “I don’t know” to every question… know you.

How to waste it

Fidgeting ‘Likerrrrr’ If you are concerned about this, it is probably best to keep hands You know who you are… overuse of ‘like’ and ‘errr’ are about as clasped and resting on the desk or on your lap. Many a potential heinous as forgetting to file your MR01 (Registration of a charge trainee has fallen foul of the incessant hair flick: don’t let it be you! at Companies House - see article on the Finance Department).

Don’t butt in unnecessarily Shanter

Talking over your interviewer is a real no-no. Often this can [noun [U] / ‘shæn.tər’ – poor banter] happen unintentionally when an interviewee is keen to give a Do not try to talk about topics in which you have no interest response but you need to stop yourself from doing this as it can or knowledge. Showing what you are passionate about and come across as rude. Just wait until they’ve finished talking bringing that into the conversation is more important that trying before adding your tuppence worth. to predict the futures price of lean hogs over the next year due to growing affection for the taste of pork in China. Finally, for goodness’ sake, please do not swear (you’d be surprised). DUH! 56 | plum plum | 57

Display Faux pas

(Why is he looking at me like Shades of Embarrassment: that? Does he want a bite?!) DUH!

On one occasion I was interviewing a candidate I had got past the worst of my interview – it One chap was working his way methodically alongside a partner in the corporate department. was my turn to ask the questions. In my relief through his interview. After completing the case My colleague asked: “How do you think the at it nearly being over I relaxed and thought I’d study, he realised he was getting a bit peckish credit crisis has affected the banking system?”, show my confidence by using my interviewers’ and pulled out a sandwich and started chomping to which the candidate responded: “Duh - that’s names. Delphine and Joe. I had done my it down. Needless to say he was not successful. obvious, isn’t it!” research and knew exactly what carefully Tom Gatenby crafted question I was going to ask so I turned Nicola Bridge 3rd Seat Trainee to Joe and said: “Well, Josephine, what is your Partner opinion of the rise in popularity of the smaller trading markets like the PLUS market?” Naturally I turned a shade of magenta as my interviewer smiled and reminded me his name was “just Joe”. Kirsteen McEwen 3rd Seat Trainee

I had blazed my way through the interview. I recently heard about quite an awkward man After I asked my mandatory ‘further questions’ who didn’t know whether he should shake and received my interviewers’ answers I was £££ hands with a female senior colleague or politely greeted by a silence that seemed to last an kiss her on each cheek. He decided to do both. age. I peered at them, they peered back at me After shaking hands he leaned in for the Easter Vacation Scheme – ‘blinking game’, I wondered? After a short continental option, but the lady remained while I decided to do something about it, “Well, upright. At this point he panicked and ended I had originally heard about the firm week at the firm. During the scheme I was getting to know the other vacation I have no further questions, so unless you have up kissing her on the forehead! through a friend who had previously done involved with varied work which resembled schemers and a chance to find out more any more to ask, I suppose we’re done here.” £££ Jason Munro a vacation placement at the firm. She what a trainee would do within the about life at the firm from the trainees. Aaron Kienwald Newly Qualified Associate really enjoyed the scheme which made department. The tasks included drafting 3rd Seat Trainee me want to apply. Having only had work letters to clients, researching points of law Despite the Easter vacation scheme only experience at smaller law firms, I wanted and sitting in on telephone calls with clients. lasting a week, you have the chance to Zzz... to experience life at a larger City firm. get to know a range of trainees, associates ? An average day on the scheme consisted and partners. What stood out for me was For me the Easter vacation scheme was of a presentation in the morning from how approachable people at the firm are. very important to understand the firm’s one of the firm’s departments. These talks Both my trainee mentor and supervising culture. Although researching the firm are really useful so that all the vacation associate were never too busy to answer any and its clients is helpful, the best way to schemers experience the full range of burning questions I had, and both went get an insight into the workings of the work that the firm does. Then most out of their way to ensure I experienced In an interview a partner once asked “Why I once interviewed a candidate who said he During my university interview the interviewer firm is to meet people working there. afternoons are spent in your department. interesting and varied work. I thoroughly do you want to be a lawyer?” The candidate wanted to be a lawyer because you earn lots fell asleep whilst I was talking. Then he woke The vacation scheme was a great During the week there were several social enjoyed my time at the firm and would responded: “To be honest I’m not sure I do.” of money and get loads of women. He actually up after a humbling silence and said, “But that’s opportunity to ask questions and gain events organised for the evenings, strongly recommend applying for gave that answer in an interview! all entirely spurious, isn’t it?”. a clear idea of what it would really be like including finding out about the different a vacation scheme. Anonymous if you did your training contract at King departments ‘speed-dating style’, informal Nicola Bridge Richard Pilgrim & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin. I sat in drinks at a local bar and going bowling. Alice Berkeley Partner Newly Qualified Associate the Employment department during my These activities were a great way of Future Trainee 58 | plum plum | 59

The Application Campus Process Manager We are recruiting now for training contracts commencing in August 2016 and February 2017. Are you energetic, enterprising and keen to fast-track the recruitment process? In order to apply for an open day, Easter / summer vacation If so, you should apply to spend a year scheme and / or training contract, please complete and representing us as a campus manager at your university. This prestigious submit our online application form, available on the role involves working closely with the Graduate Recruitment pages at: www.sjberwin.com/careers graduate recruitment team, and you will be rewarded with a guaranteed vacation We will keep in contact with you via email. To review these scheme interview. emails, you can access the CV Mail website. To get the ball rolling, graduate recruitment hosted an induction day where I met with trainees and the other campus managers, and we discussed our ideas for promoting the firm through events and sponsorship opportunities. In the afternoon we also attended Application Dates a professional networking session which was very informative and interactive. By the end of the day I had a good sense of what the firm expected from the role Vacation Scheme Application Training Contract Application Open Days and clear plan of action to implement at my university. (Easter / Summer 2014) (August 2016 / February 2017) Spaces will start to fill from October as we

receive applications. One of the highlights of the role was helping to organise Deadline: 31 January 2014 Deadline: 31 July 2014 an open day at the firm’s offices. While you should never underestimate how difficult is to it to get a group Further information is available at www.kwm.com of 20 York University students onto the platform Vacation Scheme Easter: final year law/ 1st round interview (Aug/Sep) with a member (and out of bed!) for a 7am train to London, I enjoyed non-law students and graduates of the Graduate Recruitment Team Graduate Help Desk the considerable responsibility that I was given. It is and a senior associate this real sense of responsibility that I am particularly Summer: penultimate year law students, final E [email protected] looking forward to when I commence my training year law/non-law students and graduates 2nd interview takes place during September T +44(0)20 7111 2268 contract at the firm. 1st round interview (Feb/Mar) with a member Consists of: Interview with two partners We look forward to receiving By Joseph Briggs of the Graduate Recruitment Team and your application! 1st Seat Trainee a senior associate Case study: Critical reasoning test

2nd interview takes place at the end of the vacation scheme

Consists of: Interview with two partners

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Presentations The Power of Together

FAQ During our presentations, not only will we be telling you more about the ground-breaking combination between SJ Berwin and King & Wood Mallesons but we will also give you an overview of a city transaction from start to finish, which will help you understand what we do and how I really like the look of King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin, What are your academic requirements? our lawyers work together both across practice groups and offices. Before and after the presentation, you’ll have the opportunity to chat with what can I apply for? trainees, associates and partners over a drink and nibbles. We prefer our candidates to have a strong and consistent academic You can apply for an open day, vacation scheme and training background – ideally, we would like to see a minimum of AAA at contract, or a combination of these options although we would A level (or equivalent) and a predicted or actual 2:1 or above at Manchester (Skills Session) Leeds York always recommend that you apply for one of our vacation schemes degree level: it does not matter if this is a law or non-law degree. 22/10/2013 | 15:30 – 17:00 29/10/2013 | 18:00 – 20:00 07/11/2013 | 18:30 – 20:30 as the majority of our training contracts are obtained by participants Whilst our application process is competitive, and strong academics Careers Centre Wharfedale Room, Dales Suite Eynns Room (H/G21), Heslington Hall who have applied through this route. Joining us for either an are important, we do assess each application as a whole. www.careers.manchester.ac.uk www.careerweb.leeds.ac.uk www.york.ac.uk/careers Easter or a summer vacation scheme will also give you a great What do you look for in a future trainee? taste of what the firm is about and allow you to meet some of Manchester Warwick Oxford the fantastic people we have here. We are on the lookout for bright, articulate individuals, who have 22/10/2013 | 18:30 – 20:30 31/10/2013 | 18:30 – 20:30 14/11/2013 | 12:30 – 14:00 energy and enthusiasm and are strong team players. The Midland Hotel (Lancaster Suite) Chancellors Suite 1, Rootes Building OCR and Ante Room, Balliol College How do I apply? www.careers.manchester.ac.uk https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk [email protected] It is also important that our future trainees have great analytical It’s really easy – we have an online application process via cvmailUK. skills and a keen interest in business, law and, of course, To access the application form, go to our website, then go to the Cambridge Nottingham London King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin! graduate recruitment section and click on the “apply now” link. 25/10/2013 | 14:00 – 15:00 04/11/2013 | 18:30 – 20:30 18/11/2013 | 18:00 – 20:00 What do you offer your trainees before they start? Careers Service Room C20, Portland Building London Office What happens if my online application is successful? www.careers.cam.ac.uk www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers [email protected] For each of the GDL and the LPC we offer our future trainees If your application to attend an open day is successful, you will payment of all fees and a grant. For those who study in London, be invited to one of our open days at the London office to find the grant is £7,250, and for those who study outside London, the out more about the firm and a career in law. grant is £6,250. If your application for a vacation scheme is successful, you will Our future trainees study the GDL and LPC at BPP. The GDL be invited to attend an interview at our offices with a member of the Credits can be studied at any of BPP’s locations and future trainees study graduate recruitment team and one of the senior associates from the the LPC together at BPP Holborn. However, if you have already Editorial Team Becky Thomas (Chief Editor), Sam Bateman, Elizabeth Carter, Caja Griesenbach, Aaron Kienwald, Dominique Manguiat, Tom Manjaly, Kirsteen McEwen firm. A trainee will also show you around our impressive offices. completed the LPC elsewhere we will still consider your Head of Graduate Recruitment & Trainee Development Sharon Doberer Assistant Graduate Recruitment Manager Jenni Steel If your application for a training contract is successful, you will be application. If you have already completed, or you are in the Contributors Rob Day, Stephen Kon, Charlotte Ward, Francis Iyayi, Kirsteen McEwen, James Gardner, Joshua Begner, Aaron Kienwald, Robert Bolgar-Smith, invited to attend a first-round interview at our offices with a member process of completing, the GDL and/or the LPC, we’d be happy Suzannah Hacking, Caja Griesenbach, Dominique Manguiat, Jason Munro, Colette Krawcyzk, Will Lawrence, Hannah O’Connor, Rosanna Munoz-Britton, Niiashie of the graduate recruitment team and one of the senior associates from to discuss partly funding your course(s). Adjaye, Jasdeep Puri, Joseph Patchitt, Marco Toracca, Antonia Balsom, Jonty Warner, Adele Behles, Kushall Amlani, Josie Liao, Eddy Eccles, Jack Ryman, Adam the firm. If you perform well at your first-round interview you will be Runcorn, Becky Thomas, Andrew Pollock, Stephanie Adams, Kristina Wahidullah, Ciara Stratford, Emma Murie, Victoria Keenan, Shrina Patel, Zac Mellor-Clark, Who can I get in touch with if I have any extra questions? invited to attend a half-day assessment, which will include a critical Elizabeth Carter, Tom Wilson, Emily Cartwright, Charlie Critchley, Elizabeth Calvert, Ofei Kwafo-Akoto, Tom Homfray, Nicholas Brocklebank, Verity Ellis, Shrina reasoning test, a case study and an interview with two partners. You’ll Please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. Patel, Nina O’Sullivan, Tom Manjaly, Tom Gatenby, Nicola Bridge, Helen MacRae, Richard Pilgrim, Anonymous, Alice Berkeley and Joseph Briggs. also be invited to attend lunch with some of our trainees. com. We are always happy to help. Design and Art Direction Bryn Horsdal King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin www.kwm.com King & Wood Mallesons LLP (SJ Berwin LLP before 1 November 2013) is an English limited liability partnership registered in England under no OC313176. Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. A list of the members of King & Wood Mallesons LLP is open to inspection at 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE, its principal place of business and registered office. Member firm of the King & Wood Mallesons network. See kwm.com for more information. This brochure is intended to highlight potential issues and provide general information and not to provide legal advice. You should not take, or refrain from taking, action based on its content. If you have any questions, please speak to your King & Wood Mallesons contact. © King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin 2013 22438 Get in touch!

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