Trailblazing Graduate Recruitment 2020 Trailblazing Taylor Wessing

This is for the graduate who chases tomorrow. This is for the student who’s ahead of the curve. Who thrives on the active, the trending, the now. The music streamers. The avid gamers. The green supporters. The soon-to-be lawyers. Tomorrow is changing and law firms should catch up. But what if there’s a firm that’s already on the move? A firm that’s groundbreaking. A firm that’s game changing. A firm that’s smart thinking. A firm that’s trailblazing. Well, that would be pretty amazing, wouldn’t it? Trailblazing. Taylor Wessing.

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1 Trailblazing Taylor Wessing We’re global 4 Defining the future of law 8 Our Private Wealth sector 12 Trainee Solicitor, Phoebe Sennett 1,000+ 14 Trainee Solicitor, Shaun Brewster lawyers 16 Our Life Sciences sector 20 Our Technology, Media and Communications sector 28 24 Trainee profile, Anna-Mariya Angelinova offices 26 Newly Qualified Associate, Arnav Gupta 28 Our Energy and Infrastructure sector 32 Training contracts 16 34 Vacation schemes jurisdictions 36 Support and benefits 38 Our values 40 Responsible business 42 Application stages 44 Start your journey today 46 About us

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2 3 Trailblazing Defining the future of law Definingthe future of law

Taylor Wessing is a global law Specialising in technology, media firm that serves the world’s most and communications, life sciences, innovative people and businesses. energy and infrastructure, and We’re deeply embedded within private wealth, we act for 32 of our sectors, and we work closely the world’s top 50 brands; some together with our clients to crack of the world’s most exciting start- complex problems and allow for ups and unicorns, and the world’s ideas and aspirations to thrive. wealthiest families. Together we challenge expectations Fresh perspectives and create extraordinary results. A diverse client base allows us to advise on more than just the law. We’re a firm that encourages new ideas and different ways of doing things. Our experts play an essential role in advising clients on business growth and protection, while introducing them to new people, new markets and fresh perspectives that will help their businesses stand out and flourish. 32/50 We act for 32 of the world’s top 50 brands

4 5 Trailblazing Defining the future of law

That’s the commitment and spark we Construction and Engineering need in our students and graduates. Corporate Technology We look for the kind of intelligence that will put us ahead of the curve, Disputes and Investigations so that we can work with clients at Employment, Pensions and Mobility the peak of innovation. You’ll be a ground breaker, a smart thinker Private Capital and and a trailblazer and we’ll support Corporate Finance you to become one of the future’s Banking and Finance brightest lawyers. Commercial Technology and Data As a graduate at Taylor Wessing, Patents you’ll be able to choose from a wealth of seats across our Private Client practice areas: Tax and Incentives

Private Equity

Real Estate, Environment Trailblazer and Planning We’ll support you to become one Restructuring and Insolvency of the future’s brightest lawyers IP and Media

Financial Services and Competition

6 7 Trailblazing Our Private Wealth sector Our Private Wealth sector

Our international private wealth Increasingly, we’re living in a world group has been recognised as a where global citizens are constantly market leader for many years. seeking new outlets for their wealth. We’re one of the few international More than 80% of our client base law firms able to provide a fully has connections to more than integrated legal service that one jurisdiction, and as a result, addresses clients’ business, a substantial proportion of our investment and personal interests. advice is cross-border in nature.

Unique Our clients face unique challenges that a full-service team like ours is best placed to advise on. They include ultra high net worth individuals and families, family offices, global property investors, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and owners and principals of private equity houses, hedge funds and other financial services companies. We also advise fiduciaries who administer trusts and other asset holding structures for high net worth individuals and their families.

8 9 Trailblazing Our Private Wealth sector

Experience With such wealth comes a multitude 80% of responsibilities and challenges. More than 80% of They include important and often our client base has sensitive topics like evolving family connections to more investment strategies, regularly than one jurisdiction changing tax regimes, global transparency, more sophisticated family governance requirements, disputes, and changing immigration laws, to name but a few. 300+ Our team includes 300+ lawyers Our team includes located across 16 jurisdictions, 300+ lawyers located all of whom are experienced in across 16 jurisdictions handling the needs of high net worth individuals. Joining our private wealth sector means you’ll be part of a top-ranked team in the leading legal directories, Chambers and Legal 500.

10 11 Trailblazing Trainee Solicitor

Phoebe Sennett, Trainee Solicitor

“From my first day at Benefit Finding success As long as you’re Taylor Wessing, everyone I am currently in my first seat in I’m looking forward to what the rest determined to improve banking and finance and I’ve of my time as a trainee will bring. I met was warm, friendly found that I’ve been given a lot of I’ve recently been appointed to the and learn, support and willing to help. responsibility and involvement in Trainee Solicitor Council and I’m is always there to I would describe the projects in their early stages. That’s hoping to become a member of the help you become the working culture here to an important benefit of having a Balance in Business network as well lawyer you want to be. smaller intake of trainees. That, as our choir, the Taylor Wessingers. be very open and warm.” and being able to get to know Despite social restrictions due If you’re thinking of joining Taylor my colleagues on a deeper level to Covid-19, I have had various Wessing as a trainee, I would say because sharing my experiences with opportunities to socialise with fellow get ready to work for very high my team has made my journey even trainees including virtual and smaller calibre clients from emerging, as more fulfilling. in-person events. well as more established industries. Our open door policy also means Meeting so many people has helped As long as you’re determined to that I can approach partners and me to realise that there is no one improve and learn, support is always senior associates on different seats ‘type’ of person at Taylor Wessing, there to help you become the lawyer who are more than happy to give me because whoever we are, we’re all you want to be. the helping hand I need. encouraged to take our own journeys to find success.

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Shaun Brewster, Trainee Solicitor

“Things can happen Forward-facing Responsibility I think what makes a good lawyer quickly, and you learn One of the main things that attracted Having such varied seats as a trainee is someone that has a measured me to Taylor Wessing was their means I have been able to see the approach to challenges and quickly as a result. strong position as a technology firm, different roles that solicitors can play pressures, and a friendly attitude Soak things up and get because it shows how forward-facing within a firm – something that has towards team members and clients. involved. Be resilient and they are as a firm. My current seat is been crucial to my development. You have to be smart and have in commercial technology and data, a strong work ethic, but have a trust the process. Make Having a relatively small trainee which is a multi-jurisdictional seat spirit of fun too. I think everyone intake means that trainees can get yourself a valuable part that allows me to see how closely at Taylor Wessing displays those a lion’s share of the work on offer, of the team.” we work with other countries to get characteristics. and on projects across all my seats, to the bottom of the problems we’re I’ve mostly worked with partners and trying to solve. associates. Fewer trainees means I’m working on a few cross-national smaller teams, with greater exposure data privacy projects with scope to more serious responsibility, Having a relatively to work on a lot more. I previously and more time learning from, and small trainee intake sat in real estate, environment working alongside, senior members and planning. of the team. means that trainees can get a lion’s share of the work on offer.

14 15 Trailblazing Our Life Sciences sector Our Life Sciences sector

Our clients range from some of the The team fosters a culture of largest leading pharmaceutical providing practical, commercial companies and healthcare recommendations to clients about providers in the world, to many how to best navigate the complex small-to-medium sized start-up regulatory, competition and data enterprises on the verge of taking protection requirements to protect their businesses to the next stage of the value of their businesses their development. Our life sciences and promote their future and healthcare team guides growth prospects. them through the many different, interlinking legal and commercial challenges that they face in these dynamic and highly regulated industries.

Leaders Taylor Wessing is one of the leading firms for life sciences regulatory advice

16 17 Trailblazing Our Life Sciences sector

Lawyers in our life sciences and Exciting challenges healthcare team are regularly called As part of the life sciences and upon to master the details of specific healthcare team, you will also areas of law or regulation, as well as frequently advise on emerging to see the bigger picture. Whether client service and business models it be advising on a transformative relating to personalised medicine business transaction, such as a and experience-driven patient strategic partnering collaboration, healthcare provision. That means raising capital or completing a advising clients and investors on game-changing M&A transaction, emerging technological fields or on contentious matters, such of advanced therapies, areas of as patent litigation and product convergence, and emerging liability issues. That’s because Taylor services in digital health, the use Wessing is one of the leading firms of big data, AI and blockchain. for life sciences regulatory advice. When you join our life sciences and healthcare team, you’ll be helping some of the leading companies and investors to meet exciting challenges so that they can succeed with the next steps Pioneers of their company’s evolution. We have emerging services in digital health, the use of big data, AI and blockchain

18 19 Trailblazing Our Technology, Media and Communications sector Our Technology, Media and Communications sector

Taylor Wessing’s market We advise ‘new economy’ clients leading technology, media and developing disruptive approaches communications team represents a and emerging technologies, and mix of clients from innovative start- ‘old economy’ clients as they evolve ups to global household names and acclimatise to the rapidly in a number of verticals such as changing environment. eCommerce, fintech, gaming, music, Global entertainment and mobile networks. Our lawyers operate at the heart of this truly global sector, with a presence in London (City and Shoreditch), Cambridge, Silicon Valley, Asia and the Middle East, as well as key technology hubs in Europe. We’re home to a multidisciplinary group of specialists who advise clients on their corporate and commercial needs including M&A, venture capital, IP, data protection, employment, immigration, real estate, litigation, competition and tax.

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Global Our recent headline deals include Specialists advising Outfit7, the entertainment Taylor Wessing is one of the company behind the global leading firms for technology, phenomenon ‘Talking Tom and media and communications Friends’ on its ground-breaking sale for $1bn to a consortium of investors from Asia, represented by United Luck Group. Farfetch on its $397m Series G financing round by new investor e-commerce giant JD.com, and Sonalytic, an artificial intelligence company developing machine learning for audio recognition, on its sale to Spotify.

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Anna-Mariya Angelinova, Trainee Solicitor

“You have to hit the Opportunities Supportive To excel at Taylor Wessing, I think ground running from the Working on the Tulip skyscraper I would describe the working culture you need to have confidence, and appeal has been one of the best at Taylor Wessing to be supportive, not be afraid to make mistakes. Be first week you enter the projects I’ve been part of because it ambitious and kind. Everyone is open to learning new things and be building. Trainees are helped me to realise that law does encouraged and supported to adaptable to change, because every given real responsibilities, not exist in a vacuum. Commercial be themselves. People have an seat change and every new matter is and on occasion you can and political considerations play appreciation of the importance an exciting challenge and a chance a key role in any project strategy, of work life balance, and you are to get even better. be the only trainee on a particularly ones that are of this empowered to take control of your project or matter. This is a scale. On a more personal level, I career at an early stage of your steep learning curve but learnt the importance of managing traineeship. It’s also fun. Everyone is it allows you to grow and my time more effectively, and a team player and there is never a To excel at Taylor what it really means to roll up your shortage of social events. From the Wessing, I think learn very quickly.” sleeves and throw yourself into new events run by the Trainee Solicitor you need to have opportunities. I’m excited to see the Council, the weekly drinks and the confidence, and not kind of projects I will get involved with famous Friday morning all-you- be afraid to make in my new seat. can-eat breakfast. We are more than colleagues. We’re each other’s mistakes. support networks and friends.

24 25 Trailblazing Newly Qualified Associate

Arnav Gupta, Newly Qualified Associate

‘”The open door policy is Strong and dynamic Our team was spread across our Proactive exactly that. Everyone at I found that even in the online practice areas, which gave me great You’re given a high level of material, Taylor Wessing was able exposure to various aspects of the responsibility at Taylor Wessing, and the firm, no matter how to differentiate itself from all other firm. It was an exciting opportunity the work is always interesting and senior, is always willing city law firms. The focus is not only to develop relationships across a of a high quality. You’re encouraged to help and guide you. on working for exciting clientele from large network and reap the rewards to engage with senior clients and They make an effort to the industries of tomorrow, but also of working in an international full- members of the team. You have to be on building a strong sustainable firm service law firm. I definitely feel my proactive. However, there is a sense involve you and take strategy and creating a dynamic training contract was well-rounded of togetherness. The small intake an active part in your work environment. and prepared me well for life as a means you get to know every other qualified solicitor. trainee and are able to build lasting personal and professional One of my favourite projects that relationships with people that will development.” I was a part of during my training support you through your training contract was a large commercial contract and beyond. transaction that involved multi- jurisdictional work. I was in Our team was spread contact with law firms in six different across our practice jurisdictions on a daily basis. areas, which gave me great exposure to various aspects of the firm.

26 27 Trailblazing Our Energy and Infrastructure sector Our Energy and Infrastructure sector

Taylor Wessing’s energy and Multidisciplinary infrastructure group has been at the Our teams are busy with projects forefront of carbon dioxide reduction ranging from delivering wind turbines and climate change for many years, for offshore wind projects, to helping and our teams facilitate numerous the deployment of waste. We deal renewable energy transactions with energy storage matters and across Europe, Asia, Australia transactions, and we cover the and the US. We’re active and entire value chain from development engaged in the clean tech sector, and planning, real estate, over advising clients on venture capital manufacturing, M&A, project finance investments in an astonishing and litigation, advising many of variety of matters related to clean these projects during their entire and sustainable technologies. life cycles. To satisfy these needs, We also have in-depth experience the energy group consists of a in e-mobility. multidisciplinary team of specialists in our European offices.

28 29 Trailblazing Our Energy and Infrastructure sector

Ambitious Consumers, businesses and financiers Investing are seeing the need to invest in clean Consumers, businesses and financiers energy and green production to take are seeing the need to invest in clean better care of our environment, and energy and green production to avoid the worst case scenarios that climate change could bring.

Governments around the world are also starting to put ambitious plans in place to kickstart the green revolutions of their economies. The ‘energy turnaround’ in individual jurisdictions, as well as on a worldwide scale, have huge impacts and implications commercially, legally, and most importantly, on our natural ecosystems. Taylor Wessing is proud to be part of making these changes for our clients and our planet.

30 31 Trailblazing Training contracts Training contracts

At Taylor Wessing, we take on a United Development small group of the most talented With clients spanning from the At Taylor Wessing we expect you applicants for our training contracts energy sector to the music industry, to be always learning. As soon so that we can guarantee you our we encourage applications from as you start, you’ll receive an full support. Within an intake of both Law and non-Law students. in-depth induction into the firm to around 20 graduates, you’ll find Our graduates have degrees in a help you fit right in, as well as legal the support you need to flourish variety of disciplines, from languages technical training throughout your and you’ll benefit from the to sciences to arts. No matter your seat. The firm also offers a number experience you need to become background, you’ll find that our of development programmes and a brilliant lawyer. trainees, like our lawyers, are united personalised online learning to by their focus, their commitment help you develop your business and their spark. and interpersonal skills, so that you become confident and commercially Guidance Across the two-year training savvy lawyers. On top of the training, On top of the training, you will work contract, you’ll move through four you will work closely with your closely with your supervisor in each six-month seats in different practice supervisor in each seat who can seat who can give you feedback groups. All trainees take on a seat give you feedback and guidance, and guidance in either corporate or finance, and as well as the option to take up at least one seat must involve a mentor or coach that can give contentious work. On the remaining you tailored support to reach two seats you’ll be able to express your professional goals. your own interests. We can also offer client secondment opportunities, which provide a real and meaningful insight into the industries of tomorrow. We also offer short relationship building international secondment opportunities to our international offices.

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Vacation Two weeks You’ll spend two weeks in two schemes different practice areas gaining first-hand experience

With outstanding talent and From the first day of the scheme, With our feedback, you’ll end the ambitious spark, our summer you’ll benefit from comprehensive scheme with invaluable experience vacation scheme intake are the training, with an induction and a clear sense of career direction. next generation of committed programme that introduces you Completing a vacation scheme with commercial lawyers. At Taylor to our partners, our staff and our us is the only way to be considered Wessing, we take on up to 40 business strategy. You’ll also be for a training contract. This could be vacation scheme students per year, given a buddy amongst the current just the beginning of an incredible so that we can give you the rich trainees, to provide you with an in- career with us. experience you need to embark depth sense of life at Taylor Wessing. on a future career in law. Experience Our award winning vacation scheme is designed for you to experience life as a trainee solicitor in a fast- paced and creative international law firm. You’ll spend two weeks in two different practice areas gaining first-hand experience under the supervision of associates and partners. The fortnight is stacked with socials, networking opportunities, pro bono work, practice group presentations and lots more. You’ll also be expected to deliver your own group project.

34 35 Trailblazing Support and benefits Support and benefits

Taylor Wessing stands strong at the Competitive salary We nurture talent from the outset, forefront of tomorrow’s industries so we’ll support you as you transition Medical insurance and we stay there by supporting from university: tomorrow’s talent. We partner new Life assurance We’ll pay tuition fees for the GDL clients as they become giants of 25 days of holiday (plus an extra and a Masters (LLM) to be studied at their sectors, and we welcome and day during the Christmas period) support our trainees to become the BPP London; our chosen law school lawyers of the future. We do that Subsidised staff restaurant provider. We’ll also supply you with a by offering a phenomenal support Season ticket loan for travel £7,500pa maintenance grant. package, to help you advance and Interest-free loan for set-up costs During your year at law school, you’ll make the most of your talent. As our be invited to regular Taylor Wessing Nurturing trainee, you’ll benefit from: Pension scheme social events. Our strength comes from attracting and nurturing talent that’s as diverse Employee Assistance Programme Our graduate recruitment team will as the world we live in, so we ensure In house GP Service maintain regular contact with you that our opportunities are accessible from the first application onwards, so Cycle to work scheme to everyone, no matter who you are that you’re always well-supported or where you come from. Premium access to Headspace and connected. Visit taylorwessing.com/diversity to When you begin your training discover more about our diversity contract, you’ll be matched with a and inclusion initiatives. buddy who will be a former trainee from your practice area. They will introduce you to colleagues and help you settle in.

Social and sporting events will also make sure that you’re surrounded by new friends.

36 37 Trailblazing Our values Our values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They define who we are and guide our actions and Excellence Creative Responsible behaviour, not just for our clients Excellence is everything; we never We challenge ourselves to find the We have a positive, uplifting impact but for our communities. compromise on it or settle for less. best solutions to legal and business on our clients, our sectors, our We set high expectations of our issues. We’re self-starters, are society and our environment. We people around commercial decision always questioning, innovating and think and act sustainably. making and client service, which learning. Our curiosity, passion and enables us to invest in their future. insight drives us to find new ideas This makes us an exceptional firm to and inspires others to achieve them. work for and with. Team Integrity Respect We’re not just colleagues, we’re a We believe in doing the right thing We embrace individuality; we community. We empower others and and take pride in the work we understand it and appreciate it. work together to achieve our shared produce. We are open and honest, We bring diverse teams together to goals for the long term success of building trusting relationships with create an impact in an inclusive and our business. We recognise each clients and colleagues by doing meaningful way. other’s achievements. We support what we say. and motivate.

38 39 Trailblazing Responsible business Responsible business

Being a responsible business is As a trainee, you’ll have countless Community The Arts important to us at Taylor Wessing opportunities to immerse yourself in We have strong relationships Creative thinking is at the heart of and we want this to be embedded our responsible business activities, with charities and community our culture and we see the arts as in everything we do. We focus on whether that’s our inclusion networks, organisations promoting an important instrument of change. the five key areas that matter to us volunteering your time and skills in inclusion and the arts. You’ll have Our partnerships with the National because we believe this is where your community, taking an interest in opportunities to make a difference Portrait Gallery and The Roundhouse we can truly make a difference as the arts and creativity, or helping us by fundraising, mentoring students or are just two examples of this. Join our a business. to create a more sustainable future. taking one paid volunteering day a arts society to get involved in the arts year to give back to your community. in all its forms. Inclusion We embrace individuality and bring Pro bono Environment diverse teams together, creating Our trainees provide vital access Our planet’s resources are limited, an inclusive work environment to justice via weekly legal advice so we’re working hard to make our we’re proud of. We each have a clinics, which also help develop new business more sustainable to respond responsibility to shape our culture, and unique skills. The impact of our to climate change. As executive and our trainees are involved in all responsible business programme is members of the Legal Sustainability our networks. These cover gender increased by providing good causes, Alliance we’re determined to reduce balance, LGBT+ inclusion, racial aligned to inclusion, the arts and our impact on the environment, equality, social mobility, and mental sustainability, with pro bono advice and you can get involved with health and wellbeing. from our world-class lawyers. our sustainability network to help drive change. Individuality Find out more at taylorwessing.com/ We embrace individuality and bring responsible-business diverse teams together, creating an inclusive work environment

40 41 Trailblazing Application stages Application stages

Whatever you’re applying for, your After screening your online At the centre, you’ll take place Timeline journey with us will begin with an application, we may ask you in a group exercise, commercial online application. You can find that to complete our games based awareness task and a competency 1 October 2020 – Applications open at: taylorwessing.com/graduates psychometric test, Skyrise City. based interview. The group November 2020 – Trailblazing Don’t worry, we’re not looking for exercise is a chance to showcase The scheme is a great opportunity open days skilled mobile game players. This your teamwork, group debate to get a first sense of life at the firm, online game looks at the way you and presentation skills. You’ll then 11 January 2021 – Vacation scheme a flavour of the work and people approach tasks and deal with new attend your interview with one of our application deadline you’ll be working alongside. situations. Once completed, you’ll partners, as well as either a senior February 2021 – Vacation scheme receive a personalised feedback associate or a member of the Talent assessment centres report detailing your strengths. team. In the interview, we’ll learn more about you and you’ll complete Welcoming a short exercise that demonstrates Following these initial screening your commercial awareness. stages, successful candidates will be invited to attend an assessment Taylor Wessing is a disability centre. These will be taking place confident organisation. If you require over February 2021. support for any reason, including support relating to a disability The assessment centres are or health condition, please let designed to be flexible and us know. All information is treated welcoming, testing your abilities as confidential. in a friendly environment. With our half-day sessions, you’ll be able to attend either a morning or an afternoon centre, depending on your preference.

42 43 Trailblazing Start your journey today Start your journey today

If you see yourself as one of the You can apply to our summer future’s brightest lawyers, today vacation scheme from your could mark the start of a trailblazing penultimate year of a law degree, career with Taylor Wessing. or final year of a non-law degree. We also welcome applications from those who have graduated, as well as careers changers. The deadline to submit your application is 11 January 2021.

If you’re interested in finding out more, please see our website for upcoming events. We run a series of open days towards the end of the year, as well as a first year insight day. Registration for these events will open on 1 October 2020. Brightest Visit our website at: Today could mark the start of taylorwessing.com/graduates a trailblazing career with Taylor Wessing @TaylorWessingLLP

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44 45 Trailblazing About us

About us

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world’s most innovative people and businesses. We’re deeply embedded within our sectors, and work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems and allow for ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectations and create extraordinary results.

By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 1000+ lawyers

Technology, Media and 300+ partners Private Wealth Communications 28 offices

Energy and Infrastructure Life Sciences and Healthcare 16 jurisdictions

Aerospace and Defence Automotive and Mobility Business and Professional Services Chemicals Challenge expectation, together Consumer and Retail Financial Institutions With our team based across Europe, the Middle East, US and Asia, we work with clients wherever they want to do business. We blend the best of local Hotels and Leisure Logistics and Transport commercial, industry and cultural knowledge with international experience to Manufacturing and Industrials Public Services and Education provide proactive, integrated solutions across the full range of service areas.

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