NEW ZEALAND Share Our Vision Shape Your Future www.dlapiper.com/nzgrads SHAPE OUR VISION SHAPE YOUR FUTURE DLA Piper New Zealand’s flagship office in Commercial Bay, Auckland. 2 WWW.DLAPIPER.COM/NZGRADS Contents Introduction to DLA Piper ................................................4 What makes us different ..................................................6 Values, awards and vital statistics ..................................8 Our practice groups ....................................................... 10 Responsible business ..................................................... 12 Why DLA Piper? ............................................................... 14 An interview with Sara Battersby ................................. 15 What we look for ............................................................. 16 Opportunities ................................................................... 17 Your development ........................................................... 18 Law clerk application process and timeline .............. 19 3 SHAPE OUR VISION SHAPE YOUR FUTURE If you want to become a global lawyer you’ve come to the right place DLA Piper is a global business law firm located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients and contributing to the communities we operate in. DLA Piper is a firm that’s challenging the legal industry, we’re redefining the status quo. Although we the structure and approach of the operate globally, we’re still locally traditional law firm. We compete at connected. That’s because trusting, the highest level, drive change and collaborative relationships with deliver more to make a tangible our clients and each other are at difference for our people, clients the heart of our success. In the and communities. face of fundamental changes in We’re leading change in the legal industry, and we’re looking for tomorrow’s leaders to join our journey. 4 WWW.DLAPIPER.COM/NZGRADS We work with a diverse range can bring their authentic self to of clients across the world and work. We welcome the unique the deals we advise on are often contribution that each person complex and challenging – brings to our firm, which is why transcending not just practice areas, over a third of our people are active but borders, languages and legal in one of our five D&I committees. systems. Our global workplace has Our people own our D&I journey. significant benefits. On a day-to- day level, it means you can call a We also have a deep commitment colleague on the other side of the to pro bono, both at a local level and world and be able to count on their globally. We work with individuals support, advice and service delivery. and organisations that could not It also means you’ll build strong otherwise afford counsel, providing relationships with talented lawyers advice across a wide range of from every corner of the globe. And specialisms and geographies. You’ll perhaps most excitingly, it means have a part to play in this effort you can take on global cross border too, be it joining an established pro projects and gain international bono project team to enhance a experience and training. All this is cause or working with colleagues to just a glimpse of what we have to identify areas of the community that offer. need our help. Diversity and inclusion underpins We’re leading change in the legal how we live our values and industry, and we’re looking for everything we do. We believe that tomorrow’s leaders to join our everyone has a voice, and that journey. everyone’s voice counts. We are committed to providing an inclusive In my view, there’s never been a working environment and culture more exciting time to join DLA Piper. across our firm, where everyone Laura Scampion Partner, Head of Employment, New Zealand 5 SHAPE OUR VISION SHAPE YOUR FUTURE What Makes Us Different You will find yourself in a close‑knit, diverse and supportive team. Partners will know your name and take an interest in your development. 6 WWW.DLAPIPER.COM/NZGRADS Innovation and Law& service ThreeNow; and multi- approach promotes cross-practice DLA Piper has spearheaded many platform news and current affairs and cross-jurisdiction working and innovations in the legal sector. service Newshub, and; ensures we are strengthening the So much so, we were named engagement we have with our key • Assisting Sean Parker in his Law.com International’s ‘Law Firm clients. As a firm, we are proud to successful application to the of the Year’ in 2020, because of actively support 15 sectors which Overseas Investment Office to our commitment to innovation we are continually investing in. purchase a third of Weta Digital. through new products and services. Recently, we introduced Law&, delivering solutions beyond traditional legal services to help DLA Piper was the first global business our clients succeed in the modern law firm to operate in New Zealand, business environment. From consultancy to cutting-edge AI, it giving us a key point of difference. integrates technology with first class commercial and legal expertise. Supportive culture Global service High profile work We may be one of the biggest law and international DLA Piper offers the opportunity to firms in the world, but it never feels opportunities do work that matters. Here are just like that. You will find yourself in a Because our clients are often global, three recent examples: close-knit, diverse and supportive we have to be too. DLA Piper was team. Partners will know your the first global business law firm to • Advising the Auckland Council name and take an interest in your operate in New Zealand, giving us a group on its participation in development. We pride ourselves key point of difference. Sharing our the trans-Tasman AsOne bid to in our friendly and collaborative insights, we work together across secure co-hosting of the 2023 culture where everyone is borders and jurisdictions in more FIFA Women’s World Cup; approachable. than 40 countries across the world • Advising Discovery Inc. on its to provide a seamless service to our acquisition of MediaWorks’ TV Strong sector clients. As well as having a global business comprising of: free- experience team of experts at your disposal, to-air channels, Three, Bravo, We value the importance of this will mean real opportunities to Three+1, Bravo+1, The Edge TV providing sector expertise to our work abroad and gain international and The Breeze TV; streaming international clients. Our sector exposure. DLA Piper presence Cooperation firm AAS EUROPE AS AA ASA ACIFIC Argentina Astria Neterlands arain Algeria Nigeria Astralia 7 razil elgim Norwa wait Angola wanda ina anada zec epblic Poland man otswana enegal apan ile Denmar Portgal atar rndi ot Arica New Zealand olombia Finland omania adi Arabia tiopia Tanzania ingapore exico France ssia nited Arab ana Tnisia ot orea Per erman loa epblic mirates ena ganda Tailand nited tates ngar pain aritis Zambia Ireland weden orocco Zimbabwe Ital raine ozambie * Cooperation firm Lxemborg nited ingdom Namibia SHAPE OUR VISION SHAPE YOUR FUTURE In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values: Be Supportive Be Collaborative We treat everyone fairly and with respect and We exhibit a global mind set by celebrating our courtesy. geographic diversity and working seamlessly across borders. We are inclusive, approachable and supportive of our clients and colleagues. We reach out to others, give help willingly and make ourselves available when needed. We make a positive contribution to our local and global communities. We listen attentively and value new ideas and perspectives. Be Bold Be Exceptional We are strategic and future orientated, always We focus on delivering the highest standard of legal thinking and planning ahead. advice and service excellence. We challenge, and are open to being challenged. We get to the heart of issues and challenges and provide pragmatic, commercial solutions. We are resilient, we adapt quickly. We guide and help others do the same. We operate with transparency and work efficiently to deliver value. 8 WWW.DLAPIPER.COM/NZGRADS Our awards and recognition Law.com #1 in Global 2nd Most International’s Powerful Law Firm of M&A Deal Volume Law Firm the Year (Acritas’ Global Elite (Mergermarket 2020) (British Legal Brand Index 2020) Awards 2020) #2 Law Firm 96% of Best Firm for Providing value New Zealand Pro Bono Work for the dollar Partners ranked (Asia Women in Business to In House (Legal 500 Asia Law Awards) Counsel Pacific 2021) (BTI Client Service A-Team 2019) 2nd Most Female Employer of Friendly Law Firm Innovataive Choice in New Zealand for Law Firm (NZ Laywer List 2020) (NZ Lawyer List 2020) Equity Partners (LawFuel Gender Survey 2020) Vital statistics 90+ 1st 2005 15 $3.11bn Number of DLA Global business law the year we became Industry sectors in Global revenue in Piper offices around firm to operate in a world leading which we operate $USD billions the world New Zealand business law firm, for 2019 following the largest merger in the history of the profession 9 SHAPE OUR VISION SHAPE YOUR FUTURE Our Practice Groups Corporate Tax From mergers and acquisitions Our lawyers help tax departments (M&A) and venture capital to of multinational companies to private and public equity and debt address the complex challenges offerings, our global Corporate of international commerce and team assists clients through all business operations. We advise stages of their transactions to on a wide range of tax issues: ensure successful deal outcomes. inward and outward investment, With 950 corporate lawyers across private equity deals, structuring the world, we are able to help for corporate and real estate businesses transact across borders acquisitions and disposals, transfer by combining a market-leading pricing planning and documentation international practice with specialist as well as executive and employee local expertise.