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A number of our partners launched their career at Deacons as a trainee. You may be one of them too. As a newcomer there might be times when you will make the odd errorGraduate and feel the pressure Recruitment of expectation. This willTeam help you learn. rewarded.Tel: +852 2825 9211 Fax: +852 2810 0431 ThisEma recruitmentil: [email protected] brochure is designed to assist you in making the wantgraduaterecruitment.deacons.com to recruit the right people, but we also want you to be sure that we are right for you. Within these pages, our colleagues will Copyright©2020, Deacons All rights reserved. help you get to know us. graduaterecruitment.deacons.com Contents China Business Law Journal 2020 Meet the challenges · Best Overall Law Firms (Hong Kong) · IP (Trademark) Lilian joined Deacons in 1979 as a It has been my good fortune to have joined Deacons in 1979 as Our scale, prestige and trainee after receiving her Bachelor a trainee. It provided me with good training as well as a sound · IP (Patent) of Laws degree at the University of foundation for a career filled with interest and challenge. 04 full service platform Hong Kong. S he qualified into the · IP (Copyright) Property practice and became the · Asset Management firm’s partner in 1987. Deacons is not only the oldest but is also the largest independent full service law firm in Hong · Construction & Infrastructure Our commitment to ongoing Kong. Whilst we focus on quality to provide the · Media, Entertainment and Sport 08 professional and personal best legal services in Hong Kong, we operate in a development congenial and friendly culture. Euromoney Asia Woman Our distinctive graduate in Business Law Award 17 recruitment programme The success of the firm ultimately rests on its solicitors. Thus, one of 2014 – 2019 our priority concerns is to attract the best trainees and to provide them with properly structured training in different specialities and the best environment where hard work and positive results are Hong Kong rewarded. Independent Our intellectual power With the ever changing legal environment, difficult challenges Firm of the Year 27 lie ahead but with the quality of our people, we are very well positioned to meet the challenges. If you are committed to adhere to the highest standards, you are welcome to join our team. Human Resources Asia Getting to know deacons Recruitment Awards 2017 54 Lilian Chiang Gold Winner Senior Partner Best Graduate Recruitment Programme Award 02 03 graduaterecruitment.deacons.com Our scale, prestige and The Deacons difference full service platform Whether you are doing business in Hong make us Kong for the first time, or understand different its business environment perfectly, it is still good to know that you are in safe hands. It is good to know, for example, We are the oldest and the largest independent, full service law firm that Deacons is the largest full-service in Hong Kong. We are also the first independent law firm in Hong Kong, foreign law firm with three licensed as well as the longest established. offices in mainland China. 04 05 graduaterecruitment.deacons.com Top quality advice in 16 key service areas Since 1851 we have been developing a unique It is no surprise that our achievements have been culture, which blends traditional client care with recognised by respected publications, such as Chambers modern technology and working practices. Our Access to the experience integrity and dedication to the highest service Asia-Pacific and China Business Law Journal, including standards is matched by our cosmopolitan being voted ‘Hong Kong’s Law Firm of the Year’ on nature and commitment to innovation. Deacons’ of our 54 partners and numerous occasions. clients receive: over 200 lawyers What really matters to us, however, is what our clients think. And they tell us that what they appreciate most is our ability to understand their businesses and time pressures, and to act as ‘trusted advisors’ in helping them to take 3 crucial business decisions. representative offices in mainland The resources China of our Full service platform international networks • Banking & Finance • Private Clients The benefit • Capital Markets • Real Estate of our deep • China Trade & Investment • Regulatory knowledge of, and • Competition • Tax relationships with, • Construction Hong Kong’s business • Corporate and M&A community, built up over • Employment & Pensions many years • Insolvency & Restructuring • Insurance • Intellectual Property • Investment Funds • Litigation & Dispute Resolution 06 07 graduaterecruitment.deacons.com Our commitment to Seat Rotation Orientation Week ongoing professional and Rotate through four practice Experience a hands-on orientation groups during your two years programme that will introduce you of training, giving you a wide to the firm, our culture, our people, personal development spectrum of opportunities to and the technology and research makes us different learn and grow. techniques that we use. No matter if you are a trainee solicitor or a qualified lawyer, we view your professional development as part Ongoing Mentor Meeting Technical Skills Training of a continuum. From day to day, you will work closely Meet with mentors to obtain business and Participate in over 100 in-house CPD with lawyers, many of whom are acknowledged leaders career guidance during and after courses in substantive legal subjects, in their fields, to gain practical experience. your traineeship. providing you with the skills and knowledge to excel in your work.