As for the person Mayer Brown is looking for, Alex says the company`s future carpenters should be passionate and bring their own personality to the team. It`s important to fit into the company culture, which Alex finds incredibly friendly and energetic. It`s important to feel comfortable in your real self at work. Ultimately, recruiting teams want to see your personality and see how you can add personal and legal value to the company. This is something that all aspiring lawyers should keep in mind. A trio of leading city lawyers, legal educators and diversity organizations gather for an evening of career advice and networking In London, Mayer Brown focuses on finance and real estate, called “business cards” by the firm`s chairman, Jon Van Gorp, as well as restructuring and high-stakes insurance business. In addition, Mayer Brown has highly valued niches in intellectual property, retirement and technology. No paralegals means a decent amount of administrative work. But in addition to the standard tasks of trainees in these practice areas such as grouping, biking, proofreading, and general administration, insiders tell us that there is “fleshy work, such as writing documents, interesting research, and attending meetings/tribunals.” Especially in transaction teams, articling students are “obliged to contact clients and lawyers from other law firms directly.” One intern summed it up by saying, “There`s a good mix, a lot of standard intern tasks, but there are a lot of unusual research or writing opportunities,” adding that “it varies by department.” Despite the idea that he was interested in a career in law, Alexander Sperling decided to study history as a student, which he saw as a more flexible option if law didn`t work for some reason. During his time at the University of Exeter, he began to explore legal careers. Although his first experience working was with a lawyer, Alex quickly decided that the legal route was right for him – he wanted to work in an environment where he felt part of a larger team as part of a collegial culture.
After graduating from the University of Exeter, he completed a Master of Laws at the University of Bristol, a two-year full-time course, as an alternative to GDL. The great man Dominic Griffiths. Looks like a good guy. Detachments are another strength. Interns and junior partners have experienced life at Lloyds, HSBC, London Stock Exchange Group, Unilever, Wells Fargo and British Land, where they enjoy a high degree of “independence” and “authority”. In the past, Chicago and Hong Kong were among the usual destination destinations, and this year the company resumed its placement in Hong Kong. Mayer Brown is apparently the only law firm with more than 200 lawyers each in London, New York and Hong Kong, the world`s three largest financial centers. The company also recently opened a new office in Salt Lake City and has increased its company-wide headcount with 52 lateral entrants in 2021.
“Emergency* where no one else can solve a critical problem * “It`s just an emergency if no one else can solve it. The balance of power has shifted to employees, says Caroline Mathews of Mayer Brown Very good example and unfortunately too often. Nothing is worse than making plans in your free time, i.e. weekend/holiday and going back to a flood of missed emails and calls when you check your phone/laptop. Ahead of Friday`s virtual event, Sally Davies, managing partner of Mayer Brown in London, discusses the remote work revolution – and why it would be a “travesty” not to embrace change Griffiths, who took over London`s lead role in January after Sally Davies` five-year term ended. told The Lawyer (£): Exclusive: Afua Hirsch says she has been called a “fascist” by participants. Who confirms he was not an employee The 2022 list of legal firms shows that Mayer Brown hires around 15 apprentices each year and starts newly qualified employees with a base salary of £105,000. “There`s a lot of variety in the company`s work.” Depending on the type of transaction, tasks range from reviewing newsletters to processing statutes and working with specialists on a daily basis. “As a junior, you`re the one who can get things done,” he says. Whether it`s emailing every day or pursuing business, as a junior, you`ll be at the center of a transaction he describes as a “good place to be.” At Mayer Brown, there`s “broad exposure to a range of transactions” right from the start, while later you can “decide what you want to specialize in.” Vacation advice aside, it seems Mayer Brown`s senior lawyers are quite supportive, with articling students and junior lawyers rating them as well as an A for accessibility in our annual industry survey. However, the company was only able to get a C for work-life balance, with its U.S.
competitors — where salaries are high and hours are often long — scoring similar ratings. A partner in this business (but a different workflow) emailed me asking me to email the client with a few points. A special legal careers event for STEM students will be held on the evening of November 14 “Unless it is an emergency” makes this invalid in principle. Everything can be made urgent for partners and customers, even a missing point. What do you want next? Free adult care for new employees? That`s not as low as their 2020 numbers, which they haven`t even released. More than half of the cohort was Tuesday, 15. November, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and took place virtually While Mayer Brown has always been an American “white shoes” firm, it has London roots following the acquisition of the British law firm Rowe & Maw. Although about two decades have passed, there are still many “former employees” of the former London company creating a “unique hybrid culture” at Mayer Brown.