London Trainee Programme

Cooper & Hall Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Private medical & dental insurance

Pension

Income protection

Job summary

Trainees in our London office work directly with senior lawyers across practices on complex, frequently cross-border matters. You will be an active member of a busy team with a real role in challenging legal work, in seats that rotate every six months to provide diverse experience.

We offer a hands-on training path with international exposure, including potential secondments to Abu Dhabi, Dubai or Singapore, and a clear learning trajectory within a renowned firm.

Qualifications

• Trainees work with senior lawyers across practices on complex, cross-border matters.
• Training provides hands-on experience and understanding of international clients.
• Engagement and teamwork form the foundation of the programme.

Responsibilities

• Active member of a busy team, contributing to challenging legal work.
• Rotate through six-month seats with varied workloads and learning experiences.
• Potential secondment in international offices such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai or Singapore.

Skills

Antitrust

Corporate & Business Transactions

Finance

Investment Management

Labour & Employment

Litigation

Structured Transactions

IP

Job description

Trainees in our London office work directly with senior lawyers across practices and industry groups on complex and, frequently, cross-border matters. We offer a hands-on and varied experience where trainees build a thorough understanding of our firm’s business and of working with international, high-profile clients.

Engagement and teamwork are the foundation of the training you will experience at Morgan Lewis. You can expect to be an active member of a busy team and play a real part in doing challenging legal work. While classic “seat” allocations bring a practice area focus to each six-month phase of your training, the versatility and integration of our lawyers ensures that you will have a varied workload and regular exposure to diverse learning experiences. We currently offer seats in Antitrust, Corporate & Business Transactions, Finance, Investment Management, Labour & Employment, Litigation, Structured Transactions, and IP. Some of our trainees will also undertake a secondment in one of our international offices, including Abi Dhabi, Dubai, and Singapore.

Pay and Benefits

Candidates who have accepted a training contract offer with Morgan Lewis will receive a maintenance grant (paid in instalments), as well as the full payment of fees for both the PGDL and SQE. The firm does not provide retrospective funding for law school fees or maintenance grants.

1st year salary: £57,500 per annum.
2nd year salary: £62,500 per annum.
Qualification salary: £173,000 per annum.

Benefits include life assurance, private medical and dental insurance, pension, and income protection.