CC was identified as the employer of choice by 15,000 students applying for jobs in the legal sector who were interviewed by the newspaper.
Commenting on the award, CC graduate recruitment and development partner Lynn Johansen said: “We have thought hard about how best to provide our graduates trainees with the most effective combination of training and experience. The award is an outstanding recognition from students graduating this summer.”
The award comes with a raft of major City firms having introduced measures targeting issues including as work-life balance and diversity representation. CC has recently created a network for women lawyers, set up by corporate finance partner Kathy Honeywood and commercial litigation partner Elizabeth Morony.
Managing partner David Childs (pictured) said the firm would be adopting a new strategy to establish a common culture across all offices in June, commenting: “We believe strongly in diversity because it is the right thing to do and people issues are very important to us."
A&O – which has introduced measures including a holiday ‘trading’ scheme for junior lawyers – placed second in the poll, ahead of Linklaters in third.
Last year A&O claimed top spot in a similar poll run by graduate jobsite targetjobs.co.uk, ahead of national giant Eversheds and CC, while Linklaters was named at the best law firm in The Times’ list of leading graduate employers last September.
