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Herbert Smith

Exchange House

Primrose Street

London

EC2A 2HS

Telephone: 020 7466 3833

Fax: 020 7374 0888

Contact: Recruitment Advisor Jodie Hardiman

Email: Jodie.Hardiman@herbertsmith.com

URL: http://www.herbertsmith.com

As a leading international law firm, Herbert Smith is conscious of the need to maintain the highest possible standards. To achieve these standards we need excellent lawyers to work with our prestigious client base.
Who we are
We are a long-established international law firm based in London and with a strong presence across Europe and Asia. Our clients mainly consist of blue-chip multinational companies, financial institutions and leading national businesses.
Herbert Smith is one of the "global elite", the term coined by a leading UK legal publisher to describe the world's top 15 law firms.
The main factors contributing to this reputation are: Award-winning 1,100-lawyer international office network, complemented by an alliance with two of Europe's leading law firms and strong relationships with premier law firms in the US Top-tier capability in each of our main areas of work: transactions, projects and disputes Consistently high quality of the lawyers we recruit and develop We are one of the market leaders in key global industry sectors such as energy and financial institutions Distinctive breadth of practice. which combined with our international coverage enables us to provide clients with a full range of top-end legal services around the world
What We Offer
Meritocratic work environment Friendly and collegial culture Genuine and continuous commitment to your development as a lawyer Opportunities to work on a variety of matters and for a range of clients
Office Overview
Herbert Smith London is based in stunning offices above Liverpool Street Station, in the heart of the Broadgate complex. It contains a number of smart bars and restaurants, summer seating areas, a croquet lawn in the summer, an ice rink in the winter, numerous coffee shops and access to boutiques.
We are also within a very easy stroll of the Shoreditch area, historic Spitalfields Market and Brick Lane, renowned for the best and cheapest curries in London. Our local bar, Davys, is extremely popular and is located right opposite the entrance to Exchange House.
There is plenty of socialising inside the firm as well as in the bars and pubs in the area. There are clubs for virtually every sport imaginable (from broomball to chess), language classes, an extremely popular wine-tasting club, quiz nights and an award-winning drama group. The firm has a huge Christmas party for all staff every year.
Particularly popular is our subsidised membership of Holmes Place leisure club. Five minutes round the corner from the office, it has a swimming pool, steam rooms and sauna, as well as free classes and large multi-gym facilities.
How we are structured
We have three major global practice areas: corporate, finance and litigation.
Working closely with and across these practices are four specialist groups – real estate, EU & competition, IP and employment.
In addition we have a number of cross-practice groups focused on industry sectors or particular cross-practice disciplines.
An Executive Committee chaired by our Senior Partner is responsible for the day-to-day management of the firm. Its work is overseen by our LLP Council.
Practice Areas: Corporate, Employment, EU/Competition, Finance, IP, Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts and Charities

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