Collaboration

You'll start your career in one of our practice areas. Most people are offered their first choice and, because we have strong teams across the board, you can confidently choose the practice area that excites you. You'll have access to The Practice Diploma Programme and development programmes to help you build your skills. As a junior associate your time will be focused on developing your technical and commercial expertise, learning how to run matters and immersing yourself in the firm’s ways of working and values. At this stage of your career your responsibilities will be as follows:

Technical Capability

• Apply legal principles relevant to commercial, contract and other relevant law.
• Give technically accurate, commercial advice, taking the client’s perspective into account.
• Use the firm’s legal sources and research tools to produce comprehensive research, identifying and analysing issues correctly.
• Produce grammatically accurate documentation of the highest quality.

Client Development

• Develop an understanding of business dynamics and the market in which your client operates and keep up-to-date with developments in client organisations.
• Respond promptly and appropriately to client requests, adapting your style and approach to suit the client’s preferred ways of working.
• Promote the firm externally (e.g. support recruitment events and CSR activities) and contribute to marketing publications and pitches.
• Develop your network with internal colleagues and your external peer group.

Work Management

• Take personal responsibility for understanding your brief and for delivering on time and to exceptional standards.
• Manage and file documents effectively, keeping accurate records and attendance notes.
• Maximise your productivity by keeping yourself occupied with client or other activities and by using all the firm’s resources.

Working with Others

• Actively involve and encourage others to participate and to share their opinions, questioning and listening to what colleagues have to say.
• Establish constructive and collaborative working relationships.
• Act in line with our values; showing respect and courtesy to others, acting with integrity and bringing positivity and enthusiasm to the team.
• Communicate clearly, calmly and concisely, without using technical jargon.
• Raise new ideas, embrace continuous improvements and technological advancements.

Knowledge & Learning

• Utilise the firm’s know-how and precedents effectively and intelligently and contribute to the firm’s knowledge bank by helping with research and writing knowhow documentation.
• Take responsibility for developing your own expertise and engage colleagues to support your career development.
• Seek and act on feedback and give continuous and constructive feedback to others.

Technical Skills

• This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose. At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients. Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That’s what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team. With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future. This is Linklaters.

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.

As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance. Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.