FUTURE LAWYERS TOP 100

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1 FUTURE LAWYERS TOP 100 Monday 14 th September 2015, 2-6pm The Brewery, London

2 WELCOME Welcome to Bright Network Future Lawyers Top 100. Today is about connecting you with world-leading Commercial Law firms and essential careers advice to help you get noticed and get ahead in your career. As one of the brightest undergraduates interested in Law, you know how important it is to stand out. Law is as competitive as it is rewarding, so make sure you are ready to grab every opportunity as you progress in your career. Throughout the afternoon, you will be able to network with sought-after Commercial Law employers. You will be able to find out what it is like to work at these organisations and how you could one day work with them. Start building your professional network today. Ask questions, use the skills that you learn in the afternoon sessions and be prepared to shine and stand out. We hope you have an enjoyable and informative afternoon. AGENDA pm Registration pm How I Did It Presentation and Q&A Minesh Tanna, Lawyer pm Things I Wish I d Known When Starting Presentation and Q&A Emily Nuttall, Lawyer pm How to Successfully Secure a Vacation Scheme Tayyibah Mahmood, Law student and Bright Network alumni pm Structured Networking with the firms pm Tea and coffee break pm Structured Networking with the firms pm Close and exit

3 OUR PARTNER FIRMS Macfarlanes is a leading City law firm with a straightforward, independent-minded approach. We bring smart, thoughtful solutions to the complex legal challenges faced by our clients around the world. We are recognised for the quality of our work and people, not just in dealing with the full range of corporate and commercial matters, but in advising our clients on their private affairs. Clients trust Macfarlanes judgement and the firm is in a unique position to advise on their most complex matters, whilst at the same time remaining smaller than its competitors. In short, we have a formidable and unique combination of expertise and culture; and we rely on remarkable individuals to shape the firm for the future. Mishcon de Reya has offices in London and New York. Founded in a one-room office in Brixton in 1937 we now employ nearly 600 people, with over 300 lawyers. In every area of the law that we operate, Mishcon de Reya prides itself in providing a best in class service to its clients. Specifically we offer the following legal services: corporate; dispute resolution; employment; family; private client; and real estate. A large part of our business is advising on multi-jurisdictional transactions and disputes; established links with overseas practices help serve the needs of our increasingly international client base. Our clients are dynamic and sophisticated and we reflect that in our belief in challenging the conventional or accepted ways of working. We fiercely guard our clients interests and appreciate the privilege of sitting alongside them as a trusted advisor. Building strong personal connections to our clients and their businesses is important to us. It is for these reasons we say It s business. But it s personal. Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world s pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Recognised for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact. PwC Legal is an exciting place to launch your legal career. With more than 2,000 lawyers in over 80 countries, we have one of the most extensive legal services network in the world. What s more, although we re independent, our services are embedded within the powerful, multi-disciplinary capabilities and broad geographic footprint of a global professional services leader. Our links to PwC mean we can offer our clients rounded solutions incorporating multi-disciplinary advice. And as PwC has over 17,000 employees in the UK, we can give you an unrivalled, ready-made network on your first day at the firm. Yet we re not so large in the UK as to be impersonal. You ll feel respected and encouraged to be the best you can be thanks to the quality of our legal training plus daily exposure to the highest standards of work and broad business skills. Leading lawyers. Great clients. And an unrivalled commercial approach to business. At RPC we offer a depth of knowledge and creativity that few firms can rival and combine this with high quality training programmes that are consistently lauded in the leading directories. Headquartered in a state of the art site in the City of London, we also have stunning offices in Bristol, Hong Kong and Singapore. Our open plan, collaborative working environment where knowledge is easily shared and access to partners an everyday reality is designed to bring out the best in our people and to ensure that the service we offer our clients is second to none. And it is. We provide top quality legal services to global businesses across a wide range of industry sectors and practices, including insurance, commercial litigation, construction, engineering and projects, corporate/m&a, IP and technology, media, real estate, employment and pensions, outsourcing, regulatory, tax and competition.

4 Slaughter and May is regarded as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world, advising on high profile and ground-breaking international transactions. The firm is organised into groups which undertake a spread of work encouraging lawyers to work on an extensive range of corporate, commercial and financing matters as well as developing an expertise in specialist areas such as dispute resolution, intellectual property, competition, real estate, tax, pensions and employment and financial regulation. Much of our work spans the globe as we have clients all over the world and across all industries. The international nature of our practice means that our trainees and associates have the opportunity to work abroad, either in our overseas offices or on secondment to market-leading law firms in the world s major financial centres (our Best Friends ). Shearman & Sterling is recognised as one of the leading international corporate and commercial law firms in London. Our ability to offer integrated English and US legal advice across a broad range of practices has made us one of the most successful US firms in the UK market. In London for over 40 years, we represent major UK and international companies and financial institutions. Our lawyers are acknowledged as market leaders in finance, M&A (including private equity), project development & finance, antitrust, asset management, capital markets, executive compensation and employee benefits, financial services, international arbitration, litigation, property and tax. Taylor Wessing is a full-service international law firm, standing at the forefront of the industries of tomorrow. Acting as legal advisors to well-known clients in progressive and cutting-edge sectors, we re a firm for the ground breakers, the smart thinkers and the trail blazers. Our spark, focus and lateral thinking make us exceptional legal advisors, helping our clients to succeed by thinking innovatively about their business issues. Our focus on the industries of tomorrow technology, media and communications, life sciences, private wealth and energy means that alongside law students, we also recruit a wide range of students who have studied non-law degrees. Our clients include private and public companies, financial institutions, professional service firms, public sector bodies of both large and medium size and wealthy individuals. Our international presence is also something that we strive to protect as we continue to strengthen our brand globally. For more information visit Travers Smith is an award-winning independent City law firm with a reputation for enterprising thinking and uncompromising quality in all of its chosen fields, and a focus on advising clients on international matters. Competing directly with the largest City firms, we attract top-quality work but still offer a professional yet relaxed working environment providing the best of both worlds. It is this environment that has led to one of the highest staff retention rates in the City. A very high proportion of our work has an international dimension and we accompany our clients to every corner of the globe. To do that, we have developed close ties with carefully chosen lawyers within overseas independent law firms who share our specialist strengths and demanding standards for quality Travers Smith is defined by its independence, unique culture, deep commercial insight and progressive thinking. For more information please visit With approximately 1,100 lawyers in 20 offices across the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Weil operates according to the one firm principle, allowing us to bring the right mix of firm-wide skill and local-market presence to deliver coordinated legal advice to help our clients achieve their sophisticated goals and objectives. Established in 1996, Weil s London office is the largest of our European offices and the hub of our European practice. The office is a leading player in the U.K. legal market and is consistently regarded as one of the most successful London offices of a U.S. based law firm. We support a varied client base of European, U.S. and global private equity houses, corporates and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border matters. Weil s strategy is focused on long-term investment in recruiting and retaining exceptional talent at all levels. Our people celebrate diversity and inclusion, and our award-winning pro-bono programme is deeply ingrained in the firm s culture.

5 OUR PARTNER FIRMS As one of the world s leading commercial law firms, Clifford Chance are world-leading experts in the work they do. We tackle cross-border, ground-breaking transactions in a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. Clifford Chance lawyers have the opportunity to do important work on news-making, international agreements from the very start of their careers. They learn from the experts and are exposed to an extraordinary variety and depth of experience. It s a steep learning curve but we ll support you every step of the way. Our offer goes much further than a vacation scheme, or a job when you graduate. It s the chance to be a part of work that permanently alters the landscape of international business. A career with Clifford Chance provides the opportunity for your unique talents to shine, develop and make a real impact. Dentons is a global law firm driven to provide a competitive edge in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. A top 20 firm on the Acritas 2014 Global Elite Brand Index, Dentons is committed to challenging the status quo in delivering consistent and uncompromising quality in new and inventive ways. Dentons clients now benefit from 3,000 lawyers and professionals in more than 80 locations spanning 50-plus countries. With a legacy of legal experience that dates back to 1742 and builds on the strengths of our foundational firms Salans, Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC), SNR Denton and McKenna Long & Aldridge the Firm serves the local, regional and global needs of private and public clients. As a leading international law firm, Freshfields advises some of the world s most well-known businesses, financial institutions and governments. Our lawyers provide clients with a global service from our network of 27 offices across Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has seven practice areas (the largest being corporate, finance and dispute resolution) and many of these have specialist groups. We pursue premium, cross-border work on a range of complex matters. For graduates keen to pursue a career in commercial law, we offer challenging work that demands a strong intellect and a desire to help ambitious clients achieve long-term success. We will recruit 80 trainees into the London office in 2018 (with intakes commencing in February and August). Graduates who accept a training contract with us have the flexibility to experience up to eight areas of law twice the number offered by most law firms. The training is largely provided from our London office but many trainees will also spend time on secondment to a client or to one of our US, European, Middle Eastern or Asian offices. Takeovers and mergers. Arbitration and litigation. We ve got it all. And because we re one of the world s leading law firms, we also work with some of the biggest international organisations on some of their most ambitious projects. Thanks to the quality of our international network, we re able to offer our clients both domestic and cross-border services, which means you get the chance to work in a truly global way. Our work is incredibly varied. We provide top quality tailored legal advice to major corporations, governments and financial institutions as well as different types of commercial organisations. We re proud to be a full-service firm and we re proud to be able to do more for our clients. Herbert Smith Freehills is a place where you won t just experience everything, you ll be a part of it. So if you ve got the drive and ambition to become a brilliant lawyer, we d like to hear from you. As the first and only global law firm to be headquartered in Asia, King & Wood Mallesons is connecting Asia to the world, and the world to Asia. With unparalleled depths of both inbound and outbound capability, KWM is uniquely placed to support regional clients as they internationalise and international clients as they look to invest or expand into Asia. Strategically positioned in the world s growth markets and financial capitals, the firm is powered by more than 2,700 lawyers across more than 30 international offices spanning Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. As a top 10 global firm by lawyer numbers and the only firm in the world able to practise PRC, Australian, Hong Kong, English, US and a significant range of European laws, KWM is providing clients with deep legal and commercial expertise, business acumen and real cultural understanding on the ground where they need it most.

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