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About Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy LLP is an international legal practice with approximately 5,000 staff, including some 470 partners, working in 36 major centres worldwide. Our clients include many of the world’s top businesses, financial institutions and governments.

Start at the top

Starting your career with Allen & Overy means starting at the very top of international commercial law. We are renowned for the high quality of our Banking, Corporate and International Capital Markets advice, but also have major strengths in areas such as Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Employment & Benefits, Tax and Real Estate. Our partners frequently lead the field in their particular areas of law and we can claim both an enviable reputation among clients and unrivalled success in major deals.

Training

We offer a truly flexible training contract and the most interesting work in a unique culture of support and mutual respect. You will have a tailored training contract, designed to give you the best start to your career. International seats and client secondments are also on offer – over half of our trainees will spend three or six months of their second year of training in one of our international offices.

Trainees have told us that one of the things they value most about being at Allen & Overy is the excellent training they receive.

Who we are looking for

We expect to see a strong, consistent academic performance with at least a 2.1 (or equivalent) predicted or achieved. At Allen & Overy you will be working in a team where you will use your initiative and manage your own time and workload, so we also look for evidence of teamwork, leadership, motivation and problem-solving skills.