GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORTIVE CULTURE EXCEPTIONAL WORK

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READY? STEADY. GROWTo be best placed at the beginning of your legal career, you need to be in the best place. Shearman & Sterling is one of the world’s leading international corporate and commercial law firms since opening an office in the City of London over 40 years ago.

For the best start, start hereAs a Shearman & Sterling trainee you’ll be working on a regular basis with colleagues from our offices around the world, including the Americas, continental Europe, the Middle East and Asia – which means it’s likely you’ll have the opportunity to travel and experience an overseas secondment. Looking for opportunities a little closer to home? In London, we represent major UK and international companies and financial institutions, advising clients on complex corporate transactions. Capabilities that have contributed to substantial growth in the business and size of the office, making the London office key to our global practice – and an enviable place for you to work, learn and grow.

An international firm with a true global footprint, our ability to offer integrated English and US legal advice is what makes us different – and successful.

For more than 15 years, trainees have helped shape our success story and played a pivotal role in the firm’s growth. It’s no surprise; thanks to a small intake, the quality of the graduates we take on is much better than most City law firms – and now it’s your turn to shine.

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Big business, big smilesWe’re proud of our culture and the friendly environment we work in – and even though we have a London staff of 300 working on cutting edge deals, we’re still small enough to know each other on a first name basis.

Support is key, including the focus on working in smaller teams (affording you more responsibility and helping you learn faster), whilst our full equity partners get involved in the things you’re working on, helping to guide you at every stage.

You’ll also be given real responsibility for the way in which you work, with a host of big name clients – such as HSBC, Nokia and Manchester City FC – ensuring that every new day is as interesting, challenging and rewarding as the last.

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KEY FACTS, COMPELLING FIGURES

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* APPROXIMATE NUMBER 2016

OFFICES ACROSS THE GLOBE

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LAWYERS ACROSS THE GLOBE*

950

FIRST YEAR TRAINEE SALARY

£45,000

PARTNERS WORLDWIDE*

200

SECOND YEAR TRAINEE SALARY

£50,000

DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SPOKEN ACROSS THE FIRM

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NQ SALARY£95,000

TRAINING CONTRACTS

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TRAINEE RETENTION RATE

100%

YOUR BEST CHANCE TO BE YOUR BEST

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Jodie Reindorf - Trainee SolicitorHigh quality, complex work“At Shearman & Sterling, you can be sure of getting access to exceptional quality work from an early stage. Shearman’s focus tends to be on getting the high-end, more complex work that is more bespoke and tailored to the client. This presents excellent opportunities not only to learn new legal concepts, but to develop a more commercial understanding of the needs of the client, and how its business operates.”

Charles Elsom - Trainee SolicitorA truly inclusive culture“The working atmosphere is very much collegiate and supportive. You will be working in fairly small teams during a transaction, but those teams will change on the next deal so you gain exposure to the knowledge of a wide variety of qualified lawyers – each of whom is very approachable and willing to answer any questions you may have. I have never felt as if I was working alone. It is always a collective effort and even as a trainee you are treated as an invaluable member of the team.”

Joelle Wong - AssociateA calendar full of social events and worthwhile causes“The social side at Shearman & Sterling is really exciting and features something for everybody! As a trainee, you’re encouraged to take part in pro bono and charity events – and that’s on top of sporting activities and a dedicated trainee committee too.”

Andrea Calla - Trainee SolicitorHighly rewarding global opportunities“One of the biggest benefits of being a trainee at Shearman & Sterling is the range of global opportunities available. From working with global clients and colleagues around the world on headline grabbing cross-border deals, to truly experiencing the global culture of the firm on a secondment abroad, the quality of the international exposure a trainee experiences is priceless.”

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AMAZING SKILLS, INCREDIBLE PEOPLEShearman & Sterling operates within a wide variety of practice areas. Our lawyers are acknowledged as market leaders across a truly diverse range of sectors, including:

Antitrust / Competition Litigation

Asset ManagementMergers & Acquisitions (includes Private Equity and Capital Markets)

Compensation, Governance & ERISA

Project Development & Finance

Finance Real Estate

Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory

Tax

International Arbitration

To read more about our practice groups please visit www.ukgraduates.shearman.com/about-us/practice-areas

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WHERE VALUING DIFFERENCE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCEDiversity + inclusivity = a happy office. We value differences in people and want everyone to feel comfortable being themselves.

Diversity ensures that we challenge norms and think outside the box – helping us provide the best possible solution to our clients’ business problems. So we’re proud to embrace a number of equal opportunities initiatives, including:

• Annual Women in Law Conference

• Stonewall diversity champion

• Partnership with the Black Solicitors Network

• Disability Confidence training

• Maternity coaching

• Sterling Pride and Allies LGBT+ network

• Generational diversity training

• Collaboration with SEO London

• Lean in women’s circles and WISER women’s network

• Think, Act, Report signatories

• Aspiring Solicitors.

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OUR CULTURE, YOUR WELCOME

At Shearman & Sterling we work hard at our jobs – but we also work hard at having fun and making people feel included too.

That’s why all future trainees are assigned a trainee buddy and are invited to a host of events, ranging from our summer party to academic training sessions as well as quarterly future trainee events.

• Current trainees have a self-selected mentor who guides them through the seat rotation and qualification process

• Social committee who organise events for the group three times a year

• Office-wide, all levels of seniority and job roles get involved with our netball, softball, football and tag rugby teams

• Regular drinks events, parties, Christmas lunches and more.

NETBALL TEAM 5-A-SIDE FOOTBALLSOCIAL EVENTSSOFTBALL

MENTORINGYOGARUGBY

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THROUGH FORWARD-THINKING, WE GIVE SOMETHING BACK

At Shearman & Sterling we take every opportunity to try and give back to our local community. As well as general charitable activities, we have four main charity and CSR partners throughout the calendar year:

• Wellington Primary School (who we have worked with for over 10 years) – providing reading assistance, a Business, Enterprise and Employability programme, legal clinics for parents and teachers, fundraising and an annual Christmas party

• Walworth Academy – a local sixth form college to whom we provide intensive work experience for employability skills, as well as a mentoring programme

• The Spitalfields Crypt Trust – a local charity who we work with for fundraising, legal advice and hosting their meetings and events

• Our Annual Charity – this is chosen by vote at our annual Charities Quiz. All fundraising activities throughout the year such as bake sales, marathons, abseils, sky dives and so on go towards this worthwhile cause.

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MEET. TALK. DISCOVEROur opportunities: your chance to discover more. From Open Days through to Training Contracts, there are a range of programmes for individuals looking into a career in law or already settled on this particular career path – we run a number of events across the year to give you the opportunity to meet with us:

Sign up for our open days, events and view our webinars at www.ukgraduates.shearman.com/opportunities

‘Head Start’ is a one day programme specifically designed for First Year Law students looking for an introduction to

Shearman & Sterling and City law in general

‘Re-start’ is a one day structured programme for those who have previously had a career in another sector and who are interested

in a new career as a City lawyer

Our Women in Law Conference is designed to educate aspiring solicitors to the challenges women may face in the legal industry

A series of online webinars throughout the year for those who can’t attend our events

Our Vacation Schemes offer you an insight into life at Shearman & Sterling, with four schemes to choose from

allowing you to spend up to two weeks with the firm

Our 2019 training contract will give you the opportunity to rotate through four practice areas over a two-year period

Head Start

Scheme dates: 8 and 15 March 2017Application deadlines: 1 September 2016 – 10 February 2017

Online Webinars

Re-start

Vacation Schemes

Scheme date: 19 May 2017Application deadlines: 1 September 2016 – 28 April 2017

Open Days

Scheme date: 3 November 2016Application deadlines: 1 September – 21 October 2016

Scheme dates: Begin August 2019Application deadlines: 1 January – 31 July 2017

Women in Law Conference Training Contracts

Scheme dates:Winter: 5-16 Dec 2016

Spring: 27 Mar – 7 Apr 2017Summer One: 19-30 Jun 2017Summer Two: 10-21 Jul 2017

Application deadlines:1 Sep – 4 Nov 2016

1 Sep 2016 – 20 Jan 20171 Sep 2016 – 20 Jan 20171 Sep 2016 – 20 Jan 2017

Scheme dates: 30 November 201611 January 201711 April 2017 7 June 2017

1 September – 11 November 20161 September – 19 December 20161 September 2016 – 24 March 20171 September 2016 – 26 May 2017

Application deadlines:

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A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITYJoin Shearman & Sterling and you join a truly global firm, with 20 international offices from Tokyo to Toronto, Brussels to Beijing, Singapore to São Paulo.

You also join a dedicated global team of 950 lawyers and 200 partners, speaking 57 different languages – and crucially, the language of business, both big and small.

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GET IN TOUCHReady to be in the best place at the beginning of your career in law? We’re best placed to help. Choose Shearman & Sterling – it’s your turn to shine. Contact our graduate recruitment team now, by phone or email. Or to read more, visit our website:

Telephone0207 655 5000

Emailgraduates@shearman.com

Onlineukgraduates.shearman.com

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