Overview
Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in 27 key business centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. With approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centres — New York, London and Hong Kong — we are uniquely positioned to advise leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex legal needs. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry.
We are a collegial, collaborative and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support and development they need to grow, thrive and realise their greatest potential. We also encourage all our people to use their skills to support the wider community through our pro bono and community volunteering programmes. At Mayer Brown the principles of mutual respect, dignity and understanding are central to the way we work and help to provide an environment where diversity and inclusion are embraced.
Responsibilities
• Provide practical support to the relevant Practice Group and manage the timeline of each transaction/project/pitch
• Assist in the provision of services to our clients, drafting documents and performing legal research
• Perform administrative duties such as filing, photocopying, etc.
• Court attendances if required
Qualifications / Person Specification
When we’re recruiting, we aren’t just looking for trainees— we’re looking for future partners. That means that as well as a strong legal academic record, you’ll have an entrepreneurial mindset, outstanding interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal abilities (in English and in Chinese).
There’s no particular type of trainee at Mayer Brown. Diversity is critical to our success as a global law firm, so we always try to ensure that our training pool is representative of our international team.
Trainee experience in international law firm is preferred.
