a springboard for success global lawyers providing career … · 2019-09-30 · tallinn finland...

A springboard for success Global lawyers providing career opportunities in Asia

From the moment you come to us on a training contract, we will support you in your development, giving you the tools that you will need to become a fully-fledged trainee and hopefully progress through until you become a partner.

As a trainee of Eversheds Sutherland, you are given early exposure to real work for real clients. We will equip you with the skills to be a good lawyer while developing your commercial acumen and leadership potential. In short, the firm will invest in your talent and give you access to some of the best training, development and support in the industry - not just as a new graduate but throughout your career.

Eversheds Sutherland is the fastest rising brand in the 2018 Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index, an annual report ranking the top law firm brands in the world, which is a recognition of our strengths in innovation, favourability among clients and continued sector focus. This also validates our reputation for excellence which is built on the efforts of our people so we aim to recruit, train and retain the best.

Dickson Ng, Graduate Recruitment Partner Corporate Partner, Hong Kong

Supporting your career development

Contents

Supporting your career development 3Our story 4Why work with us? 5Welcome to our world 6Broadening your horizons 8What I love… 9Leading the way 10Helping your career take off 14What’s it really like to be a trainee at Eversheds Sutherland? 16What we’re looking for 20How to apply 21Join our award winning global law practice 22Next steps 23

A springboard for successGlobal lawyers providing career opportunities in Asia

3


2

Trai

nin

g C

on

trac

t

Pro

gra

mm

e

Assessment Day- Exercises- Interviews

Assessment Day- Time spent at

Eversheds Sutherland office

- Exercises- Interviews

Ap

pli

cati

on

fo

rm

Courses Completed- Professional Skills Course- Practice Group

Departmental Courses

Vid

eo in

terv

iew

Trainee Associate

Senior Associate

Principal Associate/Consultant

Partner

Practice Group Trainee Seat- Human Resources and

Pensions- Litigation and

Dispute Management- Company Commercial- Client Secondment

Apply for Training Contract

Summer Vacation Scheme

Our storyAs a global top 15 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal advice and solutions to a global client base ranging from the largest multinationals to smaller organisation, national governments and regulators

Our teams of lawyers around the world operate seamlessly to deliver the legal know-how and strategic alignment that clients need from their advisors to help further their business interests. Clients describe us as creative, forward-looking and well-versed in cutting edge legal work – we listen well in order to understand how and where we can be most effective and add the greatest value.

We shape our advice to the unique circumstances and challenges of each project, and ensure that the right people are in the right places to offer insight and certainty – from the day-to-day to the most complex, multi-jurisdictional matters.

What unites us is our commitment to service excellence through a solution-oriented approach. We know our clients’ businesses, the industries and markets they operate in, and we know that great relationships yield the best outcomes.

750+partners

3,000+lawyers

69offices

34

5,000people

countries

Why work with us?

Clients 66 of FTSE 100,

73 of US Fortune 100

InnovationCited as a ‘ Top 10

game-changer’ by the FT Innovative Lawyers Report

ReputationUK’s strongest law brand, Acritas UK Law Firm Brand

Index 2019

Opportunity Secondments, overseas placements and early responsibility for you

Geography 69 offices in 34

countries worldwide

CultureSupportive, inclusive

and diverse

Life as a trainee in Eversheds Sutherland is exciting and fulfilling. I have obtained wide exposure to cutting edge cross-border deals. I have also been given the opportunities

to interact with clients and run deals under supervision. Our friendly open-door policy also helps to foster a positive and integrated environment for us to grow and learn here. Outside work, trainees are engaged with a wide variety of CSR and diversity activities, which helps to create a positive impact on the society.”

- Queenie Chen, Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong


5


4

7

countries in the Eversheds Sutherland Latin America Alliance

17countries in the Eversheds Sutherland Africa Alliance

30+

countries in the Eversheds Sutherland Asia Pacific Alliance

40+relationship firms worldwide

200+

Welcome to our world

Our global coverage is further enhanced by:

AtlantaAustinChicagoHoustonNew YorkSacramentoWashington DC

US Africa

South AfricaDurbanJohannesburg

TunisiaTunisMauritiusPort Louis

IraqBaghdadErbil

JordanAmman

QatarDoha

Middle East

Saudi ArabiaRiyadh

United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiDubai

SingaporeSingapore

BruneiBrunei Darussalam

Asia Pacific

ChinaBeijingHong KongShanghai

AustriaVienna

BelgiumBrussels

Czech Republic Prague

EstoniaTallinn

FinlandHämeenlinnaHelsinkiJyväskyläTampereTurku

FranceParis

Europe

GermanyBerlinDüsseldorfHamburgMunich

HungaryBudapest

IrelandDublin

ItalyMilanRome

LatviaRiga

LithuaniaVilnius

LuxembourgLuxembourg City

NetherlandsAmsterdamRotterdam

PolandWarsaw

RomaniaBucharest

RussiaMoscowSt Petersburg

Slovakia Bratislava

SpainMadrid

SwedenStockholm

SwitzerlandBerneGenevaZurich

United KingdomBelfastBirminghamCambridgeCardiffEdinburghIpswichLeedsLondonManchesterNewcastleNottingham


6

Broadening your horizonsOur main practice areas

Human ResourcesLitigation and Dispute Management

Company Commercial

Our cultureWe strongly believe that a positive working environment is key to engaging, motivating, and developing our people. Over the past twelve months we have focused on embedding a feedback and development culture, creating a workplace where everyone feels that they can be themselves and that their individual contributions are recognised. Our innovations include:

Programme Description

Unlocking TalentCSR programme including partnerships with WaterAid; Enabling Enterprise; End Youth Homelessness and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

Perspective LGBT+ network with 450 members which puts on and participates in an enormous number of events including Pride and Pink Dot (Hong Kong)

BAME Network Designed to support the achievement of our objectives and around ethnicity and an inclusive culture

Development Plus Supports our female colleagues in considering and shaping the direction of their careers (Hong Kong)

Eversheds Sutherland Unlocked

Helps students from state schools with good grades but no family history of going to university to pursue a career in law

Ability A network that focuses on disability and wellbeing matters, regularly rolling out initiatives across the business

9

What I love…Loretta Lo, Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong

Nine months passed by in a glimpse as I begin to step into the second half of my trainee journey at Eversheds Sutherland.

The enriching exposure that I was given as a first-year trainee was beyond my expectation. At Eversheds Sutherland, trainees are entrusted with substantial tasks and given a wide range of hands-on experiences at different practice areas across the business. At the same time, we are backed up and well-supported by close supervision, and our open culture allows frank and thorough reviews that facilitate effective on-the-job training. Our trainee program equips us with the skills and the knowledge to become a junior lawyer, and is highly motivating for us to explore and understand our preferences amid different career paths in the legal industry.”

Banking and finance


9


8 9

Leading the wayWe’re known as being one of the world’s most innovative law practices – here’s a selection of our most recent pioneering work

Idea Drop A first of its kind in the legal sector, this web and mobile app allows staff at all levels and locations to collaborate and share ideas. In the six months since launching towards the end of 2018, we’ve had contributions from all our worldwide offices and staff at different points of their career journey. The volume of quality ideas has been so great (8,000 interactions in six months) that in early 2019, we launched a Global Innovation team to help develop the suggestions and bring further innovation to our global business.

Landmark victory in SingaporeOur work on the same-sex marriage adoption case, where a gay man wanted to adopt the son he’d fathered via a surrogate, represented the first time that questions of surrogacy and gay adoption have been brought before the Singapore courts. It is also the first time a Singaporean court has, by implication, effectively recognised a same-sex family unit. The verdict creates a precedent for matters concerning same sex couples wanting to start families within the LGBT community to be raised in court.

Use of AI Teams across the business are utilizing innovations such as Fastcase AI Sandbox and data extraction and contract review AI tools like Kira to dramatically improve efficiency. We were the first law practice in the world to receive exclusive training from the CEO of Fastcase, which is allowing us to develop revolutionary heatmap products for an emerging market. In the US, Kira just helped us complete a 3,627-document review accurately in eight days. It would previously have taken a month. AI has also helped us save a major rail client an estimated £2m in a landmark deal in the UK.

Engineering success for Rolls-Royce We advised longstanding client Rolls-Royce on the £500m sale of its commercial marine division to Kongsberg Gruppen ASA. Progress on this complex separation was sped up by our deployment of a legal project manager to act as a single point of client contact and use of our bespoke digital collaboration platform DealMaster, which enabled real-time updates from nearly 400 users from over 30 countries around the world across the lifecycle of the deal.

Client portals Our multi-jurisdictional client portals are the first of their kind in the market. The portals allow clients to instruct online, review progress and collaborate with us through a single platform, driving efficiency (and reducing costs) for them and helping us retain and grow our biggest clients. The data collected through these centralised platforms allows us to analyse our performance and streamline our business processes, ensuring our clients receive a high quality service at the right price.

Groundbreaking FCA case Eversheds Sutherland worked on the FCA’s first investigation using its powers under the Competition Act 1998. This concluded in February 2019. The case is significant insofar as it signals the FCA’s low tolerance for information sharing between competitors, which impacts not only the conduct of asset management firms but all firms within the financial services sector. The work of our team ensured that our client’s potential liability was significantly reduced as part of this landmark case.

CaseReadyWe’ve partnered with Opus2 to bring their Magnum case management and e-bundling platform in-house, under the name CaseReady, with an international license. This is the first time a cloud-based case management platform has been used on this scale. The ground-breaking platform allows Eversheds Sutherland litigation and disputes clients to be involved in the trial process more than ever before.

Cannabis Industry Business Model Our Cannabis Industry team is built around a new “hub and spoke” business model that fosters collaboration on the subject across more traditional practice group areas. The team is an assembly of experienced attorneys from across our practice groups and offices who serve the expanding and diverse needs of the cannabis industry. We are working with two innovation partner organisations in our Eversheds Sutherland Artificial Intelligence Sandbox to develop a 50-state cannabis heat map, which will provide currently unavailable landscape data for clients to make more informed decisions.


11


10

Konexo is our new global alternative legal service provider (ALSP). Unique in terms of its scope in the market, Konexo allows our teams in Europe and Asia to offer advisory, interim resourcing with managed services which put intelligent analytics, innovative operational processes and cutting edge robotics and AI at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Eversheds Sutherland allows me to gain exposure in various areas of law. Trust and bonding within the firm is strong and as a trainee, I have been

assigned with a wide variety of substantive tasks. Coupled with their full spectrum of service areas is their truly open and collaborative culture that encourages me to voice out, ask and discuss with my team members. I could not be more thankful to the firm for the hands-on skills and experience that I acquired throughout the process of constant interaction with my colleagues.

I am also proud of how Eversheds Sutherland is aware of its corporate social responsibility and is committing to community initiatives. By promoting diversity and inclusion, organising bake sales, participating swimming race to raise for charities and other campaigns, Eversheds Sutherland has demonstrated that it is more than merely a legal service provider but an active participant in serving and giving back to the community.”

Lilian Lai, Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong


13


12

Helping your career take off

Training contracts

Whether you are based in Asia, the Middle East and the UK, your training will consist of four seats of six months each. During each seat, you’ll have a supervisor who will give you regular feedback. You will also receive formal feedback through an appraisal system that takes place in the middle and at the end of each seat.

This system has been honed over a number of years to ensure that you get the most out of your time with us. Ultimately, we want to help you become the next leader in your field and hope that you’ll be part of the next generation to help drive us forward onto even greater heights.

Our training contracts offer the perfect route into law. Over a two-year period, we’ll give you the knowledge, tools and opportunities to make a truly successful and rewarding legal career.

At Eversheds Sutherland, there is a genuine commitment to train and nurture trainees

into capable future lawyers. The training program allows us to explore four different practice areas during the traineeship. Trainees are given real work and treated as an integral part of the team in every rotation”

- Steven Yuen, Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong

Our vacation scheme in Hong Kong

Our vacation scheme gives you the opportunity to earn money whilst getting valuable hands-on experience in one of our offices. Each vacation placement will encourage you to really get under the skin of life at Eversheds Sutherland, providing a range of opportunities that typically include:

− assisting with research

− drafting documents

− spending time in a different team each week

− attending court

− meeting partners, solicitors and trainees at social events

− taking part in one of our corporate responsibility events

− attending a range of informal talks to discover more about Eversheds Sutherland

In Hong Kong you will be paid during your three weeks with us.

We welcome applications from penultimate year law under-graduates, final year non-law graduates as well as candidates who’ve already graduated or taken different career paths.

Selected candidates will be shortlisted for a video interview. If you pass that interview you will be invited to an assessment center and if you are successful and do well on the vacation scheme, you may be offered a training contract.

Salary and benefits

Support networkSupervisor, Buddy,

Trainee Partner

SalaryYear 1 competitive salaryYear 2 competitive salary

NQ competitive salary

PCLLTuition fees and

maintenance grants

BenefitsLife assurance, pension scheme, private medical

insurance, employee recognition scheme


15


14


What’s it really like to be a trainee at Eversheds Sutherland? “You are given real responsibilities with high expectations. While work can be challenging at times, people at Eversheds Sutherland are friendly and highly approachable. Going for a coffee break with your colleagues late afternoon is the norm here!”

What was your path to a training contract? “I took a summer vacation scheme with Eversheds Sutherland around my penultimate year in university, where I spent three weeks learning about the broad practice areas. I prepared a presentation on recent legal developments relevant to the practice during my internship. Following on, I attended an exit interview with the partners, and was very grateful to be offered a training contract.”

What was the start of your training contract like? “It was a big departure from academic study at the university – the learning curve was steep, where tasks given often came with tight turnaround times. It was a very valuable learning experience though. The series of legal and practical training workshops organised by the business for trainees was a big plus in helping me adapt to the new environment.”

Can you describe the culture at Eversheds Sutherland? “People are genuinely friendly and approachable at Eversheds Sutherland, with a flat hierarchy where even partners are prepared to go out of their way to offer you hands-on guidance. Teamwork is key here – the business expects every colleague to play a role in delivering excellent results for the client.”

Hinny Leung Trainee Solicitor, Hong KongWhat’s it really like to be a

trainee at Eversheds Sutherland? Two current trainees lift the lid

Life as a trainee at Eversheds Sutherland is as enjoyable as is it is challenging. The business offers top quality client work, which often involves market leading and pioneering deals. Your colleagues have a wealth of knowledge, are

easily approachable and always willing to help, so you will never feel unsupported. Taking a vacation scheme at Eversheds Sutherland helped me understand the practices and type of business I would like to work in.”

- Hinny Leung, Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong


16 17

Joanne Chan Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong

What’s it really like to be a trainee at Eversheds Sutherland? “Being an Eversheds Sutherland trainee is a fun and rewarding experience. We are very busy during the day, getting involved in interesting deals and projects. We may assist our teams by conducting legal research to advise clients on real problems, draft agreements and due diligence reports and liaise with other counsels in various jurisdictions. Outside of work, we are excited to organise key social events including the Annual Dinner, Christmas Party and young professional networking events, and be invited to participate in amazing events like client networking lunches, a charity run and the Asia Lawyer’s Conference in Macau.”

What was your path to a training contract? “When I was a law student at the University of Hong Kong, I joined the Eversheds Sutherland campus recruitment talk. I was particularly impressed by the rapid growth of the business in Asia and the friendliness of its people. When I then joined the Eversheds Sutherland internship, I had weekly rotations to three practice groups – Corporate, Banking and Litigation. Through that I got a real taste of a trainee’s life and built great relationships with fellow interns and colleagues. It is amazing to see many of the same faces as I start my training contract.”

What was the start of your training contract like? “The transition from student to trainee solicitor is never easy – it’s much more than merely knowing the blackletter law. But in order to help us adapt more smoothly, Eversheds Sutherland arranged a wide range of training programs to equip us with the necessary legal skills and technical knowledge. Seniors are always ready to provide guidance and supervision to ensure we are on the right track and give constructive feedback to help us improve personally and professionally. I am glad to see my growth in each seat and looking forward to the upcoming challenges.”

Can you describe the culture at Eversheds Sutherland? “Congenial and collaborative. I often see colleagues from different teams and offices sharing knowledge and co-operating to provide comprehensive legal advice and practical solutions to clients. All levels of staff are happy to offer help whenever required and have close bonding with each other. I feel that the business genuinely cares for and invests in its people. The vibes of working here is unbeatable.”

The Eversheds Sutherland Training Programme offers invaluable exposure to a wide spectrum of practices and

secondment opportunities, which allow me to develop my legal knowledge and skills and explore where my passion lies. As a first-year trainee at Eversheds Sutherland, I was given a great deal of responsibilities, ranging from drafting transaction documents to attending client meetings and assisting with closing. Apart from working alongside the most supportive seniors and colleagues, there are also various social activities to get me immersed in the congenial and collaborative culture of the business.”

- Joanne Chan, Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong


19


18 19

What we’re looking forOur aim, through the recruitment process, is to identify whether you have the potential to be a great trainee solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland.

That’s why we’re interested in more than your qualifications, skills and knowledge. These elements are important but it is your strengths that will really make the difference - those aspects of your work that really engage you, that you really enjoy and that energises you.

Research shows that you perform better when your work overlaps with what you enjoy as well as what you can do. For a business, ensuring employees are playing to their strengths improves employee engagement, customer satisfaction and loyalty.

We have adopted a strengths-based solution at each stage of the recruitment process. At every step, we are keen to hear about what energises and motivates you as well as what you can do.

As a trainee solicitor you will have a large and often complex workload with regular contact with partners and clients. The work can be challenging as you apply your legal knowledge in a real-world context. It is important for us to know not only whether you can do the job but you will enjoy the work too.

How to applyWhether you’re interested in applying for a training contract or the summer vacation scheme, we welcome applicants that have a minimum of a 3.3 GPA, the equivalent of a 2:1 degree, or are on track to achieving a 2:1.

The application process is the same for the training contract and the vacation scheme, which both have three stages:

Online application form - featuring some open ended questions.

Pre-recorded video interview - you have to respond to some short questions and explain why you are the best person for the role. You can take this interview anywhere and anytime. The interview only takes 15 minutes.

Assessment center - full day assessment at the office to which you have applied. You will be interviewed by a partner and set a number of exercises.

Applicants will only be offered a place on the summer vacation scheme or a training contract if they successfully complete all three stages.


21


20

Join our award winning global law practice

Next stepsJoin us

Open: 1 October 2019

2020 summer vacation scheme/2022 training contract

Follow us Engage in conversation @eslegaltrainee with trainees across our international offices and participate in online competitions and events that could give you that all-important edge.

Like us We also have a Facebook page, Eversheds Sutherland - Legal Trainee, that is staffed by our trainees. “Like” us for more information on life as a trainee and application hints and tips.

Find us Visit our website at: eversheds-sutherland.com/careers

Close: 31 January 2020

My experience at Eversheds Sutherland is truly eye-opening. Working with different people, each experienced in his or her own field, broadened my understanding of different areas of law. I feel that the collegial atmosphere and

supportive environment empower me to succeed.”

- Chi Chung Chan, Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong

Gold standard

2019 Hong Kong LGBT+ Inclusion Index

Independently rated lawyer Charles Butcher, Stephen Mok,

Crystal Kwok

Acritas Stars (2019)

Shortlisted - M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia – CGN

Energy’s acquisition of Brazilian wind power company

The Asia Legal Awards (2019)

Energy & Natural Resources

China Business Law Awards (2019)

Capital markets: equity, Corporate/M&A, Litigation,

Employment, Energy & Natural Resources and

Restructuring/Insolvency

Chambers Asia (2019)

Banking, Capital markets: Structured finance and

Securitisation, M&A Restructuring and Insolvency

IFLR1000 (2019)

Antitrust & Competition, Banking & Finance, Capital

Markets (equity), Corporate (including M&A), Dispute

Resolution: Litigation, Labour and Employment, Restructuring

and Insolvency, Structured finance and Securitisation

Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2019)

Shortlisted - ‘Innovation in the rule of law and access to justice’ ‘Innovation in

collaboration’

Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards – Asia (2019)

Highlights of our 2019 awards and accolades in Asia:


23


22

eversheds-sutherland.com/careers© Eversheds Sutherland 2019. All rights reserved. Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP is part of a global legal practice, operating through various separate and distinct legal entities, under Eversheds Sutherland. For a full description of the structure and a list of offices, please visit www.eversheds-sutherland.com.DTUK001794_09/19

a springboard for success global lawyers providing career … · 2019-09-30 · tallinn finland...

Documents