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Sidley Austin LLP
Meet the Lawyer - Eleanor Cizeron

Dynamic and varied transactional work and a team-focused, collaborative culture are what make life at Sidley Austin so enjoyable for newly qualified solicitor Eleanor Cizeron. Read on for an insight into the many opportunities for trainees at the firm.

  • Deadlines:
    Training contract to commence 2021:20/07/2019
    Summer work placement:31/01/2019
    Spring work placement:31/01/2019
    Winter work placement:05/11/2019
    Other deadlines 

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  • Address: Woolgate Exchange, 25 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 5HA
  • Phone: 020 7776 9633
  • Email: graduaterecruitment@sidley.com
  • Web: www.sidleycareers.com/en/europe
Vacancies: 12
Trainees: 22
Partners: 43
Staff: 270
Work placement: Yes
Number of work placements: 45
Minimum qualification: 2.1 degree
Start salary: £45,700
Sponsorship: GDL/LPC

Remember to cite LawCareers.Net on your application form if you apply to Sidley Austin LLP.

Applications to: Ms Nicole Katz
Method of application: Online application form
Method of assessment: Partner interview

Firm description and career prospects

Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world's largest full-service law firms with approximately 1,900 lawyers practising in 20 offices on four continents (North America, Europe, Australasia and Asia). The firm provides a broad range of integrated services to meet the needs of its clients across a multitude of industries.

To find out what it is like to work at Sidley Austin LLP read the firm's Meet the Lawyer profile.


Who should apply

Sidley Austin LLP is looking for focused, intelligent and enthusiastic individuals who have a real interest in practising law in the commercial world. Trainees should have a consistently strong academic record and a 2.1 degree (not necessarily in law).

Sponsorship

GDL and LPC fees paid. Maintenance grant also paid (up to £11,000 per annum). Trainees undertake the fast-track LPC at BPP Law School.

Work placements

We run a one-week winter vacation scheme and two-week vacation schemes in spring and summer each year. 

Students will spend time in at least two different departments and will share an office with a qualified lawyer. You will experience the day-to-day life of a lawyer at the firm and will have the opportunity to undertake real work rather than just observing or shadowing. This practical experience will be supplemented by a programme of presentations and workshops that will ensure you get to know as much about the firm as you possibly can during the placement. 

There will also be some organised social events to help you get to know our current trainees. 

Applications for the 2017/2018 vacation schemes will open on the 1 October 2018.

Training contract programme

The firm is not a typical City firm and it is not a 'legal factory' so there is no risk of you being just a number. The team in London is dynamic and collegiate. Everyone is encouraged to be proactive and to create their own niche when they are ready to do so. Trainees spend a period of time in the firm's main groups. In each group, trainees will sit with a partner or senior associate. We aim to provide individual training that is both effective and based on 'hands on' experience.

A formal appraisal takes place at the end of the seat. Regular meetings with the training principal and the input of partners with responsibility for work allocation, aims to ensure both the quantity and quality of your experience. In addition, there is a structured timetable of training on a cross-section of subjects.

Seat options

Capital markets, corporate, competition, employment, disputes, funds, finance, insolvency, insurance, regulatory, tax.

Type of practice

Corporate & Commercial

Work areas

  • Banking & finance
  • Capital markets
  • Commercial property/real estate
  • Company & commercial
  • Competition & EU law
  • Corporate tax
  • Dispute resolution
  • Employment, pensions & incentives
  • Insolvency/restructuring
  • Insurance/reinsurance
  • Intellectual property
  • Life sciences
  • Technology, media & telecommunications

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Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Century City, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo, Washington DC.

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Starting salary: £45,700
Training contract applications: 750 (2014)
Retention rate: 88% (2017)
Has overseas secondments: Yes
Overseas secondments:
  • Brussels
  • Geneva
  • Hong Kong
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Sidley Austin open day

  • Organiser: Sidley Austin LLP
  • Date: 05/03/2019
  • Location: London

Sidley Austin open day

  • Organiser: Sidley Austin LLP
  • Date: 19/03/2019
  • Location: London
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Deadlines

Training contract to commence 2021: 20/07/2019
Summer work placement: 31/01/2019
Spring work placement: 31/01/2019
Winter work placement: 05/11/2019
Sidley Austin open day: 11/02/2019
Sidley Austin open day: 25/02/2019

Meet the Lawyer

Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

  • Eleanor Cizeron

Dynamic and varied transactional work and a team-focused, collaborative culture are what make life at Sidley Austin so enjoyable for newly qualified solicitor Eleanor Cizeron. Read on for an insight into the many opportunities for trainees at the firm.

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