Trainee Solicitor, Commercial Construction at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner scores 3.9/5 based on 90 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

In Commercial Construction, trainees are given a lot of responsibility. I am responsible for progressing projects and I am in regular contact with outside parties to ensure the projects continue to move forward. I have also taken the lead in negotiations over email in relation to various contracts.

Construction is quite a technical area of law, and as my seat has progressed I have really enjoyed developing my technical knowledge as I have got involved with more complex areas of the law. I have also really enjoyed developing my commercial awareness, thinking about how the commercial practicalities of a building site may affect the drafting of a contract.

Worst

Sometimes the role can involve admin tasks, however I'm aware that this is particularly due to lock down. No other negatives about the role!

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £43,000 - £45,000

Current salary: £43,000 - £45,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 09:00

Finish: 19:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Make sure you do your research and ensure your answers are specific to BCLP. Focus on the key reasons you want to apply, whether it be the firm's culture, innovation and/or the deals the firm works on. Make it clear why BCLP stands our from the other law firms to you.

Do you have any interview tips?

What is something you are passionate about, that you could have a discussion / debate about? (Question I was asked).