Trainee Solicitor, Finance at Mayer Brown International LLP

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Mayer Brown International LLP scores 3.8/5 based on 22 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

The work! It is so intriguing and it can feel really exciting to be a part of.

Worst

The hours - they can be long and you can miss social plans. Sometimes it feels a bit like you're choosing between your personal life and work (with work always winning) and that can be worrying given that time passes quickly and you miss out on the things that matter.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £49,000 - £51,000

Current salary: £49,000 - £51,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 09:00

Finish: 21:00

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

Be yourself! They will see straight through it if you're not and it will get you no where. They like people who are comfortable in their own skin.
Gain experience in the real world and apply it. The firm likes people from all walks of life - graduates, workers, career-changes, everything! To that end, play to those strengths and to the things that are going to set you apart from the next applicant.
Research the firm - know what they're about and why you like Mayer Brown. The firm is really interesting and the work they do is great. Know about it and be excited about it. They like enthusiasm!

Do you have any interview tips?

Be polite. Consider the other candidates when in an Assessment Centre. Assessors are watching how you interact with the other candidates and they care about how you treat them. People want to work with nice people.
Research the firm - know what they're about and why you like Mayer Brown. The firm is really interesting and the work they do is great. Know about it and be excited about it. They like enthusiasm!
Be yourself and play to your strengths.
In the run up to the interview, make sure you are aware of what is going on in the world. Don't stop there. Try and apply what is going on in the world to the work that Mayer Brown does and why certain events might matter to them. This doesn't have to be about AI and how it's going to take over the legal profession. A better candidate will comment on how, for example, interest rates at that present point are impacting areas such as REF.