Trainee Solicitor, Planning at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The following is a Graduate Review for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

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

Salary, colleagues, quality of work, brand name.

Worst

Unpredictable workload, not knowing internal processes etc.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £39,000 - £41,000

Current salary: £39,000 - £41,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:30

Finish: 19:30

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

Attend networking + presentation events, research specific things about the firm, appear enthusiastic.

Do you have any interview tips?

Be enthusiastic, don't be afraid to take a moment to consider answers, study general commercial knowledge.

Questions included 'why law?', 'why this firm?', 'what would you speak about if given the chance to speak at Speaker's Corner?', 'why a solicitor and not a barrister', 'what issues would you consider when setting up a new company'.