Shearman & Sterling LLP

Shearman & Sterling LLP is recognised as one of the leading international corporate and commercial law firms in London. Our ability to offer integrated English and US legal advice across a broad range of practices has made us one of the most successful US-originated firms in the UK market. Globally we have approximately 900 lawyers, spread across 20 offices, including around 100 in our London office.

The global office locations are:

• Europe: Brussels, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome
• Asia/Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo
• Americas: New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, São Paulo, Toronto, Washington DC

Life in the London Office:

Established in London for approximately 40 years, we represent major UK and international companies and financial institutions. We are ideally placed to work closely with our offices in the Americas, continental Europe, the Middle East and Asia to advise clients on complex corporate transactions. As a trainee you’ll be working on a regular basis with colleagues from around the world, and you may have the opportunity to take an overseas secondment. These capabilities have contributed to substantial growth in the business and size of the office, making the London office instrumental to our European practice.

Our main areas of work are: Finance, European Corporate (including Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property & US Capital Markets), Project Development & Finance, International Arbitration & Litigation, Antitrust, Tax, Financial Institutions Advisory & Asset Management, Property and Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits.