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5 minutes with Alison Peyton, Early Careers Recruitment Marketing Manager
Alison Peyton is the Early Careers Recruitment Marketing Manager at Slaughter and May. Here, she discusses helpful tips when applying to the firm…

Meet Florence - Second Seat Trainee
Florence studied Social Sciences at Durham and is currently in the second seat of her training contract. Why did you apply to Slaughter and May? I attended a university event which introduced me

Meet Jack - Trainee
Jack studied Law at LSE and started his training contract in March 2025. Why did you apply to Slaughter and May? While applying to various firms during university, what set Slaughter and M

Meet Corey - Trainee
Corey studied Law at Cardiff University and started his training contract in March 2025. Why did you apply to Slaughter and May? I applied to Slaughter and May after attending a recruitmen

Meet Mayowa - Trainee
Mayowa studied Law at UCL and is currently in the first seat of her training contract at Slaughter and May. Why did you apply to Slaughter and May? Primarily, I applied to Slaughter and Ma

Meet Sally - a trainee solicitor
Meet Sally - a trainee solicitor at Slaughter & May.

Jasmine - Trainee solicitor
Meet Jasmine - a trainee solicitor at Slaughter & May

Diwankar - Trainee solicitor
Meet Diwankar - a trainee solicitor at Slaughter & May

Megan - Trainee solicitor
Meet Megan - a trainee solicitor at Slaughter & May

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