Bring your wide-ranging talents and far-reaching ambitions to Baker McKenzie. In return, we’ll help you lay the foundations for a successful career as a commercial lawyer and give you the chance get involved in some of the most fascinating and complex international, cross-practice work.
Our expertise in commercial law spans the following ten practice areas. Often, however, we work together in cross-practice, multi-jurisdictional teams:
We advise banks and borrowers on debt finance aspects of business acquisitions, large-scale project and asset investments, and corporate financings and restructurings.
Our largest London practice group advises clients on everything from mergers and acquisitions to IPOs and re-organisations of group structures, and from private equity investments and public company takeovers to insider dealing and market abuse problems.
This involves all aspects of commercial dispute resolution, as well as dispute avoidance. We advise on international arbitration, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, litigation and litigation risk management.
Our lawyers advise employers on a full range of employment issues. We also have expertise with employee share plans and executive remuneration.
We advise on the application of EU/UK competition law, as well as trade, bribery and corruption issues.
This team advises on all aspects of IP rights. We also have a specialist Trade Marks Unit, which is responsible for registration and portfolio management.
We advise trustees and employers on the legal issues arising from the operation of pension schemes.
Our Real Estate team acts for corporate tenants in the negotiation, completion and registration of leases. It also covers property finance.
This department specialises in a broad range of structured financings, encompassing securitisations, derivatives and debt capital markets.
Our top tier and award winning department is the largest law firm tax practice in the City and advises on all aspects of corporate and business taxation. We are divided into six sub-groups: Corporate Tax Planning, Transactional Tax, Transfer Pricing, Indirect Tax, Tax Disputes and Wealth Management. We are unique in the City for having a mix of lawyers, accountants, economists and tax advisers.
Take a look at some of our high-profile deals and hear from our colleagues about their experiences across the globe.
This sets out the values, mindset and behaviours we expect from each other. In short, it’s what makes us Baker McKenzie.
Everything we do is about anticipating clients’ needs and protecting their interests. As a firm we put our clients first – delivering real value. As a Trainee Solicitor you will be part of this and will have the opportunity to develop relationships with clients early on in your career. We know that our client-centric approach helps us to retain clients in the long term.
To succeed as a team, we need to bring out the best in every individual. We operate with a one team mentality across geographic borders and across different practices. Collaboration is key to our success. You will likely be working with colleagues at different levels, from different countries and practices right from day one – giving you plenty of opportunities to shine. We are committed to inclusion and diversity and know that this is why people choose to work here, and our clients choose to work with us. Our culture is one of collaboration, candor and respect. You will be given the support you need to thrive.
We’re truly international in our outlook, but we understand the value of local expertise. Together, we’re dedicated to the sustainable success of our clients, our people and the communities we’re part of. You will have opportunities to take part in pro bono work that helps our communities, and may have the option to undertake an international secondment – helping you develop a global mindset. We are proud to be a socially engaged firm.
Ed Poulton
Managing Partner, London
To support and encourage our people to bring their whole selves to Baker McKenzie, we celebrate individuality and foster a culture of respect and collaboration.
As a firm, we're serious about making positive difference. Not just to our clients, but the communities we're part of, and the wider world too.
Along with a starting salary that’s in the upper quartile of City law firms, we offer a comprehensive package of other great benefits too.
If you want to know what it’s really like to develop a career with Baker McKenzie, who better to tell you than the people who already work for us?
