Sep 28, 2016
Written By Jack J Collins, Editor, AllAboutLaw.co.uk
Winners announced for AllAboutLaw Top Law Firms for Training Contracts & Vacation Schemes 2016
Sep 28, 2016
Written By Jack J Collins, Editor, AllAboutLaw.co.uk
On Tuesday 27th September 2016, AllAboutLaw.co.uk hosted its annual Top Law Firms awards ceremony in Cavendish Square, London. Hundreds of representatives from the UK’s most esteemed law firms celebrated, as the results for the Top Law Firms for Training Contracts & Vacation Schemes were announced and a range of awards were presented.
To ensure a true reflection on the firms involved, each ranking was calculated using the data from employee satisfaction surveys completed by trainees and vacation scheme students at their respective employers. The surveys encompassed a variety of categories, each of which employers were rated on, including the training process, opportunity for career progression, the level of support received and overall job satisfaction.
So, without further ado, here are the winners for 2016:
By Award Category
Top Law Firm for Training Contracts & Vacation Schemes
Finalists: Bird & Bird, Cleary Gottlieb, Farrer & Co,, Taylor Wessing, Hogan Lovells, Weil, Burges Salmon, Foot Anstey
Runner Up: Osborne Clarke
Winner: Linklaters
Best Training Contract
Finalists: Linklaters, Osborne Clarke, Farrer & Co., Allen & Overy, Burges Salmon, Baker & McKenzie, Foot Anstey, Michelmores
Runner Up: Hogan Lovells
Winner: Taylor Wessing
Best Vacation Scheme
Finalists: RPC, Linklaters, Ashurst, Foot Anstey, Osborne Clarke, Shearman & Sterling, White & Case, Addleshaw Goddard
Runner Up: Farrer & Co.
Winner: Weil
Best Training Contract – International or City Firm
Finalists: Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie, Trowers & Hamlin, Bristows
Runner Up: Hogan Lovells
Winner: Taylor Wessing
Best Vacation Scheme – International or City Firm
Finalists: Ashurst, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, Reed Smith, Baker & McKenzie
Runner Up: Linklaters
Winner: RPC
Best Training Contract – National Firm
Finalists: Burges Salmon, Foot Anstey, Michelmores, TLT, Royds Withy King
Runner Up: Farrer & Co.
Winner: Osborne Clarke
Best Vacation Scheme – National Firm
Finalists: Addleshaw Goddard, Burges Salmon, Shoosmiths, TLT, Mills & Reeve
Runner Up: Foot Anstey
Winner: Farrer & Co
Best Training Contract – US Firm
Finalists: White & Case LLP, Shearman & Sterling, Weil, O’Melveny, Latham & Watkins
Runner Up: Cleary Gottlieb
Winner: Squire Patton Boggs
Best Vacation Scheme – US Firm
Finalists: Cleary Gottlieb, Squire Patton Boggs, White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins, Akin Gump
Runner Up: Shearman & Sterling
Winner: Weil
Best Training - Training Contract
Finalists: Allen & Overy, Burges Salmon, Taylor Wessing, TLT, Withers
Runner Up: Linklaters
Winner: Farrer & Co.
Best Training - Vacation Scheme
Finalists: Cleary Gottlieb, Linklaters, White & Case, Ashurst, Farrer & Co.
Runner Up: Mills & Reeve
Winner: Weil
Best Opportunities for Career Progression - Training Contract
Finalists: Foot Anstey, Cleary Gottlieb, Shearman & Sterling, Baker & McKenzie, Osborne Clarke
Runner Up: Linklaters
Winner: Taylor Wessing
Best Opportunities for Career Progression - Vacation Scheme
Finalists: Osborne Clarke, Foot Anstey, White & Case, Cleary Gottlieb.
Runner Up: DLA Piper
Winner: Linklaters
Best for Job Satisfaction - Training Contract
Finalists: Linklaters, Farrer & Co,. Burges Salmon, Foot Anstey, TLT
Runner Up: Taylor Wessing
Winner: Hogan Lovells
Best for Job Satisfaction - Vacation Scheme
Finalists: Shearman & Sterling, Ashurst, Farrer & Co., Weil, White & Case
Runner Up: Cleary Gottlieb
Winner: RPC
Best Level of Support - Training Contract
Finalists: Taylor Wessing, Linklaters, Michelmores, TLT, Bristows
Runner Up: Hogan Lovells
Winner: Farrer & Co.
Best Level of Support - Vacation Scheme
Finalists: Pinsent Masons, Farrer & Co., Addleshaw Goddard, Linklaters, Foot Anstey
Runner Up: Reed Smith
Winner: RPC
Best Opportunities for Skills Development - Training Contract
Finalists: Taylor Wessing, Trowers & Hamlins, Allen & Overy, Squire Patton Boggs, Farrer & Co.
Runner Up: Hogan Lovells
Winner: Linklaters
Best Opportunities for Skills Development - Vacation Scheme
Finalists: Foot Anstey, Weil, Farrer & Co., RPC, Pinsent Masons
Runner Up: Addleshaw Goddard
Winner: Cleary Gottlieb
Best Company Culture
Finalists: Hogan Lovells, Taylor Wessing, Bird & Bird, Bristows, Baker & McKenzie
Runner Up: Farrer & Co.
Winner: Osborne Clarke
The Diversity & Inclusion Award
Finalists: Berwin Leighton Paisner, Shearman & Sterling
Special Recognition: Mayer Brown, Trowers & Hamlins
Winner: Simmons & Simmons
Best Trainee & Vacation Scheme Recruitment Website
Finalists: Bird & Bird, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Bond Dickinson, Freshfields, King & Wood Mallesons, Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Weil
Runner Up: DWF
Winner: Shearman & Sterling
Best Use of Social Media in a Trainee & Vacation Scheme Recruitment Campaign
Finalists: Freshfields, Shoosmiths, Baker & McKenzie
Runner Up: Norton Rose Fulbright
Winner: Clifford Chance
The team at AllAboutLaw.co.uk would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the rankings this year and, of course, a massive congratulations to all our winners!
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