With offices from Beijing to Boston, White & Case is a truly global law firm. Trainees at White & Case regularly work on big-ticket cases with clients all over the world. No two days are the same for a White & Case trainee, as you’ll be solving problems within multiple legal systems. Every day, you’ll be challenged with high-quality, stimulating work.

White & Case offers several different practice areas, including debt finance, capital markets, and international arbitration. Rotating through four six-month seats, including one in finance, one overseas, and one contentious seat, you will work in diverse teams and explore various areas of the law, receiving plenty of responsibility from your first day.

White & Case is a “high-stretch, high-support” workplace that provides plenty of support and practical training to produce highly skilled lawyers. The firm is keen to recruit ambitious, globally-minded trainees who can work across borders and cultures. Aside from academic requirements, personal attributes are also important, with the firm looking for trainees with a drive to succeed, a client-focused attitude, and a team-driven approach to working.

With offices in 30 countries, White & Case's lawyers are incredibly diverse, and the firm is keen to celebrate these differences. Diversity initiatives include "The Global Women's Initiative," which encourages equal access for women to partnership and leadership roles, and regular activity programs such as Pride and Black History Month celebrations to celebrate colleagues of all backgrounds.

What the firm says

White & Case is a global law firm of more than 2,500 lawyers worldwide. We’ve built an unrivalled network of 44 offices in 30 countries. That investment is the foundation for our client work in over 200 countries today. Complex client projects, nuanced local market knowledge and global capabilities define who we are. Many White & Case clients are multinational organisations with complex needs that require the involvement of multiple offices. As part of our training contract, we offer every trainee a guaranteed six-month overseas seat.

As a White & Case lawyer, you’ll work on fast-paced cutting-edge cross-border projects from the outset of your career. In London, our key areas of work include: debt finance (including regulatory compliance); financial restructuring and insolvency; capital markets (high yield and securitisation); dispute resolution (including antitrust, commercial litigation, intellectual property, international arbitration, trade, white collar and construction and engineering); energy, infrastructure, project and asset finance (EIPAF); corporate (including M&A, private equity, employment, compensation and benefits, investment funds, real estate and tax).

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1st Year Trainee Salary£62,000
2nd Year Trainee Salary£67,000
PGDL Course Fees paidYes
SQE course fees paidYes
UK Offices1 (London)
NQ Salary£175,000
PGDL maintenance grant£17,000
SQE maintenance grant£20,000

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Academic requirements

A-Levels AAB
Degree 2:1

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Diversity interests

White & Case celebrates and welcomes differences. The firm strives to create an environment where everyone can bring their authentic, full selves to work and thrive. Their aim is to promote a respectful, supportive workplace environment, where all people feel accepted for who they are, experience a sense of belonging and are empowered to unite across differences.