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Application details:
Application Deadlines:
Training Contract - 31 July 2009;
Christmas Placement Scheme
- 12 Nov 2008;
Easter Placement Scheme - 15 Feb 2009; Summer Placement Scheme - 15 Feb 2009;
Open Days open from 1 Dec 2008 -15 Feb 2009
Online application form via our website - www.shlegal.com/graduate

First Year Location:
London. Opportunity to spend six months in Hong Kong or Singapore.

Number of Vacancies:
12-14 in total for March and September annually.

Appropriate degree disciplines:
First or 2:1 degree; any discipline; & 320 UCAS points (or equivalent).

Average Starting Salary & Benefits Offered:
Salary: First Year: £35,000; Second Year: £40,000; Qualification:£63,500.
Sponsorship: Fees paid for GDL and LPC and maintenance awards of up to £6,000 (if still studying).
Benefits: Subsidised membership of heath clubs, private health insurance, BUPA membership, season ticket loan and 25 days paid holiday per year.

Contact details:
Address: One, St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8SH
Ushma Patel, Graduate Recruitment Assistant
Tel: 020 7809 2812;
E-mail: Ushma.Patel@shlegal.com
Website: www.shlegal.com/graduate

More About Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood is an international law Firm with over 80 partners and 500 staff worldwide. With a fifth of our people operating out of Asia, the China connection is stronger than ever. HSBC remain a major client of the Firm to this day and we have built a formidable strength in the banking and wider financial services sector, accounting for twelve of our top twenty clients. Stephenson Harwood is more than simply a City-based practice. Through our international network of offices and affiliates, we provide clients with quality resources and expert local knowledge in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.

Stephenson Harwood was the overall winner at the 2006 Association of Graduate Recruiters Awards, an independent national voice for all employers involved in graduate recruitment. The Firm was praised for its entire campaign as well as being singled out for the prize for best literature.

The Training Contract
As the graduate intake is relatively small, the firm gives Trainees individual attention, coaching and monitoring. Your structured and challenging programme involves four six month seats in areas of the firm covering contentious and noncontentious areas, across any department within the firm's practice groups. These seats include 'on the job' training and you will share an office with a Partner or Senior Associate. In-house lectures complement your training and there is continuous review of your career development. You will also have the opportunity to spend six months aboard in the Singapore or Hong Kong Office and have free language tuition where appropriate. As a Trainee at SH you will be given your own caseload and as much responsibility as you can shoulder.