Global law firm White & Case LLP will retain 87 percent of its London trainees for 2024, after 100 percent of trainees due to qualify in September and 74 percent who qualified in March were offered and accepted positions at the Firm.
"White & Case offers a comprehensive, class-leading training programme which, in combination with a highly competitive salary and benefits package, positions our Firm as a primary destination for ambitious trainee lawyers," said White & Case partner Vicky Landsbert, who heads the trainee solicitor programme in London. "Our trainees benefit from an experience that equips them to advise leading global clients on their most important, complex, cross-border matters."
The 2024 newly qualified lawyers join practices including Capital Markets, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Debt Finance, Financial Restructuring and Insolvency, International Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Development and Finance and White Collar. Six trainees join the Firm's offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, reflecting the global importance of English law expertise at White & Case.
Inigo Esteve, White & Case Office Executive Partner in London, said: "Recruiting, retaining and developing the best legal talent at every level in the profession characterises more than 50 years of success in the London market since our office first opened in 1971. Trainees join White & Case knowing that we're committed to supporting the development of our lawyers throughout their careers and have a strong track record of promoting our best associates to partner."
In September 2024, 21 of 21 trainees were offered and accepted positions at White & Case. In March 2024, 17 of 23 trainees were offered and accepted positions at the Firm.
White & Case retained 81 percent of its London trainees who qualified during 2023. The Firm's trainee solicitor programme in London, which has been established for 26 years, has an average retention rate of 82 percent in the five years from 2020. Around 50 trainees join the scheme each year and benefit from experience working on complex, cross-border matters as well as an opportunity to work in an overseas office for six months.
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