Sweden

Working at White & Case means working in an international organization, which provides every employee with exposure to the international business community. In addition to the traditional duties and responsibilities, the position of secretary or administrative officer at White & Case gives a truly international and global dimension to day-to-day work. We understand that every piece of our organization contributes to its success, and therefore place great importance on employing highly skilled personnel at every level.

Our requirements for associates are extensive but not carved in stone; we evaluate each applicant individually, according to our changing needs. Based on our expectations for every lawyer employed by White & Case, we have identified some general characteristics that we consider to be essential:

• A distinguished Swedish law degree is preferred, but occasionally we consider a foreign law degree
• Excellent legal and analytical skills, particularly in the areas of corporate law, civil law and litigation
• Court experience, studies abroad, language skills and other relevant education or work experience

We aim to always have three to five trainees working in our Stockholm office. Trainees are hired for a shorter period of time, after which they are expected to pursue further experience—for example, within the court system or through advanced studies abroad. However, we strive to stay in touch, and in some cases the end of the trainee period can lead to discussions about regular employment. Trainees’ assignments and responsibilities are essentially equivalent to those of a newly hired first year associate. Junior trainees work part time while continuing with their studies, while other trainees work full time for approximately six months.

Our Stockholm office also offers law students the opportunity to work part time in an administrative role. As an evening secretary, the students are given the chance to see and experience the daily work of a law firm.

White & Case Stockholm employs a part-time law student librarian. Responsibilities include being part of our global network of librarians and assisting our team by locating information.

We offer Swedish Law Program students the chance to gain experience and training from an international law firm through summer internships. We normally hire twelve to fourteen law students each summer, for a period of about six weeks. The assignments and responsibilities of a summer associate are similar to those of a newly hired trainee or first year associate.

To benefit from the training, law students interested in a position as a summer associate should typically have finished their third year of the Swedish Law Program. Applications for positions as summer associates will be reviewed in the light of our general requirements, as outlined above in the associates section.