Who We Are

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Choose Allen & Overy and you're choosing a career in a premier international legal practice that provides the ideal environment for realising your ambitions.

We'll give you the opportunity to gain global experience, work on cutting-edge deals and learn from lawyers who are leaders in their field of practice.  We are renowned for the high quality of our Banking, Corporate and International Capital Markets advice but also have major strengths in areas such as Dispute Resolution, Employment & Benefits, Tax, Real Estate and Private Wealth & Charities. You can find out more by exploring our practice areas under "What We Do".

As a trainee in any of our practice areas you will be involved in a number of interesting and complex deals and cases. You will play an active part in each transaction, so the work you do will make a real difference to the success of your team. Our client list includes many of the world's leading businesses, financial institutions, governments and private individuals and, naturally, we are committed to providing innovative advice of the highest quality to them.  By developing tailored solutions to a wide range of business issues we have developed an enviable reputation and frequently win awards for our work, for example Allen & Overy were named 'Most Innovative Law Firm' by the Financial Times in their 2007 Innovative Lawyers survey.

Vital to our success is the way we approach our work, and this success is underpinned and guided by Our Values, which are shared and practised across our international network.


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