About Us
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
At Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, we align your growth and ambition with ours. We invest in your personal and professional growth and support you to achieve your ambitions. And you share responsibility for playing a part in delivering the firm’s growth and ambition too.
A leading global law firm, with over 6,000 people, we are in the world's largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs. We’re recognised leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private transactions.
We’re immersed in the many challenges facing our clients. We’re invested and resourceful. We understand the part technology and digitalisation play in the delivery of legal services. We want to make a positive impact wherever in the world we operate. You’ll have the opportunity to engage with an open mind and curiosity.
We are known for our diverse perspectives and renowned for our culture. Being human, bold and outstanding are more than our values: you’ll discover they are our lived experience. And by being ambitious for your growth and ours, we’ll achieve our goals together.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your growth. Our ambition.
What it's like to work here?
In the UK, we’re a high-profile, respected and renowned leading international law firm. This means you’ll be working on important or leading matters and markets, with colleagues who are respected
in their field. You'll have the opportunity to gain international exposure, by engaging in cross-border deals and transactions as well as by experiencing different cultures and offices through an international secondment on the London Trainee Associate programme.
Your diverse perspective will be welcomed, whatever your background and experience and whether your degree is in law or something different. Despite our prominent position in the sector, we’ve never
been complacent, we’re ambitious and focused on growth. From our sector specialisms, to our commitment to digital legal delivery, you’ll be part of a team that’s actively engaging with the future.
What to expect:
We invest in your growth. Our training is tailored, structured, focused on your long-term success and designed to provide a rounded and meaningful experience. You’ll be equipped to not only become
an excellent lawyer, but to also discover what sort of lawyer you want to be.
As a firm, we’re ambitious and constantly evolving. We’re excited about and embrace the future. You’ll be a positive self-starter: part of change, open to the experience and what’s required to help
us build something even better than we have today.
We’re global and in financial hubs and growth centres around the world. We provide an international experience,
whether that’s working on cross-border matters, engaging with and supporting clients and colleagues around the world, or for some, experiencing international mobility. You’ll develop an international perspective, grow an international mindset and build an international network.
We’re recognised leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private transactions. We provide a variety of work, as well as breadth and depth of experience, working with the most respected practitioners. You’ll work closely with them and learn to tackle complexity and navigate change.
We understand the importance technology plays in the delivery of legal services. Our Digital Legal Delivery practice group demonstrates our commitment to digital and AI, and we need fresh perspectives to help us on this transformation journey, to shape the legal services of tomorrow. You’ll lean into technology with curiosity and an open mind, as well as a safe and responsible approach.
We value diverse perspectives and embrace difference. We’re proud of our achievements, committed to building on our good work, as well as our awareness of and focus on well-being. You’ll be supported to bring your whole and best self to work in an environment that is not only professional, but also connected and caring.
We’re renowned for our culture. We balance being human, bold and outstanding and you’ll find these are more than our values: a lived experience. At the heart of this, you’ll be supported to grow, achieve your ambitions and play a part in helping us achieve the firm’s. So as a graduate, by being ambitious for your growth and ours, we’ll achieve our goals together.
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