NQ Salary
~£150,000
TC Salary
~£56,000 / £61,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
c.40 per year (London)
Seats
4 seats
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Baker McKenzie is the original global law firm, with one of the broadest global footprints of any law firm and a reputation for seamlessly coordinating cross-border deals through its local law advantage. The London office is the firm's largest globally and handles some of the most complex multi-jurisdictional transactions in the City, with particular strength in tax, employment and antitrust alongside core transactional work.
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Culture & Values
Baker McKenzie's four six-month seats include a corporate seat and a contentious seat, usually in its well-regarded disputes team, and the firm takes two trainee cohorts a year. Most fourth-seat trainees go on secondment, either to a client or to offices such as Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and New York. The firm kept 17 of its 20 qualifiers in 2025, with the newly qualified spread across disputes, employment, corporate and more.
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For Year 12 students (England/Wales), S5 (Scotland), or Lower Sixth (Northern Ireland) at state-funded, non-fee-paying schools meeting at least one socioeconomic criterion: local authority care experience, free school meals eligibility, carer status, refugee or asylum seeker background, household with routine/manual occupations, attendance at underperforming schools, or first-generation university eligibility. Must have grade 4+ in English and Maths GCSE. 18-month programme (20 participants per year): virtual skills training, networking events, and a three-day paid summer work experience placement in London. Mentoring and university application support throughout.
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