NQ Salary
~£95,000
TC Salary
~£48,000 / £52,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
up to 10 per year
Seats
6 seats
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Bristows is one of the UK's pre-eminent IP and technology law firms, with a patent litigation practice that is consistently ranked at the very top of the market. The firm acts for leading pharmaceutical companies, tech giants and innovators on their most important IP disputes and licensing arrangements — it is a name that carries enormous weight in patent law circles.
Culture & Values
Bristows has a friendly, approachable culture that stands in contrast to the intensity of the work it handles. The firm is large enough to take on major mandates but small enough that trainees know everyone by name. There is a genuine sense of intellectual enthusiasm — lawyers here tend to be fascinated by science and technology as well as law.
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Method
“No psychometric tests. Recorded video interview (timed responses) after application, then two rounds of in-person interviews (partner + senior associate, then two partners from trainee committee) with a written exercise. Up to 10 trainees per year.”
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