NQ Salary
£172,500
TC Salary
~£62,500 / £67,500 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
c.16 per year (London)
Seats
4 seats
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Cleary Gottlieb's London office was established in 1971, began practising English law in 1997 and has approximately 100 lawyers, and it is not departmentalised by specialty. Chambers UK 2027 ranks it Band 2 for competition law, competition litigation and debt capital markets.
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A three-year programme delivered by SEO London for first-year undergraduates (second years on a four-year degree) who attended non-fee-paying schools and meet at least one social mobility criterion: first in the family at university, care leaver, free school meals or other financial assistance, or a parent or carer. Each candidate gets a mentor at a sponsor firm, monthly commercial awareness sessions and application workshops, and some get a week's work experience at a sponsor.
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