NQ Salary
~£165,000
TC Salary
~£55,000 / £61,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
~10 per year (London)
Seats
6 seats
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Dechert is one of the leading global firms for financial services and asset management work, with a London office that is widely regarded as having one of the strongest investment funds practices in the City. The firm also has an exceptionally strong white-collar investigations practice that regularly handles high-profile, cross-border regulatory matters.
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Dechert runs six four-month seats instead of the usual four six-month ones, giving trainees a wider sweep of the firm before qualifying; the first seat is assigned by business need and trainees state three preferences for each of the rest. Financial services is the flagship practice, home to about a quarter of the London office. An international secondment (usually Singapore, Dubai, Luxembourg or Dublin) is close to guaranteed for trainees who want one.
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