NQ Salary
~£130,000
TC Salary
~£52,000 / £57,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
c.35–45 per year (London) — up to 65 UK-wide
Seats
4 seats
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DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms in the world by headcount, with a genuinely full-service global practice spanning over 40 countries. The London office is its largest globally and handles major cross-border M&A, complex real estate transactions and high-value disputes for multinational clients — the firm's scale gives trainees unmatched breadth of both domestic and international work within a single training contract.
Culture & Values
DLA Piper is known for a relatively inclusive and supportive culture that distinguishes it from the more intense US firm peer group, despite its enormous size. The firm has made significant public commitments on diversity and flexibility, and the London trainee community is large enough to have a genuine social dimension. The breadth of the practice means trainees with varied interests can find a home here in a way that smaller, more specialist US firms cannot offer.
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Method
“Watson Glaser sent automatically to all applicants after submission (not pre-screened). Untimed — must be completed within 5 working days. Then telephone interview (10–15 mins, strengths-based). Then half-day in-person assessment centre. Uses Rare Contextual Recruitment System.”
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