Career Development.

Our commitment to training and development will inspire you to become one of the best lawyers in the world – and help us achieve our ambition of becoming the leading global law firm. We understand that our potential is simply an extension of yours and that of our other people. And it is only through excellent training and development combined with your drive and ambition that we will be able to continually inspire confidence as our clients' trusted business partners, rather than simply technical advisers.

We will give you the skills you need to achieve your aspirations. And this means not only moving with the times - but staying ahead of them. With world-class knowledge behind us, our aim is to offer the best training and development in the legal market, allowing you proactively to take control of your career, using The Linklaters Law & Business School as a springboard to do so. From the mentoring and support you receive as a trainee, to the emphasis on continuous learning through our structured development programmes, our focus on our people is unparalleled.

Managing your career

As you will see in the Personal support section, there are plenty of people to help you get the experience and exposure you need – but it will be up to you to identify and exploit the opportunities.

Of course, getting to where you want to be depends on your performance as well as your preferences. Our working environment is one based on merit. And our most successful people have skills that go well beyond technical legal knowledge: for example, they are superb communicators and problem-solvers; they remain composed under pressure; they build relationships with clients and inspire confidence; and they are able to lead others to achieve great results. We know what it takes to be a great lawyer and we know what it takes to be a partner here. We know what distinguishes the excellent performance from the very good. This means that, as you plot the course of your career, we can help point you in the right direction.

In the Career directions section of this site, you can read more about the stages of promotion that can, if you want them to, lead to partnership. Or about how you might instead use Linklaters as a launch pad. Fundamentally, it's about building both your legal knowledge and your wider business skills to become the complete all-round performer. Whatever success looks and feels like for you, Linklaters can provide the opportunities and encouragement to achieve it. Then, you can choose the direction in which you want it to take you.