Your days as a trainee will be varied, demanding and rewarding. You could find yourself drafting a commercial agreement; going to court to seek a high court injunction; or attending a meeting at an investment bank to agree the offer terms for a public takeover that will make headlines in the next issue of the Financial Times.

For more information about the training contracts we offer and the firm itself, please visit our website www.slaughterandmay.com.

Applications should be made through our online application system.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a short form and attach a copy of your covering letter and CV. Your covering letter should be no more than one side of A4 and addressed to Mrs Mel Binks, HR Manager. Your CV should include:

• your name, address and other contact details 
• your qualifications, including a full percentage breakdown of all undergraduate and postgraduate results - we cannot consider your application without these 
• your hobbies and interests 
• work experience - legal and non-legal 
• any other achievements or information that you think will give us a better understanding of you 
• the name, address and contact details of an academic referee who knows you and your work or, if more appropriate, a professional referee