Winners announced for AllAboutLaw Top Law Firms for Training Contracts & Vacation Schemes 2016

On Tuesday 27th September 2016, AllAboutLaw.co.uk hosted its annual Top Law Firms awards ceremony in Cavendish Square, London. Hundreds of representatives from the UK’s most esteemed law firms celebrated, as the results for the Top Law Firms for Training Contracts & Vacation Schemes were announced and a range of awards were presented. 

To ensure a true reflection on the firms involved, each ranking was calculated using the data from employee satisfaction surveys completed by trainees and vacation scheme students at their respective employers. The surveys encompassed a variety of categories, each of which employers were rated on, including the training process, opportunity for career progression, the level of support received and overall job satisfaction.

So, without further ado, here are the winners for 2016:

By Award Category

Top Law Firm for Training Contracts & Vacation Schemes

Finalists: Bird & Bird, Cleary Gottlieb, Farrer & Co,, Taylor Wessing, Hogan Lovells, Weil, Burges Salmon, Foot Anstey
Runner Up: Osborne Clarke
Winner: Linklaters

Best Training Contract

Finalists: Linklaters, Osborne Clarke, Farrer & Co., Allen & Overy, Burges Salmon, Baker & McKenzie, Foot Anstey, Michelmores
Runner Up: Hogan Lovells
Winner: Taylor Wessing

Best Vacation Scheme

Finalists: RPC, Linklaters, Ashurst, Foot Anstey, Osborne Clarke, Shearman & Sterling, White & Case, Addleshaw Goddard
Runner Up: Farrer & Co.
Winner: Weil

Best Training Contract – International or City Firm

Finalists: Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie, Trowers & Hamlin, Bristows
Runner Up: Hogan Lovells
Winner: Taylor Wessing

Best Vacation Scheme – International or City Firm

Finalists: Ashurst, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, Reed Smith, Baker & McKenzie
Runner Up: Linklaters
Winner: RPC

Best Training Contract – National Firm

Finalists: Burges Salmon, Foot Anstey, Michelmores, TLT, Royds Withy King
Runner Up: Farrer & Co.
Winner: Osborne Clarke

Best Vacation Scheme – National Firm

Finalists: Addleshaw Goddard, Burges Salmon, Shoosmiths, TLT, Mills & Reeve
Runner Up: Foot Anstey
Winner: Farrer & Co

Best Training Contract – US Firm

Finalists: White & Case LLP, Shearman & Sterling, Weil, O’Melveny, Latham & Watkins
Runner Up: Cleary Gottlieb
Winner: Squire Patton Boggs

Best Vacation Scheme – US Firm

Finalists: Cleary Gottlieb, Squire Patton Boggs, White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins, Akin Gump
Runner Up: Shearman & Sterling
Winner: Weil

Best Training - Training Contract

Finalists: Allen & Overy, Burges Salmon, Taylor Wessing, TLT, Withers
Runner Up: Linklaters
Winner: Farrer & Co.

Best Training - Vacation Scheme

Finalists: Cleary Gottlieb, Linklaters, White & Case, Ashurst, Farrer & Co.
Runner Up: Mills & Reeve
Winner: Weil

Best Opportunities for Career Progression - Training Contract

Finalists: Foot Anstey, Cleary Gottlieb, Shearman & Sterling, Baker & McKenzie, Osborne Clarke
Runner Up: Linklaters
Winner: Taylor Wessing

Best Opportunities for Career Progression - Vacation Scheme

Finalists: Osborne Clarke, Foot Anstey, White & Case, Cleary Gottlieb.
Runner Up: DLA Piper
Winner: Linklaters

Best for Job Satisfaction - Training Contract

Finalists: Linklaters, Farrer & Co,. Burges Salmon, Foot Anstey, TLT
Runner Up: Taylor Wessing
Winner: Hogan Lovells

Best for Job Satisfaction - Vacation Scheme

Finalists: Shearman & Sterling, Ashurst, Farrer & Co., Weil, White & Case
Runner Up: Cleary Gottlieb
Winner: RPC

Best Level of Support - Training Contract

Finalists: Taylor Wessing, Linklaters, Michelmores, TLT, Bristows
Runner Up: Hogan Lovells
Winner: Farrer & Co.

Best Level of Support - Vacation Scheme

Finalists: Pinsent Masons, Farrer & Co., Addleshaw Goddard, Linklaters, Foot Anstey
Runner Up: Reed Smith
Winner: RPC

Best Opportunities for Skills Development - Training Contract

Finalists: Taylor Wessing, Trowers & Hamlins, Allen & Overy, Squire Patton Boggs, Farrer & Co.
Runner Up: Hogan Lovells
Winner: Linklaters

Best Opportunities for Skills Development - Vacation Scheme

Finalists: Foot Anstey, Weil, Farrer & Co., RPC, Pinsent Masons
Runner Up: Addleshaw Goddard
Winner: Cleary Gottlieb

Best Company Culture

Finalists: Hogan Lovells, Taylor Wessing, Bird & Bird, Bristows, Baker & McKenzie
Runner Up: Farrer & Co.
Winner: Osborne Clarke

The Diversity & Inclusion Award

Finalists: Berwin Leighton Paisner, Shearman & Sterling
Special Recognition: Mayer Brown, Trowers & Hamlins
Winner: Simmons & Simmons

Best Trainee & Vacation Scheme Recruitment Website

Finalists: Bird & Bird, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Bond Dickinson, Freshfields, King & Wood Mallesons, Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Weil
Runner Up: DWF
Winner: Shearman & Sterling

Best Use of Social Media in a Trainee & Vacation Scheme Recruitment Campaign

Finalists: Freshfields, Shoosmiths, Baker & McKenzie
Runner Up: Norton Rose Fulbright
Winner: Clifford Chance

The team at AllAboutLaw.co.uk would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the rankings this year and, of course, a massive congratulations to all our winners!

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