Simmons & Simmons

Are you interested in building expertise in highly regulated industries, given Simmons & Simmons' focus on asset management, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, technology, and energy and infrastructure?

Would you value a four-seat training contract where you can express preferences and gain experience across four different areas of the firm?

Are you interested in a firm where sector knowledge matters alongside legal expertise, with work potentially combining transactional, regulatory and contentious issues affecting the same industries?

Would you value the opportunity to apply for an international or client secondment as part of your training contract?

Are you comfortable spending at least three days per week in the office while retaining some flexibility to work remotely?

• Are you interested in building expertise in highly regulated industries, given Simmons & Simmons' focus on asset management, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, technology, and energy and infrastructure?
• Would you value a four-seat training contract where you can express preferences and gain experience across four different areas of the firm?
• Are you interested in a firm where sector knowledge matters alongside legal expertise, with work potentially combining transactional, regulatory and contentious issues affecting the same industries?
• Would you value the opportunity to apply for an international or client secondment as part of your training contract?
• Are you comfortable spending at least three days per week in the office while retaining some flexibility to work remotely?

• Want to build expertise in highly regulated sectors such as asset management, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, technology, or energy and infrastructure.
• Want to explore different areas before specialising and value having some input into their training.
• Like the idea of combining legal expertise with commercial and sector knowledge rather than viewing practice areas in isolation.
• Would value the possibility of gaining international or client-side experience during their training.
• Value hybrid working while retaining regular in-person contact with colleagues.

• Simmons’ sector-led model places significant emphasis on industry knowledge, so consider how its five focus sectors align with your interests.
• Trainees complete four six-month seats and can express preferences, giving them the opportunity to gain experience across different areas of the firm.
• Work within a sector can span transactional, regulatory and contentious matters, giving trainees exposure to different types of legal work within the same industry.
• International and client secondments are available on a competitive basis, with typical international locations including Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dublin and Tokyo.
• Trainees spend three days per week in the office, combining regular in-person contact with the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.