Junior Lawyer/trainee Prague, Praha

Junior Lawyer/trainee

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.- We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.Whether youre helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.
What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.
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Full-time job, suitable for law graduates
- Trainee rotation every six months so you will gain experience across various legal sectors: Competition, Corporate, Employment, Banking, ICM, Litigation, and Real Estate
- Dynamic work environment and the opportunity to be a part of a leading international law firm
- Access to our international knowledge platform
- Varied, interesting work and the opportunity to work with other departments, both in the Czech Republic and internationally
- Dedicated local and global training programmes and professional training in communication, IT skills, management and business development skills
- Personal contact with local and international clients
- 9.5 weeks’ paid study leave for Czech Bar exams
- starting salary of CZK 65,000 gross/month with an increase of CZK 5,000 gross/month every six months (up to a maximum of CZK 90,000 gross/month)
- Attractive package of benefits including meal benefits, MultiSport card, private medical care, iPhone with a paid tariff, wellbeing activities, social and sport events
What key skills and competencies would we like you to bring?
- A master’s degree in Law from a public university in the Czech Republic. An additional degree would be an asset
- Superior written and spoken Czech and English language skills, knowledge of German would be a plus
- A team player with excellent legal capabilities, entrepreneurial spirit and good communication skills
- Experience with Czech legal databases (ASPI, Beck-online)
- The ability to work both independently and as a team player under pressure
- A sense of responsibility and commitment to a high standard of work
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Attention to detail, well-developed organisational skills and a positive attitude
- Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail as well as the bigger picture
- Ability to prioritise workload and multitask effectively
- Sense of confidentiality and flexibility

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