ABOUT US
Hogan and Hartson is a dynamic, full-service ‘Top 30’ global law firm with world-scale transactions, an enviable client base that included representations of nearly half the Fortune 250 in 2006, and rocketing financials. The firm, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has more than 1,100 lawyers in 24 offices worldwide, including, New York, London, Paris, and Hong Kong.

In London we have been advising UK, U.S., pan-European, and other multinational businesses since we opened our doors in 1990. Our London based lawyers are UK and U.S. qualified (including many with dual qualifications) and also have extensive experience throughout Europe as well as in regions with particularly complex legal and political dynamics such as Russia and the CIS, Africa, and the Middle East. The London office has more than doubled in size in the last two years and today we are almost 60 lawyers-strong (having grown from fewer than 10 lawyers at the start of 2002) and still growing. In February 2006 we moved into new premises with the capacity to house over 100 lawyers. Despite significant growth, we have managed to maintain our unique collaborative culture and enjoyable work environment, evidenced by high lawyer retention rates.

WHAT DO WE DO?
Corporate
The corporate team in London advises and represents a diverse spectrum of international clients in all types of corporate transactional matters.

Mergers and Acquisitions
Private and public company mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate finance, corporate restructurings, tender offers, going private transactions and the provision of ongoing corporate counselling and general advice on corporate and securities matters.

Private Equity
Venture capital, private placements of debt and equity securities, fund formation and advising funds with respect to portfolio investments and dispositions.

Capital Markets
Registered offers of debt and equity, international public offerings, high-yield debt offers, Rule 144A, Regulation S, and dual-listed offerings.

Energy
We work on energy and infrastructure projects (including public private partnerships, concessions, construction contracts, operating arrangements, supply agreements, off-take agreements, outsourcing, sub-contracts, joint ventures, regulation and other commercial arrangements); up-stream oil and gas projects (including asset acquisitions and disposals), mid- and down-stream projects (including transportation agreements and gas sales agreements); and electricity, oil, and gas trading.

Tax
The London tax group advises multinational clients on structuring their tax affairs in Europe in an efficient manner. We represent a range of clients in the media, hotel, and leisure and industrial sectors on direct and indirect tax planning with a special emphasis on inward investment into the UK.

Property
The property team handles all aspects of real estate and real estate finance in the UK with a client list including banks and other financial institutions, property developers, and both individual and institutional investors. There is a particular emphasis in London on secured lending and mezzanine financing and hotel acquisitions and management.

Financing and Aviation
The banking and asset finance practice in London handles a variety of financing transactions, including senior and mezzanine syndicated lending transactions, secured and unsecured financings, acquisition finance, asset finance and leasing transactions, property financings, aviation and ship financing, and project financing. Much of the transactional work is cross-border, in a wide variety of industry sectors, including aviation, hotels and leisure, property development, and TMT.

The London aviation team handles a diverse range of aviation finance and regulatory work. Finance work includes advising on the sale and purchase of commercial and corporate aircraft as well as aircraft engines.

Employment
The employment team works with the corporate team on the employment aspects of transactional matters. We provide general counselling advice to companies on their employment obligations, including advice on documentation, disciplinary procedures, dismissals, and a range of complex issues such as discrimination and harassment. We defend employers against employment claims in the Employment Tribunal and the civil courts. We also advise senior executives on employment disputes with their employers and negotiate severance packages.

Litigation
The London litigation teams handles dispute resolution and litigation in all divisions of the High Court, all forms of arbitration (International Chamber of Commerce, The London Court of International Arbitration, etc.), mediation, and any other form of alternative dispute resolution.

Competition
We advise on all aspects of UK and EU antitrust/competition law and represent clients in proceedings in the UK and at the EU level.

We advise clients on merger control; cooperative arrangements, including joint ventures, between competitors; the exploitation and licensing of intellectual property; market access; pricing issues, including parallel trade; other commercial strategies and market practices for dominant and non-dominant companies and cartels.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?
We are looking for bright, energetic, and committed people from a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. Personality and enthusiasm are key as you will be expected to take responsibility and show initiative at an early stage, of course with appropriate supervision. Trainees should have a minimum 2:1 degree and 3 A-levels at A and B grade. Trainees would be expected to pass the LPC and the GDL at the first attempt.

We would like people who can demonstrate a real interest in us and the law but we also like involvement in outside interests particularly those involving teamwork.

We like to keep in contact with our future trainees and you will be invited to all our social events and will be encouraged to meet up with our lawyers on a regular basis.

CURRENT SALARIES AND SPONSORSHIP DETAILS
Year 1: £32,000
Year 2: £35,000
LPC fees will be reimbursed.

BENEFITS
We pay a competitive salary together with private medical insurance, an interest free season ticket loan, and pension.

OUR TRAINING PROGRAMME
Hogan & Hartson is seeking to recruit two or three trainees starting in September 2009. We have an extensive practice in London and as such trainees will have at least four “seats” and will spend six months in three core areas; corporate, litigation, and property. It may also be possible to spend time in one of our focused teams such as tax, employment, and competition. Trainees will sit with a senior lawyer and will be exposed to work from everyone in their department, with appropriate support and supervision. Feedback on your performance will be provided on an ongoing basis but trainees will also have formal reviews three months into their seat and again at the end of the seat.

Hogan & Hartson has an established corporate training programme in which trainees are encouraged to participate in addition to attending professional skills courses.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply for a training contract please print out and complete our application form in black ink. We do not currently run a vacation placement scheme.

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Applications and enquiries should be made to:
Graduate Recruitment
Tel: +44. 20.7367.0200
graduaterecruitment@hhlaw.com

Hogan & Hartson MNP
Juxon House
100 St Paul’s Churchyard
London
EC4M 8BU