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Moscow training contract

The Moscow training contract
The breadth of experience offered on our training contract is the hallmark of our two-year programme, providing you with an unparalleled opportunity to develop skills across a range of practice areas. You will rotate around four seats of six months each, spending one year in London and one year in Moscow.  You can then apply to join the Moscow office on qualification. Your time in the London office will span dispute resolution and corporate or finance, you will then join the Moscow office to complete your second two seats in corporate and finance and banking.

Throughout your training, you will find that we recognise and encourage individuality and originality within our practice groups. You will be given opportunities to evaluate your strengths, development needs, likes and dislikes - both informally and through formal reviews with your supervisors.

Your first two weeks are devoted to a comprehensive induction programme in the London office covering an introduction to the firm's people and practice areas, client care and professional standards, finance and business skills, legal writing and research.

In additional to the on-the-job training, we also offer:

  • professional skills courses
  • a personal development programme, including a residential two-day development centre
  • participating in training and know how groups for all major practice areas

As a Herbert Smith trainee, you'll be treated as one of the team, working and training alongside some of the world's best lawyers, and contributing directly to the success of our clients, some of the biggest companies in the world.

Apply for a Moscow training contract
The deadline for all training contracts is 31 July 2010 please specify your preferred start date on the form. If your application is successful, you’ll be interviewed by two partners in London and will undertake part of the interview in Russian. You will be asked to review a short business case study and the interview will be based around both your analysis of this exercise and key competencies we feel make successful solicitors.