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Legal opportunities with PwC

The opportunity of a lifetime

Your career is just that; yours. You choose it. You live it. You make it happen. To get the best from it, you need the best opportunities. That’s why opportunities are at the heart of a career with us. Opportunities for you to grow as an individual, to build lasting relationships and make an impact in a place where people, quality and value mean everything.

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We like to give our people lots of visibility and exposure to the best opportunities. That’s why everyone you see in this brochure works with us.

Our Legal Practice has over 300 staff, over 260 of whom are fee-earners.

We’ve had 60% people growth and 70% revenue growth in the last five years.

We’re projecting 100% growth in people and 120% revenue growth in the next three years.

Mark Whitehouse

Training Principal, PwC

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A closer look at Legal

Examples of our work

Meet our people

Our global reach

Our culture

Our training

Summer Vacation Scheme

Our offer to you

What we look for

How to apply

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“We offer a unique training experience. We’re small enough to get to know all of our trainees well which means they get meaningful, hands-on experience from the outset. Our place within PwC means we can offer our trainees the opportunity to work with the largest clients on key business issues, often alongside specialist advisers. This provides a great insight into how businesses use legal advice, which in turn allows our trainees to become well-rounded commercially-minded lawyers.”

A closer look at our Legal Practice

With more than 2,500 lawyers in 85 countries, we have one of the most extensive legal services networks in the world.

We focus on providing our trainees with high-quality legal training and daily exposure to broader business skills. Our multidisciplinary approach means you could find yourself working alongside other advisers within PwC – such as Tax Advisers, Management Consultants, and Accountants. The wide range of expertise we expose our trainees to is what makes PwC a really exciting place to launch your career.

Tax DisputesProviding specialist advice in corporate and general tax, indirect and environmental taxes. Our Litigation department won the award for best ‘Tax Team in a Law Firm’ in the 2014 Taxation awards.

Intellectual and Information Technology Advising businesses, from start-ups to multinational companies, on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues relating to technology, brands and content.

ImmigrationOffering global immigration services to multinational companies moving employees internationally.

PensionsOffering a wide range of pension advice, from implications of corporate restructuring, to tax efficient retirement benefits for executives.

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Commercial and Regulatory DisputesRepresenting clients on a broad range of commercial disputes.

EmploymentAdvising on complex UK and international HR projects, and acting on contentious and non-contentious matters.

Entity Governance and ComplianceSupporting international businesses with all aspects of compliance and governance issues.

Real EstateAdvising on complex real estate structuring and acquisitions, management and disposals.

Mergers and AcquisitionsAdvising sellers, buyers and management teams on UK domestic and cross-border business.

CommercialDrafting and negotiating complex contracts.

BankingWorking with borrowers and lenders on a range of matters, from the negotiation of bank facilities, to fund acquisitions of properties, to intragroup financing.

Corporate StructuringAdvising FTSE 100, multinational and other international groups on corporate and commercial, domestic and cross-border structuring and financing projects.

Commercial FraudAdvising clients who are facing investigations and prosecutions by the Serious Fraud Office and other regulatory authorities, and providing regulatory and legal advice on compliance with legislation – such as the Bribery Act.

Cyber Security and Data Protection Providing business-critical support on data protection, privacy, confidentiality and security matters to businesses, governments and public authorities all over the world.

Examples of our work

Cyber Security and Data Protection

“We’re regularly involved in major data breach cases, so our work can be high-profile as well as highly confidential.

My team works across disciplines and international boundaries to apply an unrivalled, cutting-edge approach to data protection and cyber security. Data protection is more than a legal issue though, which means the opportunity to work with experts in different parts of our business. By working closely with teams in Risk Assurance, Consulting and Forensic Services, I’ve gained a much broader understanding of the solutions we offer our clients. This is something that really sets PwC apart. I’ve also had the opportunity to work with teams around the world, which has given me the chance to build a network of international contacts very early in my career.”

Tax Disputes

“Our team is involved in ground-breaking work which covers the full range of direct and indirect taxes.

As one of the leading Tax Disputes teams in Europe, we’re at the forefront of developing legal arguments relating to the scope of EU legal rights and their impact on domestic taxation. We’ve litigated at every level of domestic court or tax Tribunal and at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The work is challenging, but varied and has a very distinct commercial focus. A lot of our work involves working closely with tax specialists in PwC. I’ve assisted at a Supreme Court hearing, helped prepare an application to the European Commission and drafted appeals against HMRC decisions on a various range of tax matters. I’ve also presented the latest technical VAT cases at ‘Value Added Chat’ – our weekly joint meeting with the Tax team.”

Tughan, Trainee Lucy, Trainee

Pensions

“We want to help our clients be in a position of stability and strength to meet their pension funding obligations.

We want to help them enhance their future growth by managing any liabilities associated with their defined benefit pension schemes. We work with our clients to explore the ways in which they can reduce their deficits by considering a number of de-risking measures, such as capping pensionable salary. Being involved in this type of work gave me the opportunity to participate in multiple aspects of an engagement, improve my skills in relation to legal and technical analysis and formulate and communicate legal and provide commercial advice to the client. It also helped me build my confidence through my interaction with other PwC specialists.”

Corporate

“Our client, a global fashion brand, wanted to simplify their existing European structure to enable it to expand quickly into new jurisdictions.

We work in multidisciplinary teams, and as a Partner I worked closely with a trainee to design a new operating model to reduce the complexity of the company. We advised on the legal implementation of the new model, identified and solved the legal and commercial roadblocks, drafted the legal documentation for implementation, and coordinated the court process to implement the new model. The trainee on the project not only drafted the court documentation but also liaised with our counsel and attended every court hearing. It’s so rewarding when you take on a project of that complexity and see tangible results at the end of it.”

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Anita, Trainee Georgie, Partner

I’m currently in my third seat and sat within the Banking and Finance team. My previous seats were in Immigration and Real Estate. What I’ve really enjoyed about my training contract is the opportunity to work on large projects alongside various PwC teams based both in the UK and global network offices.

For example, in my current seat we’re working with our Tax team to draft the legal documentation required to document and implement a new group company structure including establishing a new property

development business and separate money lending business. This project involves working with a number of teams across the global network, and by doing this, means I’ve had the opportunity to gain an understanding of the broader context of a transaction, in particular the issues affecting clients. As a trainee I’ve been able to get fully involved in projects and develop my skills through hands-on training.

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Abby Joined 2015

LLB Law at University of York

Trainee Solicitor

I’m able to get fully involved in projects and develop my skills through hands-on training

I qualified into the Employment department in September 2015 after completing my training contract with PwC. My first seat of the training contract was in the Immigration department, working for FTSE 100 companies and liaising with political parties, Think Tanks and the Home Office to help shape the immigration policy in the UK. My second seat was in the Tax Disputes team working alongside leading experts in this field, which is an opportunity I wouldn’t have had with another law firm. My third seat was in Corporate where

I split my time between merger and acquisition deals and corporate restructuring projects.

My final seat was in the Employment department where I worked on both contentious and non-contentious matters. I spent the majority of my time advising on a complex High Court partner dispute. Since qualifying I’ve focused on advising on post-termination restrictions, employment due diligence projects and several global redundancy projects.

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Matthew Joined 2013

LLB Law at University of Bristol

Solicitor

Working alongside the leading experts is a unique opportunity

Throughout my training contract I really enjoyed the opportunity to develop wider skills, other than just giving legal advice. Working alongside specialists in Tax, Consulting, Valuations and Business Recovery Services, I was involved in a number of deals, restructuring projects and high-profile litigation cases. It helped me gain a wider perspective and as such, I became a more rounded adviser.

Now I’m qualified, I work in Immigration and advise clients on strategy, changes to law and policy.

I also assist with unique individual immigration situations. Some of the most challenging experiences have been around crisis management and emergency evacuation projects where, due to escalating political situations, our clients have to pull their employees out of particular countries. The highlights for me are definitely the variety of work I do, the exposure to specialists both in the UK and internationally, and the quality of the clients.

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Sapna Joined 2007

LLB Law at University of Leeds

Partner

My highlight is the variety of work I do

I joined in 2003 as a trainee solicitor before qualifying as a solicitor in the Employment practice group in 2005. What always struck me when my law school friends and I discussed our jobs, was the amount of client contact and responsibility I had as a trainee at PwC. I worked on two merger and acquisition deals during my Corporate seat and on both deals I worked opposite junior solicitors with two to three years’ post-qualified experience at leading law firms. I have since continued to progress my career at PwC and have recently been promoted

to Partner in the Employment group.

Our size means you’re an important part of the team and I’ve enjoyed providing more than just pure legal advice. I’ve worked extensively alongside Tax, Reward, Mobility and Consulting specialists in PwC.

I often work with PwC’s international network too, which has the most extensive global coverage of any law firm. I’ve also been on secondments to three different clients over the past few years, all of which were great personal experiences.

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Chris Joined 2003

LLB Law at University of Exeter

Partner

I’ve enjoyed providing more than just pure legal advice

CaribbeanBarbados Caribbean Netherlands Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago

Central and South AmericaArgentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia

Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

Mexico and InterAmericasCosta Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama

Our global reach

2,500+ lawyers in 85 countries

Americas Canada

Asia Pacific Australia China India Japan Lao PDR

Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam

EuropeBelgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Italy

Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK

AfricaAlgeria Angola Cameroon Chad Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon

Ivory Coast Madagascar Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Nigeria Senegal Tunisia

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)Albania Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Kazakhstan

Middle EastUAE

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Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine

Our culture

Inside work

We work hard as a team to deliver our clients the highest levels of service. Professionalism remains at the heart of everything we do, but we’re neither stuffy nor stifling. Our open-plan office fosters a collaborative atmosphere and avoids any hierarchy, and our strong support network

means there’s always someone to go to for help or advice. Our trainees play a hugely important role in helping us achieve our growth plans, so we want to help them develop into the best lawyers possible, and make sure they’re proud of PwC.

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Outside work

Many law firms talk about work-life balance, but it’s genuinely an integral part of our culture at PwC. Although there will be times when you’ll have to work late, or be under pressure to help your team complete a deal, we believe in the importance of enjoying what we do. As well as promoting a collaborative working environment, we also encourage our trainees to join sports teams and take part in activities outside of the office.

From netball to badminton, football to squash, there’s a huge variety of sports teams you could join. It’s a great opportunity to get to know people from across the many different business areas, as well as your legal colleagues who you may find yourself working alongside on future projects. Many of the sports teams play in the annual Corporate Games and there are even some opportunities to go on tour abroad.

Our seven-a-side football team meets every Thursday night to play other PwC teams and law firms on our pitch in Holland Park – we even won the cherished PwC Cherry Cup a few years ago!

The annual JP Morgan Fun Run has become a key fixture in our sporting calendar – with around 40 people from Legal joining the 400 strong PwC team to participate in the 5.8k race at Battersea Park.

Our ‘alphabet’ dinners, where trainees sample food from all over the world (where each cuisine starts with a different letter of the alphabet), are always a hit.

We have lots of impromptu cocktail nights, an annual quiz night, and summer and Christmas parties – black tie affairs, which are also the biggest dates in our social calendar. These events are an opportunity for staff at all levels to socialise together.

PwC is rated one of the top legal businesses in the UK by the Legal 500 directory

You’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills across a wide range of our practice groups. At the same time, exposure to the diverse skill sets of professionals in PwC will help you hone strong business advisory skills. You’ll also develop lateral thinking skills, gain practical, hands-on experience at a very early stage in your traineeship and be part of teams delivering creative solutions.

Training contract

Our training contract is divided into four periods (or seats) of six months. We’ll always do our best to give you your choice of seats, and you’ll also receive extensive training internally on business development and networking, management and interpersonal skills.

We look for ambitious, motivated people with the drive to become the leading lawyers of the future. Then we commit to helping them fulfil that potential.

Development programme

� A thorough induction covering our strategy, core practice groups, client care, time management and IT skills and research resources

� You’ll take the core and elective modules of the Professional Skills Course (PSC) during your training contract

� Extensive internal training, including technical seminars and soft skills courses

� Your own mentor from among our third or fourth seat trainees

� Continuous feedback from your supervisor – either a Partner or an Assistant Solicitor

� Regular appraisals to set objectives and assess your progress.

Law degree career pathIf you join with a law degree, you could qualify in 3 years

Non-law degree career pathIf you join with a non-law degree, you could qualify in 4 years

Our training programme

SecondmentsRanging from two months to two years, we currently have numerous solicitors on secondment all over the world

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LPCYou’ll study for 1 year

PwC Training Contract2 years

GDLYou’ll study for 1 year

LPCYou’ll study for 1 year

PwC Training Contract2 years

Your training experience

Early responsibility

You’ll enjoy exposure to a great variety of client work and have the opportunity to take on early responsibility. And not just with the day-to-day administrative tasks – that would be a waste of your talent and potential. Instead, as an integral member of the team, you’ll take a hands-on approach to client engagements and make a valuable contribution. If that sounds daunting, don’t worry. Our comprehensive coaching, development and support means you’ll never feel like you’re on your own.

Senior exposure

You’ll work closely with our Partners and Assistant Solicitors. Along the way, you’ll hone strong business advisory skills, including networking, client relationship and negotiation skills. You’ll be encouraged to think laterally, gain practical experience and help us deliver creative solutions to our clients.

Shared expertise

Our solicitors often work directly alongside other advisers within PwC – such as Tax Advisers, Human Capital Consultants and Accountants. Thanks to our wide range of expertise and resources, we can offer our lawyers a uniquely rewarding working environment.

Secondment opportunities

You may also get the opportunity to take a secondment to another area of PwC, helping you to get the exposure you need to develop your skills, and broaden your understanding of the business.“After completing seats in the Corporate and Tax Disputes teams, the third seat of my training contract included a six-month secondment into our Assurance business area. I got first-hand experience of working with their high-profile clients. This was a great opportunity and helped my understanding of PwC’s wider business areas. It was a busy seat and a steep learning curve, but I’ve relished every moment.”Alec, Trainee

Summer Vacation Scheme

To get a training contract with us, you’ll need to complete our Summer Vacation Scheme.

The three-week scheme for students runs in June and July and will help you decide whether a career with us is right for you. You’ll rotate across three different practice groups, carry out research, draft legal documents and attend client meetings. You’ll also work on a case study at the end of your placement. Do well and you’ll be offered a training contract with us – the start date will be flexible where possible.

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It’s all about youBy now you should have a good idea of the learning environment we create for you and the personal and professional development you can expect. But we know that finances are important too. Our people are important to us and we want to reward hard work and commitment. Because we know everyone is different, we’ve designed a flexible benefits scheme that can be tailored to suit your needs. We call this ‘Choices’.

Income protection cover

Private medical cover

Childcare vouchers

Personal injury insurance

Travel insurance

PwC Donate

Increased income protection cover

Gym membership

A company car

A bike through our cycle to work scheme

Private family medical cover

Dental insurance

Gadget insurance

Health screening

Increased life assurance cover

Partner life assurance

Critical illness insurance

Personal accident cover

Life assurance cover

We use some of your Choices allowance to fund:

But it doesn’t stop there. You can use what’s left of your Choices allowance (plus some of your salary if you like) to request whichever of our wide range of Choices benefits will suit you best. This could be:

An iPhone and laptopA highly competitive salary

A discretionary bonus

A graduate loan of up to £7,000

The option to join our pension scheme*** A season ticket loan

An extra day off at Christmas

A ‘Choices’ allowance*

25 days’ standard holiday pro rata**

*Most benefits can extend to partners, dependants and family too. **You can also trade up or down, up to the equivalent of one working week of your standard holiday entitlement, to a maximum of 40 days per year. ***If you decide you don’t want to join the PwC GPP (2015), we’ll still have a statutory duty to enrol you automatically into a pension arrangement which complies with the Government’s minimum pension requirements, but you can opt out of this if you like after you’ve been enrolled.

Our offer to you

What we look for

Know what you’re signing up for

Starting out in your chosen career will be exciting, stretching and challenging. But the rewards are well worth it. If you’re ready to invest plenty of effort, commitment, flexibility and passion, we’re ready to give you our full support and invest in your future.

If you’re working towards a professional qualification you’ll have time off to study, and once you’ve finished the training contract, we’ll carry on helping you develop your career with us. All routes offer you the opportunity to grow as an individual, to meet new people, and build lasting relationships that will stay with you for life. In return we need people who are resilient, willing to work hard, quick to learn, and who, above all, are passionate about going the extra mile to help our clients.

The PwC Professional

All of our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that help us deliver our business strategy. It’s vital to the work we do for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’. The PwC Professional focuses on five core attributes: whole leadership, business acumen, technical capabilities, global acumen and relationships. We use this framework to recruit, develop and assess our people at all grades and in all areas of our business, because we expect all of our people to be leaders.

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Think about your skills

For more information on what we look for and The PwC Professional, go to pwc.com/uk/careers/pwcprofessional

To start preparing for the world of work, try our e-learns at pwc.com/uk/careers/elearn

Develop yourself and others Have you ever changed the way you did something after getting feedback?Share and innovate Have you applied something you’ve learned, in a part-time job or in class, to achieve a goal?Be a strong communicator Have you presented to your class, club or society?Be a team player Have you ever supported a teammate or classmate to help them achieve success?Build your networks Are you a strong contributor at your local club or society?Be open and honest Can you think of a time when you’ve had to keep something confidential?Be organised Have you juggled different priorities, such as degree studies, to meet an important deadline?Prepare for the unexpected Have you tried new things that are outside your comfort zone?Keep developing your knowledge Are you interested in business and current affairs?Be passionate about what you do Do you work hard to make things better, such as being part of a revision group or having a part-time job?

Communication skills

Open and honest

Strong team player

Businessminded

How to apply

Get onlineRegister online at pwc.com/uk/careers We’ll then ask you to take some online tests and you’ll get the results within 48 hours. You’ll find out if you have a first stage interview once the deadline has passed.

OfferWe’ll tell you whether we’d like you to join us as soon after the final stage interview as possible.

ResearchAt interview, you’ll need to explain why you’ve chosen PwC, how you think we create value for our clients, and what skills you can bring. You’ll also need to show that you understand how much time you may have to invest in getting a professional qualification. So visit pwc.com/uk/careers and start exploring.

Final stage interviewYour second and final stage interview will be with a senior member of the team. Like your first stage interview, this will be competency-based so be ready to talk about your experiences, demonstrate your understanding of our business and show you have the attributes detailed in The PwC Professional.

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Assessment dayWe’ll invite you to this if you have a successful first stage interview. There’ll be logical and verbal reasoning skills tests; a group or individual exercise; and a written exercise.

Before you joinThe support starts as soon as you say ‘yes’. So you feel part of PwC well before your first day, we’ll invite you on to our onboarding website and Facebook app where you can keep in touch with news, advice and information. And you can also network with others about to join us.

First stage interviewFor most of our programmes this will be over the phone. It will be competency-based, so think how your experiences demonstrate the behaviours and skills we’re looking for. Find out more at pwc.com/uk/careers/pwcprofessional and try our e-learning tools at pwc.com/uk/careers/elearn

Pre-employmentscreeningAccept our offer and we’ll check your grades and job history, so please make sure everything’s correct before you send us your application. We’re known for accuracy, so carrying out checks like this protects our reputation.

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This publication has been prepared for general guidance on matters of interest only, and does not constitute professional advice. You should not act upon the information contained in this publication without obtaining specific professional advice. No representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this publication, and, to the extent permitted by law, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, its members, employees and agents do not accept or assume any liability, responsibility or duty of care for any consequences of you or anyone else acting, or refraining to act, in reliance on the information contained in this publication or for any decision based on it. © 2016 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. In this document, “PwC” refers to the UK member firm, and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. Each member firm is a separate legal entity.Please see pwc.com/structure for further details.

Application deadlines

Closing date for Summer Vacation Scheme applications: 27 January 2017

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