Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW)

Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP (FFW) is a mid-sized City law firm with 110 partners and over 250 other lawyers. The firm have offices in Brussels, Hamburg and London, strong relationships with firms in Spain and Italy and affiliations with firms in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

Trainees at Field Fisher Waterhouse have the opportunity to work within IP & technology, corporate and commercial, banking and finance, regulatory and real estate. Trainees may also take seats in a wide range of other areas including public sector, litigation, employment and travel and aviation.

Training Contract

The training contract at Field Fisher Waterhouse is split into six seats. Trainees share an office with a supervising partner or solicitor during their training.

Sponsorship

Field Fisher Waterhouse pay for trainee's GDL and LPC fees, and provide a substantial maintenance grant.

Training

During your first two weeks at FFW you will take the fast track Professional Skills Course. This will be followed the firm's own induction course.

Seats

Trainees at FFW will take six seats during their training contract. Your initial seat will be allocated to you, but after that you have a say as to where you want to go. Every trainee must do one contentious seat and one in a corporate/commercial department to provide a basic understanding in law. Some trainees also have the opportunity to go on secondment to a clients while others may be able to work abroad.

Practice areas available for trainees to take seats:

• Aviation
• IP and Technology Dispute Resolution
• Commercial and Finance
• Medical Litigation
• Commercial IP
• Personal Injury
• Commercial Litigation
• Property Litigation
• Competition
• Real Estate
• Construction
• Regulatory
• Corporate
• Trade Marks
• Technology
• Financial Services & Funds
• Employment

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