BCLP trainees offered industry-specific training contracts

International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has launched sector-specific training contracts in real estate and financial services as part of its plan to “increase sector experience for the firm’s future lawyers”.

Candidates will be able to apply for either training contract from September and will have the opportunity to complete an international or client secondment that aligns with the sector focus as part of the training.

The seat options for both industry-specific training contracts are flexible, with a range of complimentary seats on offer. One of the four seats is compulsory.

BCLP’s Senior Graduate Recruitment and Development Manager Chloe Muir said: “We remain committed to offering tailored and different career paths for emerging talent and these new sector-specific opportunities will strengthen our talent attraction for aspiring lawyers who have a clear sector interest. Many trainees won’t know which practice they want to pursue on joining BCLP, but we also understand that for some future trainees, they already have a clear practice or sector in mind.”

Meanwhile, the existing programme will also now feature a new innovation seat as part of a “broader set of initiatives” – the first of which will start this September in London. The firm has revealed that this opportunity will be expanded across other departments.  

“The skills the trainees learn during this seat will have an immediate impact for them, and also equip them to be invaluable members of our broader Innovation Champions network as they progress in their careers”, Katie DeBord, the firm’s global chief innovation officer, explained.

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