Birkett Long LLP

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31 May 2025

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31 Mar 2025

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Type of practice

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Corporate & Commercial
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General Practice

Practice Areas

Advertising & marketing

A fresh and exciting area of legal practice, specialist lawyers provide copy clearance advice and work with big-brand clients.

Agriculture & rural issues

It is unsurprising that some of the country's strongest agricultural law practices are to be found in rural regions.

Banking & finance

Sponsored by Milbank LLP. Banking and finance involves many financial products, from bank loans to companies to highly structured financing arrangements across multiple jurisdictions.

Charities

Charities lawyers advising the not-for-profit and social enterprise sector cover a vast area of legal ground, from wills and trusts to commercial and real estate law.

Commercial property/real estate

Sponsored by Mills & Reeve LLP. Commercial property lawyers work on a wide range of transactions including offices, retail developments and infrastructure projects.

Company & commercial

Sponsored by Walker Morris LLP. Commercial lawyers operate at the nexus where law meets business, facilitating revenue growth and managing risk.

Competition & EU law

Competition and regulatory work includes merger control, regulatory and court proceedings, issues arising from sector-specific regulation and utility procurement issues.

Sponsored by Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. Contentious construction work involves the resolution of disputes while non-contentious work involves drafting and negotiating contracts and advising on projects.

Corporate finance/mergers & acquisitions

Sponsored by Baker McKenzie. Corporate finance lawyers advise companies on all aspects of the buying and selling of whole businesses or business assets.

Corporate tax

Sponsored by Clifford Chance. Corporate tax involves involves advising clients on the tax risks associated with acquiring, selling or restructuring assets.

Dispute resolution

Sponsored by RPC. Commercial litigators represent and advise commercial clients when disputes arise from joint venture projects, civil fraud, commercial and banking transactions, corporate governance, financial services regulation and professional negligence.

Employment, pensions & incentives

Sponsored by Lewis Silkin. Employment lawyers work across all areas of employment law, including handling discrimination complaints, staff restructuring and whistleblowing issues.

Energy & natural resources

The energy sector is an important part of the legal landscape and is making more headlines than ever before.

Environment

Sponsored by Osborne Clarke LLP. Issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, the demand for global sustainability and the need for alternative energy sources make environmental laws more important than ever.

Family/matrimonial

Family lawyers deal with diverse issues including marriage, civil partnerships, cohabitation, separation, divorce, financial claims and pre and post-nuptial agreements.

Financial services

Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, the covid-19 pandemic and various financial scandals, there is always lots going on in this area.

Housing/landlord & tenant

Sponsored by Trowers & Hamlins LLP. Relationships between the owners and occupiers of properties, both residential and commercial, can be fraught with problems.

Insolvency/restructuring

Restructuring and insolvency lawyers are necessary when a company, individual or other organisation is in financial difficulties.

Intellectual property

Sponsored by Bristows LLP. Intellectual property is an umbrella term for a variety of different rights which protect intellectual creations, such as inventions, brands, designs, and literary and artistic works.

Media & entertainment

Among the different types of client in this area are performers, managers and agents, artists, theatres, broadcasters and publishers.

Private client

Sponsored by Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. Private client solicitors looks after the affairs of individual clients and trustees, managing all aspects of their personal wealth.

Professional discipline

Professionals such as doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers, lawyers, social workers and police officers must comply with the standards set by their professional regulatory bodies.

Professional negligence

Professional negligence occurs when a professional fails to carry out their responsibilities to the required standard, or they breach a duty of care.

Projects/project finance

Sponsored by White & Case LLP. Large projects involve lawyers specialising in finance, construction and corporate law.

Sports

Sponsored by Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP. Sports law involves the legal issues at play in the worlds of both amateur and professional sport.

Technology, media & telecommunications

Technology, media and telecommunications is one of the fastest-developing sectors of the legal market.

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Learn more about Birkett Long LLP

1 Amphora Place, Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG
Phone: 012 0621 7300
Email: [email protected]

Work placement:	Yes
Number of vacation schemes:	20
Minimum qualification:	2.1 degree

Offices

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Chelmsford
Colchester
Basildon