Peters & Peters is a specialist law firm for heavyweight international disputes. Clients come to us in serious situations, when reputation, livelihood and liberty are at risk.
Founded in 1938, we established the first dedicated business crime team in London. We are now the largest such specialist team in Europe, augmented by top-ranked compliance, civil fraud and commercial disputes capability.
Clients include multinational corporations and financial institutions, governments, and high net worth individuals and families all over the world. We are currently representing clients in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Americas, Middle East, Russia/CIS, Europe and the UK. Our 70+ legal team speaks 20 major languages, and often works in politically sensitive circumstances.
Our cases are often high profile, complex and international. Key practice areas include anti-money laundering; bribery and corruption; commercial and trust litigation; corporate investigations, criminal antitrust (cartels); cross-border issues (including extradition, INTERPOL and mutual legal assistance); economic sanctions; financial regulation; fraud (civil and criminal); insider dealing; international asset-tracing and tax investigations.
The firm is based in the heart of the legal community on Fetter Lane, and we pride ourselves on our welcoming, supportive and collegiate environment, exposure to high quality work and the opportunity to work and learn from lawyers at the very top of their field. |
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a bright LPC/BPTC graduate to assist our Civil Litigation team. The team require someone with a strong academic background, a good grasp of legal procedural principles and previous legal research experience gained ideally from a private practice, chambers or legal publishing environment. Effective communication skills are essential, together with a very high standard of written and spoken English.
Our civil litigation practice covers a wide range of areas including: civil fraud; international fraud; tax investigations; jurisdiction and trust related matters. The successful individual will be asked to provide research support for the partners and associates, and to prepare articles, memos and presentations for business development and client purposes using a variety of legal sources. In quieter periods, the individual will also be expected to assist the wider paralegal team with tasks ranging from bundling, document management, taking notes in client meetings and general administration.
More specifically, the ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualities:
- An understanding of litigation proceedings;
- A proven background in an academic/research role;
- A high level of academic achievement, including a minimum 2:1 degree and a commendation in the LPC or very competent in the BPTC;
- Experience of using legal databases such as Lexis Nexis, Westlaw and PLC;
- A good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office programmes;
- The ability to work independently and manage their own workload;
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills; and
- A proactive and positive approach to work.
The contract is offered for an initial twelve-month period. We offer a range of benefits including 25 days annual leave, pension contributions and a wellbeing allowance. Peters & Peters is also committed to diversity and inclusion. |