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    Chris Saul, Senior partner

    Welcome from Chris Saul

    Introduction from our senior partner

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    Our diversity

    Daniel Okusaga

    Learn about our diversity 

     
     
  • What we do
     

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    • Legal services
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    Stephen Cooke

    Exceptional legal service

    Our reputation is not built on results alone: we offer our clients an exceptional legal service

    Learn more about our practice 

     

    Community news

    Climate Week 2013

    Read about our Climate Week events 

    Feature publication

    A Slaughter and May publication

    Read the updated ACT Borrower's Guide to LMA Loan Documentation for Investment Grade Borrowers 

     
     
  • Where we work
     

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    • International approach
    • Global reach
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    Benita Yu

    International perspective

    We work in seamless integrated teams with the best lawyers around the world

    Learn about our international approach 

     

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  • News and recent work
     

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    Our work is high profile and often innovative

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    Ocado - 25-year agreement with Morrisons

    Ocado logo

    Read about our work for Ocado 

    European Tax Disputes Firm of the Year

    European Tax Awards 2013 - European Tax Disputes Firm of the Year

    Read about our award 

     
     
  • Careers
     

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    • Trainee solicitors
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    • Business services
    Vassilena Karadakova

    Inside view on... Work

    "I was involved in a number of large transactions by multi-national clients"

    Watch our 'Inside View' videos 

     

    Partner profile

    Jeff Twentyman

    Read about Jeff's journey from trainee to partner 

    A trainee's role in...

    Emma Whyte

    Read about Emma's role in the Liverpool deal 

     
     
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Why choose us?

   
Why choose us?
Slaughter and May offers a rewarding
career working on a broad range of high
profile and groundbreaking
international transactions
Sarah Lee
Our culture
We pride ourselves on our supportive,
friendly and collegiate atmosphere
Abimbola Lawore
Quality of work
We are appointed as legal advisers
to the world's leading companies
Bernhard Georgii
Our multi-specialist approach
Working at Slaughter and May means that you will not be pigeonholed and will develop an awareness of the
bigger picture
Sasha Willmott
Our people
We work as teams of individuals bound together by a belief in excellence, quality and service
Kathryn Hernandez
Our international approach
The international nature of our
practice means that our trainees
have the opportunity to work
abroad
Tom O'Neill
How billing affects our ethos
We deliver the best legal advice to
our clients by sharing our expertise
Gabriel Estevez
     
six reasons to choose slaughter and may:

"Head and shoulders above the competition for faultless client service, in-depth market knowledge and providing a team with incredible intellect"

Chambers UK, 2012

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  • FirstGroup - fully underwritten rights issue to raise approximately £615 million
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