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        "html_text": "<p><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Interesting selling points</span></strong></p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;\">Chambers and Partners has awarded the firm Band 1 rankings for its Life Sciences and Parliamentary &amp; Public Affairs departments.&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\">Notable clients include Amazon, Bing Crosby and Sanofi.&nbsp;</span></span></li><li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;\">Offers a unique legal consulting service that provides specialised advice on corporate strategy and diplomacy, backed by innovative data insights.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Dedicated public policy practice, enabling clients to navigate regulatory, political, and public affairs challenges across jurisdictions.</span></span></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Headquarters in Washington DC augments the public policy expertise of the firm.</span></span></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Strong commitment to public service demonstrated by multiple high-impact pro bono matters, including challenging the U.S. Administration&rsquo;s ban on transgender military service members.</span></span></span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Each trainee is allocated an associate mentor and a trainee buddy, who together provide mentorship, advice, and guidance throughout the training contract.</span></span></span></li><li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;\">Supplementary training is delivered through a mixture of workshops, talks, and presentations provided through the &lsquo;Trainee Fundamentals Program&rsquo;.</span></li><li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;\">Small trainee intake.</span></li></ul><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">We cover these selling points in more detail below, alongside other relevant firm facts and characteristics.</span></span></p><hr><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Practice areas / services</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling is a full-service law firm, with a broad range of practice areas including:</span></span></span></p><ul type=\"disc\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Corporate</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Antitrust Transactions</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Content Creation and Distribution</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Life Sciences Transactions</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Capital Markets and Securities</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Finance</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Mergers and Acquisitions</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Private Equity</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Private Funds</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Project Development and Finance</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Real Estate</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Restructuring and Bankruptcy</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Tax</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Technology and IP Transactions</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Venture Capital and Emerging Companies</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Litigation and Investigations</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Employment</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Public Policy</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">International Trade</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Global Compliance</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Environmental</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Business and Human Rights</span></span></span></li></ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Chambers and Partners, a leading analyst of the legal market, has awarded Covington &amp; Burling its highest &lsquo;Band 1&rsquo; ranking for the following departments: Life Sciences: Regulatory, Life Sciences: Transactional and Parliamentary &amp; Public Affairs: Public Affairs. <a href=\"https://chambers.com/law-firm/covington-burling-llp-uk-1:3826\">See here for more information</a><br></span></span></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\" class=\"fr-green\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/practices-and-industries\">Click here to learn more about Covington &amp; Burling&rsquo;s full range of practice areas</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><p><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Key sectors / industries</span></strong></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling&nbsp;services a broad&nbsp;range of industries,&nbsp;with some of its highest-value clients operating in the following sectors:</span></span></span></p><ul type=\"disc\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/practices-and-industries/industries/life-sciences\">Life Sciences</a></span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/practices-and-industries/industries/financial-services\">Financial Services</a></span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/practices-and-industries/industries/digital-health\">Digital Health</a></span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/practices-and-industries/industries/consumer-brands\">Consumer Brands</a></span></span></span></li></ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">In addition, Covington &amp; Burling services the following industries: aerospace, defence, and national security; artificial intelligence; communications and media; ESG; energy; gaming; global supply chain; internet of things; mining and metals; music; sports; technology; and transportation.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/practices-and-industries/industries\">Click here to learn more about Covington &amp; Burling&rsquo;s full range of sectors and industries</a></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Work</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling consistently advises on high-profile, cross border matters. Some examples of its recent work include:</span></span></span></p><ul type=\"disc\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/news-and-insights/news/2021/09/covington-helps-the-nature-conservancy-partner-with-amazon-on-carbon-reduction-in-brazil\">Amazon</a><strong>:&nbsp;</strong>advising The Nature Conservancy in its partnership with Amazon, as they launched a major reforestation accelerator to support the restoration of native rainforests in Brazil. The project forms part of &lsquo;The Accelerator&rsquo;, Amazon&rsquo;s effort to support global solutions to the climate crisis.</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/news-and-insights/news/2021/10/covington-advises-the-family-of-bing-crosby-in-partnership-with-primary-wave-music\">Bing Crosby</a><strong>:&nbsp;</strong>advising the family of highly influential recording artist Bing Crosby on the sale of his music and film rights to Primary Wave Music, following a trend of similar sales by artists to distribution houses.</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/news-and-insights/news/2022/01/covington-represents-sanofi-on-ai-drug-discovery-collaboration-worth-up-to-5-2-billion\">Sanofi</a>: representing Sanofi, a leading healthcare and pharmaceutical company, in connection with a major research collaboration and licensing agreement involving AI drug discovery firm Exscientia. This joint venture was reportedly worth up to $5.2 billion.</span></span></span></li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\" class=\"fr-green\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"file:///Users/lucaspringle/Library/Messages/Attachments/b7/07/39BE9ED3-13CD-4AFD-9814-3CE07A5DA1F3/Covington%20and%20Burling%20advises%20on%20complex%20legal%20matters%20that%20draw%20on%20all%20elements%20of%20the%20firm%E2%80%99s%20international%20network.%20Some%20examples%20of%20recent%20projects%20include%3A%20%20%E2%80%A2Amazon%3A%20Covington%20recently%20advised%20The%20Nature%20Conservancy%20in%20their%20partnership%20with%20Amazon,%20as%20they%20launched%20a%20major%20reforestation%20accelerator%20to%20support%20the%20restoration%20of%20native%20rainforests%20in%20Brazil.%20The%20project%20forms%20part%20of%20%E2%80%98The%20Accelerator,%E2%80%99%20Amazon%E2%80%99s%20effort%20to%20support%20global%20solutions%20to%20the%20climate%20crisis.%20%20%E2%80%A2Bing%20Crosby%3A%20Advising%20the%20family%20of%20highly%20influential%20recording%20artist%20as%20Bing%20Crosby%20on%20the%20sale%20of%20music%20and%20film%20rights%20to%20Primary%20Wave%20Music,%20following%20a%20trend%20of%20similar%20sales%20by%20artists%20to%20distribution%20houses.%20%20%E2%80%A2Sanofi%3A%20Covington%20recently%20represented%20Sanofi%20in%20a%20major%20research%20collaboration%20and%20liscencing%20agreement%20with%20AI%20Drug%20Discovery%20firm%20Exscientia,%20in%20a%20collaboration%20worth%20up%20to%20%245.2%20billion.%20%20%20%20Click%20here%20to%20learn%20about%20Coving%20and%20Burling%E2%80%99s%20work%20on%20more%20recent%20deals%20and%20cases\">Click here to learn about Coving and Burling&rsquo;s work on more recent deals and cases</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Offices / global footprint / expansion</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong>Headquarters:</strong> Washington D.C.</span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong>Offices:</strong> Covington &amp; Burling has a total of 13 offices across the world, with offices in locations including Johannesburg, Palo Alto and Shanghai.</span></span></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\" class=\"fr-green\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/offices\">Click here to learn more about Covington &amp; Burling&rsquo;s offices</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Insights, internships and other opportunities</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling offers a number of opportunities for individuals wishing to gain experience in the legal industry and learn more about life at the firm. Opportunities for interested applicants include: &lsquo;Insight Days&rsquo;, which are aimed at individuals still researching legal careers; the firm&rsquo;s &lsquo;Mentoring Programme&rsquo;, which is open to underrepresented groups and provides skills sessions and expert advice on launching a career in City law; and the firm&rsquo;s vacation schemes, which run in the winter and summer and are open to penultimate and final year law students, final year non-law students, and graduates.</span></span></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\" class=\"fr-green\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/careers/lawyers/london\">Click here to learn more about Covington &amp; Burling&rsquo;s early-career opportunities</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Training contract</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling offers a four-seat training contract, with each seat lasting six months. One of these seats must be in corporate, and another in dispute resolution. When it comes to elective seats, trainees have to chance to choose two seats from five areas: employment; life sciences regulatory; technology regulatory; project development and finance; and life sciences transactional.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Each trainee is allocated an associate mentor and a trainee buddy, who together provide mentorship, advice, and guidance throughout the training contract. More formal training is delivered through a mixture of workshops, talks, and presentations provided through the &lsquo;Trainee Fundamentals Program&rsquo;, ensuring that all trainees develop both general legal skills and practice-specific knowledge.</span></span></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\" class=\"fr-green\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/careers/lawyers/london/the-training-contract\">Click here to learn more about the Covington &amp; Burling training contract</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Secondments</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling offers trainees the chance to undertake an international secondment in either Brussels or Dubai or a six-month client secondment (usually during the second year of their training contract).</span></span></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/careers/lawyers/london/the-training-contract/seats\">Click here to learn more about Covington &amp; Burling&rsquo;s secondment opportunities</a></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><div class=\"fr-view\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Technology and innovation</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling is committed to utilising technology to provide clients with flexible and innovative legal services, with related initiatives including:</span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/gps\"><strong>Global Problem Solving</strong></a><strong>:&nbsp;</strong>Adjusting to the changing needs of clients, Covington has launched &lsquo;Global Problem Solving&rsquo;, a specialist legal consulting service that offers multinational corporations specialised advice on corporate strategy and diplomacy, backed by both experience and innovative data insights.</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.insidetechmedia.com/\"><strong>Inside Tech Media</strong></a><strong>:&nbsp;</strong>the firm runs the &lsquo;Inside Tech Media&rsquo; blog, which covers artificial intelligence, media, technology and law. This aims to encourage interest in innovation across the firm, whilst informing clients about important innovation-related matters.</span></span></span></li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/about/firm-honors\"><strong>Innovation Awards:</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>the firm&rsquo;s work promoting innovative legal practices has been recognised by a number of awards, including the firm being ranked among the top 40 most innovative law firms in North America in the Financial Times&rsquo; &lsquo;North America Innovative Lawyers&rsquo; awards.</span></span></span></li></ul></div><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\" class=\"fr-green\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/\">Click here to learn more about Covington &amp; Burling&rsquo;s technology and innovation initiatives</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Corporate social responsibility</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling has &lsquo;demonstrated a strong commitment to public service&rsquo; since its founding. With a focus on both meeting local needs and serving important causes across the world, the firm has completed a wide range of pro bono matters. Some recent examples include:&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><ul type=\"disc\"><li style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/pro-bono/kurt-wimmer-media-freedom-pro-bono-initiative\">Kurt Wimmer Media Freedom Pro Bono Initiative</a>: Through this initiative, the firm undertakes a broad range of pro bono matters aimed at protecting and advancing media freedom.&nbsp;</li><li style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/pro-bono/defending-the-environment\">Coalition for Rainforest Nations</a>: Convington provides advice to the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, which is an intergovernmental organisation providing diplomatic leadership to address the complex environmental sustainability issues specific to tropical rainforests.&nbsp;</li><li style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/pro-bono/protecting-refugees-and-immigrants\">Kids in Need of Defense</a>: The London office has been partnered with Kids in Need of Defense since 2017 and has successfully secured leave to remain in the UK on behalf of dozens of children, helping them take steps towards greater family stability.&nbsp;</li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\" class=\"fr-green\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/pro-bono\">Click here to learn more about Covington &amp; Burling&rsquo;s pro bono efforts</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Diversity and inclusion</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Covington &amp; Burling asserts that it views the &lsquo;differences among us as an asset and a source of strength&rsquo;. To that end, the firm has launched a number of initiatives aimed at increasing employee diversity, including:&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/womens-forum\">Women&rsquo;s Forum</a>: This is a firm-wide initiative designed to foster greater interaction among women lawyers at all levels of the firm. It runs regular scheduled programmes and initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/firm-resource-groups\">Firm Resource Groups</a>: Convington has a variety of Firm Resource Groups which support colleagues who are from backgrounds which are historically underrepresented, excluded and/or marginalised in the legal profession.&nbsp;</li><li style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/work-life-balance\">Work-Life Balance</a>: The firm has a number of initiatives looked at encouraging a work-life balance, including alternative work schedules, emergency childcare and various benefits offered to attorneys and professional staff.&nbsp;</li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\" class=\"fr-green\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.cov.com/en/diversity\">Click here to learn more about Covington &amp; Burling&rsquo;s diversity and inclusion initiatives</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>"
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