KPMG
Interesting selling points
- KPMG is a multinational professional services network offering clients audit, consulting, deal advisory, tax, law, and technology services. The overarching firm operates in 143 countries.
- KPMG Law operates in 81 countries and has more than 3,000 legal professionals worldwide, making it one of the largest legal businesses in the world.
- Legal services at KPMG Law include business structuring, reorganisation and change, contentious and disputed matters, regulatory, compliance and governance, data, digital and technology, deals and finance, workforce and people, private, family and ownership, in-house legal function, and contracts and third-party risk.
- KPMG Law offers a training contract for aspiring solicitors, as well as a vacation programme which is a four-week programme giving attendees the opportunity to learn more about the firm.
- KPMG Law training contracts are offered in London and Manchester, with those in Manchester having the additional opportunity to relocate to the London office for 6-12 months.
- The training contract is 27 months long and includes studying for the SQE, as well as rotating across a number of legal specialisms.
- KPMG Law is known for its work in the following areas: energy, private client, commercial, technology, real estate, and financial services.
- KPMG Law is also involved in legal tech. The firm uses its Digital Gateway for Law to offer clients a range of legal solutions, including its Global Entity Management tool and regulatory compliance component.