SJ Berwin - PLUM 2009

WELCOME
Welcome to PLUM, the magazine compiled by our current trainees to give you a flavour of SJ Berwin: our work,
our culture and values, and our people.
SJ Berwin is a leading international law firm with offices in Berlin, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong,
London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris and Turin. We are recognised for our strength in corporate finance and
as experts in many other practice areas.
Trainees are integral to the SJ Berwin culture as they represent the firm’s future. All of our trainees attend BPP Law
School in London for their LPC which enables them to make friends with one another and to network with peers at
other similar firms prior to joining. We have various events held at our offices during the LPC year so our future
trainees can be integrated into SJ Berwin prior to their official start date. We also offer social events outside the
offices and this year all the future joiners went Dragon Boat racing. (You can read about this on page 47.)
Currently we recruit around 40 trainees a year and are looking for enthusiastic, bright, commercially-minded team
players, who understand the value of common sense, to join us. If you are interested in a career in corporate and
commercial law in a firm with an international outlook, then read on - we may be the firm for you.
Our calendar of events on page 50 lists all of our recruitment activities including law fairs, receptions, open
days and Easter/Summer vacation schemes. We understand how difficult it is to decide which firm is the most
suitable for you. Most City firms do a similar range of work but they all have very different personalities, so
please do make the most of the opportunity to come and meet our people and find out whether we would be
a match or clash with your personality.
Laura O’Neill
Training Principal