"We are a market-leading practice which continues to grow both in London and worldwide – and as we continue to grow, so we can be entrepreneurial in our approach. We are not sitting at the top of the tree being complacent or defensive in our strategy. Instead, we get excited at each success and are motivated by the opportunities to develop our practice further.

We have strong relationships with the world’s major banks and act for them on transactions of the highest calibre. This allows us to develop our business and push for even greater market share. It also means that lawyers can become involved in client relationship development at an early stage in their careers.

Our spread of other practices (including, for example, top-notch M&A, Real Estate and Tax) and our global reach gives you the chance to develop skills across the whole spectrum of transactions (from acquisition, trade and real estate finance to syndicated lending, tax-based structured finance and restructuring and insolvency). You can act for major corporates (as well as banks) and work with colleagues around the world both on transactions and on secondments.

I know that many people worry about how they will fit into an established department. We don’t work to a rigid model of one partner working with a small number of associates. Here all associates are able to work for all the partners within the practice area. So you can build a better network and broader skills, and, particularly as you get more senior, you can focus on and specialise in particular types of banking work."