No photocopying or printing!” one rookie reasons.
Yet such a concept seems to barely exist at Mills & Reeve: “Trainees get involved in top work from day one. Many rookies in the legal sphere moan about spending time doing more mundane ‘trainee tasks’. Advancement could be used to improve it more widely.” The more pessimistic have this to say: “There are some really good advances in legal tech at the firm, but it is still somewhat lacking in areas. We’ve got some interesting machine learning tech in the pipeline!” remarks one. Our innovation and tech team do some amazing things. The firm’s legal tech also comes in handy at making life easier for trainees, with the verdict being that the firm is heading in the right direction. “The hours are a dream,” we are told, with “people working hard and staying as long as needed, with no facetime culture”. That said, some transactional seats (especially real estate and corporate) have seen trainees work late: “There have certainly been busier periods and later nights but this is always recognised and appreciated and balances out with the quiet periods.” Continue reading That employee-focused ethos feeds into some fantastic work life/balance, with most people out the door around 6pm. One rookie reports: “Superiors in the business love to get to know trainees, to find out your interests and to learn more about you.” No wonder the firm is known to report 100% retention rates! I have never felt like I couldn’t talk to anyone at any level and I really enjoy working with my peers and coming into the office”. All of the trainees and other juniors are friendly and approachable and we all look out for one another”, and “everyone is rooting for your success!” A lot of cross department working on transactions and an open plan office apparently help to create a “genuine lack of hierarchy” - “it is an M&R cliché but the people really are what make the firm. Merry trainees told us “everyone is incredibly supportive. They’re a nice bunch, as are the partners both groups score consistently well for their respective supportiveness and approachability in the Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey. Trainees are split between the firm’s offices in Birmingham, Leeds, London Manchester, Norwich, and the aforementioned Cambridge. With a strong presence in Cambridge and particular expertise in sexy areas like tech and life sciences, Mills & Reeve has a donnish image that attracts students seeking an alternative to global megafirm life.
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