Leading lawyers. Great clients. And an unrivalled commercial approach to business. At RPC we offer a depth of knowledge and creativity that few firms can rival and combine this with high quality training programmes that are consistently lauded in the leading directories.

Headquartered in a state of the art site in the City of London, we also have stunning offices in Bristol, Hong Kong and Singapore. Our open plan, collaborative working environment – where knowledge is easily shared and access to partners an everyday reality – is designed to bring out the best in our people and to ensure that the service we offer our clients is second to none. And it is.

We provide top quality legal services to global businesses across a wide range of industry sectors and practices, including insurance, commercial litigation, construction, engineering and projects, corporate/M&A, IP and technology, media, real estate, employment and pensions, outsourcing, regulatory, tax and competition.
Twice nominated as Law Firm of the Year in 2013, in 2012 we won Insurance Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards, Corporate Team of the Year (midcap) at The Lawyer Awards, and Service Provider of the Year at the British Insurance Awards, as well as being voted by the Financial Times as one of the most innovative firms in Europe.

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Life at RPC is exciting, invigorating and rewarding. Our unique culture permeates every aspect of our work,from a full social life to an internal 'house system' where healthy competition is the order of the day.

While we do have a lot of fun, we of course remain very serious indeed about our work.. So, prepare to be challenged. You'll be involved in client meetings, attend court proceedings and have plenty of opportunities to demonstrate your talents across a wide variety of practice areas.

We want to empower you. We'd like to give you room to shine and the freedom to express yourself. We believe that contented, rounded individuals make brilliant lawyers and that brilliant lawyers create great law firms that satisfy their clients.

When you qualify we hope you will stay with us and we endeavour to place you in the area of law that suits you best. We aim to retain as many of our trainees as possible at the end of their training contracts. We retained 81% of our trainees in 2013, 87% in 2012 and 100% in 2011.

25% of our partners trained and qualified with us. So did our Managing Partner and several of our Senior Partners. So did 50% of the partners on our board.

As a trainee you will receive first rate training in a supportive working environment. You will work closely with a partner and will be given real responsibility as soon as you are ready to handle it. At least six months will be spent in four areas of our practice and we encourage our trainees to express preferences for the areas in which they would like to train.

In addition to the Professional Skills Course we provide a complementary programme of in-house training. Trainees also attend firm wide legal training relevant to their seats.

Once qualified, our main training and development programmes/activities for lawyers are summarised below:

The legal training programme
Legal training courses and lectures are provided for lawyers at all levels in all practice areas. These vary from one-off lectures on a particular aspect of the law to structured, modular programmes which build on existing knowledge.
The core skills training programme for lawyers
A core programme of personal development courses are delivered to individuals at key career milestones in order to support their development throughout their careers.
This core programme begins with the Professional Skills Course, for those joining the firm as trainees, and runs through to the Insight course for lawyers with six years post-qualification experience.
Other skills training for lawyers
In addition to the legal training and the core programme individuals can attend a wide range of courses in the key areas of business development, communication skills and personal development.

Although proven academic ability is important (we require a 2.1 degree or above) we also value energy, enthusiasm, business sense, commitment and the ability to communicate and relate well to others.

All non-law candidates will need to undertake the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and all candidates will need to undertake the Legal Practice Course (LPC) before commencing their Training Contract.

We request that all our trainees complete their LPC and GDL at BPP law school as we have an arrangement in place. The firm pays for your course and examination fees, and a maintenance grant of up to £7,000.

Banking & finance • commercial litigation • commercial • corporate • competition • construction • corporate finance • corporate insurance • dispute resolution • employment • energy / transport / infrastructure • insolvency • insurance & reinsurance • intellectual property • IT • media • personal injury • pensions & benefits • real estate • regulatory • tax • technology • outsourcing

London, Bristol, Hong Kong, Singapore

Bristol: £32,000 rising to £35,000 in the second year of training
London: £37,000 rising to £40,000 in the second year of training

Yes for the GDL & LPC. On acceptance of a training contract, we will provide full fees and a maintenance grant of £7,500 per year in London, Oxford and Guildford and £6,000 elsewhere.

Leading lawyers. Great clients. And an unrivalled commercial approach to business. At RPC we offer a depth of knowledge and creativity that few firms can rival and combine this with high quality training programmes that are consistently lauded in the leading directories.

Headquartered in a state of the art site in the City of London, we also have stunning offices in Bristol, Hong Kong and Singapore. Our open plan, collaborative working environment – where knowledge is easily shared and access to partners an everyday reality – is designed to bring out the best in our people and to ensure that the service we offer our clients is second to none. And it is.

We provide top quality legal services to global businesses across a wide range of industry sectors and practices, including insurance, commercial litigation, construction, engineering and projects, corporate/M&A, IP and technology, media, real estate, employment and pensions, outsourcing, regulatory, tax and competition.
Twice nominated as Law Firm of the Year in 2013, in 2012 we won Insurance Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards, Corporate Team of the Year (midcap) at The Lawyer Awards, and Service Provider of the Year at the British Insurance Awards, as well as being voted by the Financial Times as one of the most innovative firms in Europe.

500 +

Life at RPC is exciting, invigorating and rewarding. Our unique culture permeates every aspect of our work,from a full social life to an internal 'house system' where healthy competition is the order of the day.

While we do have a lot of fun, we of course remain very serious indeed about our work.. So, prepare to be challenged. You'll be involved in client meetings, attend court proceedings and have plenty of opportunities to demonstrate your talents across a wide variety of practice areas.

We want to empower you. We'd like to give you room to shine and the freedom to express yourself. We believe that contented, rounded individuals make brilliant lawyers and that brilliant lawyers create great law firms that satisfy their clients.

When you qualify we hope you will stay with us and we endeavour to place you in the area of law that suits you best. We aim to retain as many of our trainees as possible at the end of their training contracts. We retained 81% of our trainees in 2013, 87% in 2012 and 100% in 2011.

25% of our partners trained and qualified with us. So did our Managing Partner and several of our Senior Partners. So did 50% of the partners on our board.

As a trainee you will receive first rate training in a supportive working environment. You will work closely with a partner and will be given real responsibility as soon as you are ready to handle it. At least six months will be spent in four areas of our practice and we encourage our trainees to express preferences for the areas in which they would like to train.

In addition to the Professional Skills Course we provide a complementary programme of in-house training. Trainees also attend firm wide legal training relevant to their seats.

Once qualified, our main training and development programmes/activities for lawyers are summarised below:

The legal training programme
Legal training courses and lectures are provided for lawyers at all levels in all practice areas. These vary from one-off lectures on a particular aspect of the law to structured, modular programmes which build on existing knowledge.
The core skills training programme for lawyers
A core programme of personal development courses are delivered to individuals at key career milestones in order to support their development throughout their careers.
This core programme begins with the Professional Skills Course, for those joining the firm as trainees, and runs through to the Insight course for lawyers with six years post-qualification experience.
Other skills training for lawyers
In addition to the legal training and the core programme individuals can attend a wide range of courses in the key areas of business development, communication skills and personal development.

Although proven academic ability is important (we require a 2.1 degree or above) we also value energy, enthusiasm, business sense, commitment and the ability to communicate and relate well to others.

All non-law candidates will need to undertake the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and all candidates will need to undertake the Legal Practice Course (LPC) before commencing their Training Contract.

We request that all our trainees complete their LPC and GDL at BPP law school as we have an arrangement in place. The firm pays for your course and examination fees, and a maintenance grant of up to £7,000.

Banking & finance • commercial litigation • commercial • corporate • competition • construction • corporate finance • corporate insurance • dispute resolution • employment • energy / transport / infrastructure • insolvency • insurance & reinsurance • intellectual property • IT • media • personal injury • pensions & benefits • real estate • regulatory • tax • technology • outsourcing

London, Bristol, Hong Kong, Singapore

Bristol: £32,000 rising to £35,000 in the second year of training
London: £37,000 rising to £40,000 in the second year of training

Yes for the GDL & LPC. On acceptance of a training contract, we will provide full fees and a maintenance grant of £7,500 per year in London, Oxford and Guildford and £6,000 elsewhere.