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Join us and Define your Future.
You can find out more about our Early Careers application processes and current opportunities by selecting the location that interests you.
We are defined by the exceptional work we do; the inclusive and collaborative teams we build and the successful careers we enable. Ignite your legal career with colleagues who value fresh perspectives. Be part of a global team that handles some of the world’s toughest legal challenges that transform sectors and societies. Develop your knowledge. Work with the best. Be part of the change.
I’m supported by colleagues who are supportive, encouraging, enthusiastic and positive. Not just about me but my own development, my work, my beliefs and what I bring to the table. Everyone wants me to do well and to thrive.
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Defined by innovation
By joining Hogan Lovells, you’ll be taking the first critical steps toward becoming a lawyer.
Our global reach, breadth of practices and sector focus will enable you to gain a wide range of experience in different areas of the law and on a variety of projects. Right from the get go, you will work on cutting edge matters that shape careers and sectors. You will work with innovative, market-leading clients, addressing some of the world's most significant legal challenges. As your career progresses, you will be supported to deepen your expertise and make your own impact.
Our passion for excellence also extends to our communities: you will have the opportunity to contribute to our world leading pro bono practice and community investment programs right from the start of your career. All our lawyers are encouraged to contribute their time and expertise to our pro bono practice.
You can find out more about our Early Careers application processes and current opportunities by selecting the location that interests you.
The day I started as a summer intern at Hogan Lovells, never in a million years did I think I’d end up in the partner’s position! The firm has been extremely supportive. I don’t know what would have happened if I hadn’t joined Hogan Lovells.
Corporate & Finance
We provide end-to-end transactional solutions to our clients globally, across a wide range of capital strategies and funding structures.
Disputes
To defend hard-won advantage or to implement new business strategies, our clients need thoughtful, effective, and timely advice — advice that is pragmatic and creative, and backed by experience.
Intellectual Property, Media, and Technology
We live and breathe IP. And we are ready to resolve your intellectual property issues wherever and however they arise. Ideas, innovations, brand. Our IP practice understands that these assets make businesses unique and we know how to protect them.
Regulatory
Global regulation increasingly touches critical aspects of every major sector - whether our clients are curing disease, exploring new sources of energy, or developing cutting-edge technologies to connect with their customers.
Legal Tech
We deliver practical solutions to everyday problems. From information analysis with machine learning to contract automation and specialized compliance apps, our products add value. With a team of legal technology consultants to assess our clients’ technology requirements, we recommend and implement tools that increase efficiency.
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Defined by connection
You will be part of an exceptional international team with highly skilled lawyers at all levels. You'll work with the brightest and the best who will value your perspectives, insights and experience, and encourage and challenge you in equal measure. You will be supported to develop and to grow as a professional in a culture that is diverse and inclusive.
You’ll be joining us alongside other talented people, with diverse perspectives, who are also starting out in their careers with us; the opportunity for collaboration and connection is often the beginning of lifelong friendships.
You can find out more about our Early Careers application processes and current opportunities by selecting the location that interests you.
Hogan Lovells is a place to be who you are. Bring your life experiences and your particular unique outlooks on certain issues with you.
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Defined by growth
With our support, you’ll quickly accelerate your legal and business skills, learning from some of the best in the field. Alongside practical, on the job experience, you will benefit from our award winning, learning and development programs, ensuring you build the strongest foundation for your future career.
You can find out more about our Early Careers application processes and current opportunities by selecting the location that interests you.
You can explore some of the highlights of our global talent offer below.
Our global talent offer
HL Learn is our market-leading learning and development offer, which supports our people in developing the skills they need to succeed at each stage of their career.
HL Dialogue ensures our people receive meaningful, ongoing feedback to support their career development, helping everyone to reach their full potential.
HL Voice allows all our people to provide feedback on what matters to them at key stages of their careers – when they first join, at regular points during their career, and when they leave the firm.
Promotion, protecting and supporting our People’s wellbeing is central to our global HL Thrive program to ensure that all our people can realize their full potential.
Our global mobility programs, HL Passport, HL Ambassador and HL Bridge, offer opportunities to gain a greater global perspective, expand networks and enhance collaboration.
Our recognition programs celebrate outstanding contributions aligned to our strategic priorities and culture. The New Business Award Program rewards entrepreneurial impact, and the HighLight Awards recognize cultural attributes and contributions to the firm.
Through our DEI programs, we make a meaningful, positive impact on our people by fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates and values difference and empowers people to thrive as their authentic selves.
Learning and development
HL Learn is our market-leading learning and development offer, which supports our people in developing the skills they need to succeed at each stage of their career. To find out more about the training that we offer to all our qualified lawyers you can watch the video below.
Legal Learning programs focus on developing technical legal knowledge pertinent to participants’ practice areas; the application of legal knowledge; and the honing of legal skills such as research skills, drafting, advocacy and trial skills.
Sharpen selling skills as a firm and create a sales culture. Broaden the commercial development and entrepreneurial mindset of lawyers as they progress through the firm. Improve the way we sell as teams across practices and jurisdictions.
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