BIG

OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TALENTED PEOPLE
DLA PIPER IN OUR WORDS

LEGAL CAREERS ON A

DIFFERENT SCALE

LEGAL CAREERS ON
A DIFFERENT SCALE
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EXPANSIVE

OUTLOOK
DLA Piper offers you a legal career on a different scale
As one of the worlds largest
law firms, we have amazing
opportunities for those who think
commercially, strategically and
globally. Our size is matched by
our ambition. We are a firm that
welcomes people with different
views, ideas and intended career
paths. All we ask is that you are
talented, enthusiastic and aiming to
be the best.
Being part of a big firm does not
mean you will be lost in the crowd.
Thismeans that you will be part
of a trainee cohort that has huge
opportunities and real responsibility.

Use this brochure to take a short

journey with us around our firm
as we explain what our lawyers
actually do and what we would
expect of you if you were to join us.
We believe DLA Piper is the best
place for talented people to learn
how to become great lawyers and
business leaders.

Our world is an exciting place to

be and your journey with us will
be exciting and enriching. A place
where your talent is truly rewarded.
Read more, get in touch and make
up your own mind.

We are a truly global firm, dedicated to the

markets in which we operate. The opportunities
for both personal and professional development
are vast and youll be part of a great team too.
Kevin Chan
Office Managing Partner Hong Kong

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HOW COMMERCIAL

ARE YOU?

Clients are at the heart of everything we do

and we work closely with them to
help them achieve their legal and
commercial goals. That means you
will need skills that expand beyond
the ability to understand complex
legal concepts.
Our commercial mindset is one
of the things our clients find
unique about us. You will need
to demonstrate this mindset: be
interested in business, understand
where profits come from and be
attuned to the main challenges
our clients face. You will need to
readthe trade magazines they read,
attend the conferences they attend
and be able to talk confidently
about the subjects which interest
them. You will need to consider
everything on a global scale,
because thats what a lot of our
clients do every day.

Of course, providing guidance

on the law is obviously very
important. You must be a master
of your subject area and be
able to interpret it for specific
circumstances. Wewill help you
with this, giving you the chance to
experience different aspects of the

law during your first two years with

us. Oneortwo specialisms will
probably interest you the most and
we will do our very best to offer you
opportunities in those areas when
you qualify. Because of our size,
wehave the scope to do this.

DLA Piper provides opportunities for lawyers to develop high

quality legal and professional skills that are highly adaptable to
a global workplace. Ifyou have good ideas about how you
want to develop your practice, then you are encouraged
to pursue them. DLA Piper also takes mentoring of young
lawyers very seriously as the development of the next
generation of lawyers is one of the keys to our ongoing
success. Our lawyers have a strong interest and commitment to mentoring
young lawyers from the time they are trainees all the way to partner and beyond.
I have been very fortunate to have excellent mentors at the firm and aspire to
be a good mentor for others. Professional and personal growth is ongoing and
is part of our culture.
Paul Chen
Head of Corporate Asia

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THE HIGHEST

QUALITY

Being a great lawyer also means providing a great service

and our clients expect that every
aspect of our service is delivered
to the highest quality: from the
way we answer the phone, to the way
we shape our advice. You are going
to have to be good at lots of things,
demonstrate initiative and be very
client focused. Communication
and interpersonal skills are vital.
Being able to network and sell your
services will also be crucial.
Lawyers have to be team players
too. You will regularly work with
others to tackle a project, sometimes
across offices and countries. You
need to be able to listen, put forward
suggestions and play an active role

within a range of teams. These are

skills that are not necessarily taught,
so we will help you to develop them.
We want you to be entrepreneurial
and full of fresh ideas which can
make a commercial difference
to our clients and our firm.
One advantage of being part of

DLAPiper is that everyone here

plays an important role and if you
are good then we will listen to
youregardless of how long you have
been with us. As your career evolves
you will also need to understand
budgets, business planning,
marketing and ultimately leadership.

The culture here suits me well and I am given the

opportunities, resources and guidance to develop my
skills and my career at a fast pace. DLA Piper helps me
live up to my potential and gives me a clear career path.
Leo Cheng
Of Counsel
Litigation & Regulatory Group, Hong Kong

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STRETCHING

YOUR SKILLS
You probably hear a lot about law firm trainees doing nothing but photocopying
or fixing the photocopier, in
between making tea for the
partners. At DLA Piper we see
two years of slaving over a hot
reprographics machine or kettle as
a poor return on the money we are
investing in you, and a sure-fire
way of disengaging you!

Throughout the training process

and beyond, you will develop the
necessary abilities and knowledge
not just to survive, but to thrive, in
a busy client-driven environment.
This involves four six-month seats in
different practice areas, and bespoke
training tailored to meet your needs.

DLA Piper trainees have real

experience and responsibility and
lots of it. Actual work for actual
clients that will have a real impact on
your development and performance.
You will be given things to do that
will build your skills and experience.
And if you are good at those tasks
then you will be given even more
challenging things to do.

You will receive regular performance

reviews and feedback throughout.
There will be opportunities to go on
international secondments. Allthis
means enormous opportunity for
you. Achance to be who you want
to be, in the role that suits you best,
at the locations where you want
towork.

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There are sure to be tough days as

well as fun times; grind as well as
glamour; and some late nights and
early mornings. However, everything
that you encounter will stand you in
good stead for your future career.

A UNIQUE

PERSPECTIVE

In some ways DLA Piper is not that different from other law firms
We compete for the same high
quality work as our competitors, wear
similar clothes and have a partnership
structure.

vision into reality. This is a modern,

entrepreneurial business rather than a
stuffy closed shop, where ambitions are
global, not parochial.

However, there is a big difference in

our perspective. You will be joining a
firm with a history that goes back to the
1,700s, but has seen unparalleled growth
over the past fifteen years. This is due
to an entrepreneurial mindset and a
willingness to take risks.

This ambition flows through our firm

and provides real energy to the working
environment. People feel they are part
of something special, and still at the
start of something big. This is why
we need trainees with similar energy
and drive.

In many ways, we have shaken up the

cosy world of law and demonstrated
how real commercial flair can get you
to where you want to be. Wehave
dared to think big and turn our

We want to continue growing into the

future, and you could play a starring role.

We want to steer our business forward

and to do this we need the best people
out in front. Whilst you cannot expect
to become a partner within your first
few months, if you are good then you
will be promoted. We do not want our
talented people patiently waiting in line
to rise to the top. We want the best in
charge, achieving more for our firm.
That is how successful, meritocratic
commercial enterprises work and that
is how DLA Piper works.

DLA Piper offers you an unparalleled training programme

for starters, youll spend the first few days of your training
contract on an induction course in the United Kingdom,
which has been designed specifically to help to you settle in
and to give you necessary background information and skills.
Ken Chau
Trainee Solicitor 2nd Year, Hong Kong

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What
do we do?
Corporate
Our corporate lawyers transact
domestic and multi-jurisdictional
joint ventures and strategic
alliances, tender offers, exchange
offers, mergers and acquisitions,
consolidations, hostile takeovers
and proxy contests, leveraged
recapitalisations and management
buyouts, divisional or asset sales and
distressed company deals through
bankruptcy or other structures.
Theteam also includes specialists in
tax, funds and capital markets work.

Employment
We help clients in relation to
all their employment-related
needs including employment
and consultancy agreements,
compensation and benefits, provident
and pension schemes, employee share
options, employment incentives,
discrimination and dismissal issues,
transfer of employees upon corporate
restructuring (i.e. transmission of
business), occupational retirement
schemes or immigration-related issues
(including entry permits, visas and
permanent residency). Ourlawyers

represent clients across the whole

spectrum of industry at both a
domestic and international level from
SMEs to large multinationals with
varying workplace environments and
corporate structures.

Finance & Projects

We bring to our clients, which
include local and international
corporations,banks and financial
institutions, specialised services
including trade financingaccount
receivable financings, acquisition
financings, asset based financings,
leasing, debt restructurings and
insolvencies, project financings,
securitisations and structured
financings.

Intellectual Property
and Technology
We have considerable experience
advising on complex distribution and
IP licensing arrangements, corporate
transactions (including mergers
andacquisitions, joint ventures and
listings), data privacy and security,
franchising, advertising laws, IP

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and IT law, IP prosecution, IT

outsourcing, litigation and arbitration,
lobbying and strategic advice and
analysis, procurement or supply of
telecom and IT products and services,
and telecoms and IT projects. We
also have extensive intellectual
property litigation and dispute
resolution experience, regionally and
internationally.

Litigation & Regulatory

The litigation lawyers in our group
handle large, complex local and
cross-border disputes. The group
has experience in all forms of
litigation, corporate crimes,
arbitration, alternative dispute
resolution and mediation and has
acted in proceedings regulated by
courts and tribunals at all levels.
Our lawyers are focused on solving
clients problems in the most practical
manner at the lowest possible cost.
The regulatory lawyers in our group
advise corporations, government
bodies, financial institutions, investors
and accountants in relation to Listing
Rules, Takeover Code compliance
issues, corporate advisory, corporate

governance and transactional support.

On the contentious side we advise
corporations, investment banks
and individual directors on dealing
with the Securities and Futures
Commission (SFC), theHong Kong
Stock Exchange (HKSE) and the
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(HKMA) in relation to investigations,
insider dealing tribunals and internal
reviews by regulated entities. We
regularly advise corporations on risk
management, environmental reviews
and health and safety issues. Our team
also has extensive multi-jurisdictional
experience in relation to fraud,
corruption (including FCPA) and
corporate governance matters.

Real Estate
We strive to help clients create and
implement effective strategies for
addressing their real estate-related
business needs. Clients include
corporations, banks, property
developers and contractors, private
client investors and developers,
architects and surveyors, building
managers and incorporated owners.
Weadvise on the full range of

realestate services from auctions,

tenders and sealed bids, commercial
and residential acquisitions,
disposals and leasings, landlord
and tenant issues to land grants and
modifications, possession actions,
property development and financings,
property litigation, property
management, and development,
multi-occupational commercial
developments and investments.
Lawyers in our Hong Kong office also
have REIT transactional experience.

Tax
Our Tax Group in Asia provides
international and domestic
tax-efficient planning advice for
all organisational models. Our tax
specialists advise on different taxes
including corporate, individual (both
local and expatriate employees),
income, and business (applicable to
certain industries). Our specialists
also advise on other tax-related
scenarios such as withholding
taxes on cross-border licensing and
services, import VAT and custom
duty applicable to imported items and
local real property related charges.

Restructuring
Our Restructuring Group in
AsiaPacific is uniquely placed to
provide seamless restructuring legal
advice to local and international
clients across the region. Our
knowledge of, and close involvement
with, the Asia Pacific market
enables us to provide restructuring
advice which is both strategic and
commercial.
We advise financial institutions,
private equity and hedge funds,
distressed debt and special
opportunity funds, corporates
and insolvency practitioners.
Ourexpertise includes Financial
restructuring (including acting for
lenders, bondholders, and corporate
clients), Corporate restructuring,
Distressed debt sales and purchases,
distressed investments, Insolvency
advice, and Insolvency litigation.
Our Restructuring Group is rated
as a leading practice in Hong Kong,
Singapore, Thailand and Australia by
Chambers Asia, Legal 500, and
IFLR 1000.

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INTERNATIONAL
FOCUS

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DLA PIPER

RELATIONSHIP FIRMS

AUSTRALIA

BRAZIL

Brisbane
Canberra
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney

So Paulo

CZECH
REPUBLIC

HUNGARY

NETHERLANDS

SAUDI ARABIA

UKRAINE

UNITED STATES

Prague

Budapest

Amsterdam

ITALY

OMAN

Jeddah
Riyadh

Kyiv

CANADA

FRANCE

Paris

Milan
Rome

Muscat

SINGAPORE

POLAND

Singapore

GEORGIA

JAPAN

Warsaw

Tokyo

QATAR

SLOVAK
REPUBLIC

KUWAIT

Doha

Bratislava

Manama

Calgary
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Whitehorse
Yellowknife

Kuwait City

ROMANIA

SOUTH KOREA

CHINA

LUXEMBOURG

Bucharest

Seoul

BELGIUM

Luxembourg

RUSSIA

SPAIN

MEXICO

Moscow
St. Petersburg

THAILAND

Albany
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Austin
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New York

AUSTRIA

Vienna
BAHRAIN

Antwerp
Brussels

Beijing
Hong Kong
Shanghai

Tbilisi
GERMANY

Berlin
Cologne
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Munich

Mexico City

Madrid
Bangkok

UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES

Abu Dhabi
Dubai
UNITED
KINGDOM

Birmingham
Edinburgh
Leeds
Liverpool
London
Manchester

Northern Virginia
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Raleigh
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Short Hills
Silicon Valley
Tampa
Washington, DC
Wilmington

ALGERIA

EGYPT

MOZAMBIQUE

Algiers

Cairo

Maputo

Stockholm

BOSNIAHERZEGOVINA

ETHIOPIA

NAMIBIA

TANZANIA

Sarajevo
BOTSWANA

Gaborone
BURUNDI

Bujumbura
COLOMBIA

Addis Ababa

Windhoek

GHANA

NEW ZEALAND

Accra
INDONESIA

Jakarta
IRELAND

Bogota

Dublin

CROATIA

KENYA

Auckland
Wellington
NORWAY

Oslo
PORTUGAL

Lisbon

RWANDA

Zagreb

Nairobi

DENMARK

MAURITIUS

SOUTH AFRICA

Port Louis

Cape Town
Johannesburg

Copenhagen

Kigali

SWEDEN

Dar es Salaam
Mwanza
TURKEY

Ankara
Istanbul
UGANDA

Kampala
VENEZUELA

Caracas
ZAMBIA

Lusaka

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SECONDMENT STORy
Jennifer Wu Legal Assistant (pending HK admission), Hong Kong

As part of my training contract, I

was offered the valuable opportunity
to spend six months on secondment
in the Corporate department of
DLA Pipers London office. I was
amazed by the wide range of tailormade training, including a full day
workshop in Birmingham for all
corporate trainees across the UK.
From a technical point of view,
I have undoubtedly developed my
commercial awareness and technical
skills by assisting the corporate team
in advising ScS Group plc on its
initial public offering and admission
to trading on the main market for
listed securities of the London Stock
Exchange. I assisted from the early
stage of the due diligence process
to verification, prospectus drafting
and all preparation work leading up

to pathfinder and impact day and

post-completion matters. I have also
assisted on a merger and acquisition
deal and other discrete tasks
throughout my corporate seat.
From a personal development
perspective, I had the unique
opportunity to learn about working
practices in our London office and
develop personal relationships with
colleagues from other offices which
I believe would undoubtedly last
beyond this secondment. Of course,

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one of the greatest perks being in

London is how accessible it is to
travel anywhere in Europe! Nothing
beats heading off to Austria just
for a long weekend; spending your
holidays watching the northern lights
and enjoying life at the blue lagoon
in Iceland; going on a road trip from
Munich to Frankfurt while winding
through picturesque old towns,
churches and castles; and joining the
Venice annual masquerade carnival
on your birthday weekend.

Wundy Lee Work Experience in Melbourne, Australia (2nd Year Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong)

with me both their life and legal

experience, which provided me
invaluable insights into the work
and lives of lawyers in Australia.
Furthermore, the supporting
staff were always there to ensure
my needs were accommodated.
Thefriendliness of the people made
my stay in the Melbourne office more
delightful than I could have expected.

Before the start of my training

contract at DLA Piper, the HongKong
office had kindly arranged for me a
4-week placement in the Melbourne
office, enabling me to fulfill the
practical training course requirement
for admission to the legal profession in
Victoria, Australia.
The 4-week placement provided me
with excellent learning opportunities.
I joined the Corporate group and was
assigned to a variety of tasks, such as
conducting legal research, assisting
with due diligence and drafting legal
documents etc. The tasks were all
intellectually stimulating. They exposed
me to different areas of law and
allowed me to hone my skills before
Iofficially launched my legal career.
I was also fortunate enough to be
invited to join their regular team
meetings from which I gained a better
understanding about the operation of
the Corporate group. There was also
a fun side of those meetings. I still
recall other placement students and

I were given an opportunity to do an

inspirational presentation in one of
the meetings which aimed to energize
everyone on a Monday morning!
Furthermore, I was also invited to
informal team lunches where I could
mingle with people at all levels.
While the placement on the whole
was very enjoyable, it was the
presence of great people that made it
more memorable. My mentors were
very patient in giving instructions
and answering my queries. They
were more than willing to share

Working in the Melbourne office was

a fruitful and rewarding experience.
I could learn at the same time as
getting admitted. This could happen
with DLA Piper, not only because
of it being an international law firm,
but also it being a firm which very
much cares about the professional
development of its members.

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STRENGTH IN

DIVERSITY

Our philosophy is that the best people often come from a variety of
backgrounds and what we are really interested in is your mind
We see strength in diversity and
have been recognised for our efforts
in this area. People with challenging
new ideas can only add to the
strength of our business and as
such we welcome applications from
candidates from all walks of life.
Everyone has a contribution to make
and we want to give them the power
to make that contribution.

In short, you will be spending your

working hours with people you
will enjoy being with, because they
are as intelligent, focussed and
individual as you are. A working
environment like this will inspire
you to achieve more.

International secondments provide a fantastic opportunity

to experience living and working within a different culture.
Mytime in Hong Kong has allowed me to get involved in a
wide variety of work, giving me experiences and skills that
will not only be useful during my time as a trainee, but also
further into my career.
Farrah Saleem
Registered Foreign Lawyer (2012 UK Seconded Trainee)
Corporate Group, Hong Kong

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CAREFULLY

CRAFTED
DLA Piper offers you an award winning training scheme which is amongst the
best in the business
You will begin your training
contract at a residential induction
course, designed specifically to
help you to settle in and to give you
necessary information and tools.
You will complete four six-month
seats in different practice areas,
where you will work with people at
all levels of the business, including
partners, learning through practice
and observation. The experience you
gain will be broad, but will give you
real responsibility as well as a real
feel for commercial law in practice.
As well as on-the-job training,
we also provide a specifically
designed high quality legal training

and development programme for

trainees. As well as covering all
compulsory training and courses
required by the relevant regulatory
body, you will also receive bespoke
training in areas which will equip
you for your long term career in
law. These training courses also
give you the benefit of meeting up
regularly with trainees from other
offices.

Nobody knows everything,

particularly when they start a new
career. Our training is about giving
you the information you need and
bringing out your potential.

DLA Piper is a firm that constantly seeks to better itself,

and is engaged in a tireless pursuit for innovation. Itmay
sound daunting to a fresh graduate, but with DLA Pipers
commitment to its personnel (and mentors who do
not hesitate to impart their invaluable knowledge and
insights!), you will find working here a very exciting and
rewarding experience.
Andy Tam
Legal Assistant (pending HK admission)

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Wider

Contribution

At DLA Piper, we are committed to conducting our business in a way that is

consistent with our values.
Our Corporate Responsibility
initiatives demonstrate how our
values are embedded in the way
we engage with our people, our
clients and our communities.
We concentrate our support and
resources on issues where we can
have the greatest positive impact.
This engagement not only benefits
the individuals, nonprofits and
NGOs we work with, but also
provides personal and professional
development for our people and
opportunities to strengthen our ties
with the community and our clients.

Our Corporate Responsibility

initiatives focus on key areas of
Pro Bono, Community Engagement,
Diversity and Environmental
Sustainability. Our collaboration
with corporate clients, academic
institutions and community partners
distinguishes our approach.
In each of our offices globally, we
commit to corporate responsibility
by dedicating our time and legal
experience to projects related to

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education, economic empowerment

and equality. Our contribution
ranges from global pro bono projects
in developing and post-conflict
countries to partnerships benefiting
local schools and charities. In2014,
DLA Piper donated over 202,500
hours through our pro bono and
community engagement initiatives
worldwide. This makes us one of the
largest providers of pro bono legal
services in the world.

APPLICATION
Send cover letter, resume & academic transcript to
Interns: recruitment.hongkongintern@dlapiper.com
Trainees: recruitment.hongkongtrainee@dlapiper.com

Summer internship/
Winter internship

Training contract

CLOSING DATES
INTERNSHIPS:
Summer: 15 January 2016
Winter: 31 August 2016
TRAINING CONTRACTS:
15 April 2016

REQUIREMENTS
Phone interview

Two written exercises

Two translation tests

Group discussion

Individual presentation

Penultimate year of law or

combined law degree

HK & UK candidates:
Second upper class law
degree (2.1 or equivalent)

Australian candidates:
law degree with a credit/
distinction average

Excellent English and

Chinese language skills
(written and spoken)

Knowledge of other
languages is a distinct
advantage

Phone interview

Face to face interview

Assessment day:
Panel interview

Face to face interview

Internship
Four week placement

Automatically put through to

face to face trainee interview

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TRAINEESHIPS
We expect our trainees to be high
achievers in everything they do, not just
academics, and as such we do not use an
automated screening system. We firmly
believe that people should have more
to offer than just grades. We would
also expect our trainees to display the
following skills and characteristics:

Ambition, drive and motivation to

move our business and their own
career forward

Excellent communication skills to

deal with clients and colleagues

Team working abilities to provide

the best service

Leadership potential to develop our

people

Analytical skills to deal with the

intellectual challenges of the job

Commercial awareness and

a genuine interest in the
businessworld

Attention to detail to maintain our

reputation of delivering the highest
quality work

SCHOLARSHIPS
The Firm has a Scholarship programme
internationally, and will again be
awarding Scholarships in Hong Kong.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your cover letter, CVand
academic transcripts via email tothe
HR Advisor Graduate Recruitment
at: recruitment.hongkongtrainee@
dlapiper.com
Please ensure that all the required
documents are sent to us before
the closing date. No applications or
paperwork received after this date will be
included in the decision making process.

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BENEFITS

Salaries are competitive with other

leading law firms

Stipend will be provided during

PCLL course

Financial support is offered to

prospective trainees for the PCLL
course

(If you have already started or

completed the PCLL at the time we
offer you a training contract, a special
bonus will be paid to you if you are
retained by the firm after you qualify.)

Holiday entitlement
22daysperyear

Private health cover, life & disability

insurance will be provided

INTERNSHIPS
Our internship program gives a real
insight into life at DLA Piper. We
value the scheme highly and feel that
it allows those who participate to
assess us thoroughly, while also being
considered for a training contract.
We currently operate a formal
four-week internship program in
winter and summer. We recruit up
to ten students for the winter intake
in December/January and up to
sixteenstudents for the summer
intakes in June/July.
REQUIREMENTS
Candidates are recruited after
interviews using similar criteria as
those for training contracts.

HOW TO APPLY
Please send your cover letter,
CVand academic transcripts via
email to the HR Advisor
Graduate Recruitment at:
recruitment.hongkongintern@
dlapiper.com

Please ensure that all the required

documents are sent to us before
the closing date. No applications or
paperwork received after this date
will be included in the decision
making process.

Having completed a vacation placement with DLA Piper,

Imade the decision to join this firm because of the quality of
work given to the trainees, the friendly working environment
and the excellent career opportunities available. Working at
DLA Piper has exceeded my expectations. The team trusts
you with your work from the start of your employment,
which is challenging and gratifying at the same time. The firm
also provides a supportive working environment. I never feel
hesitant asking for help. I have a sense of achievement about
the work I do and I am given the resources and guidance
todevelop my skills at a fast pace.
Alice Leung
Trainee Solicitor 2nd Year, Hong Kong
Recipient of DLA Piper Scholarship

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ASIA HIGHLIGHTS
RECENT MAJOR AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Innovative Lawyer Awards

2015

Foreign Law Firm of the Year

Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year

2014

Financial Times

International Law Firm of the Year

2015, 2014

International Law Firm of the Year (India)

2014

Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year (India)

2013
LegalEra Awards

Deal of the Year

China Business Law Journal

2014

Legal Services Award

2014
Asia Transformation and Turnaround Awards

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Asian Legal Business

Asia Pacific Deal of the Year

2014
Trade Finance Awards

Taxation team of the Year

2014
China Business Law Journal

MIP Global IP Firm of the Year

2014
Managing Intellectual Property

#1 by volume of M&A deals Globally

2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

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2013

Mergermarket

28 practices across the Asia Pacific region are recognize

on the leading firm league table
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11 practice areas improved their rankings
2013
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Hong Kong
2013

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2013

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2013
China Business Law Journal

World Tax

Asian-Mena Counsel Deal of the Year Awards

PingAn/Yihaodian
2013

Ranked as Band One for Tax and Trusts in China

andHong Kong

Asia Mena Counsel Awards

65 practices across the Asia Pacific region are

recognized on the leading form league table

16 lawyers are recognized as Leading Lawyers

15 practice areas improved their rankings

2013

Legal 500

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Corporate for International Firms in China/Hong Kong

M&A Deal of the Year Ping An/Yihaodian

2013
China Law & Practice Awards

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the year for seven consecutive years
2006 2013
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