Employer Profile

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With more than 3,700 lawyers located in 28 countries and 66 offices throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US, DLA Piper is positioned to help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.   Our Vision is to be the leading global business law firm, delivering quality, value-added services to our clients, globally and locally; a vision which is underpinned by a set of core values which focus on our people, our clients and our communities. DLA Piper became one of the largest legal service providers in the world in 2005 through a merger of unprecedented scope in the legal sector.  While large in scale, the merger strategy was simple – to create an international legal practice capable of taking care of the most important legal needs of clients wherever they do business. We wanted our clients to rely on receiving the right service for their particular matter, whether requiring seamless coordination across multiple jurisdictions or delivery in a single location. Building strong and substantial client relationships was and remains the compass for DLA Piper's business strategy and future development.    We represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. Our client commitment is also our brand – everything matters when it comes to the way we serve and interact with our clients. If it matters to them, it matters to us. 

When recruiting we look for technically excellent, business minded and entrepreneurial lawyers.  In return we offer a supportive and empowering environment where all of our people are given every opportunity to fulfill their potential. We are proud to have been consistently voted one of the UK's and Europe's best employers in various surveys which benchmark us against all major European employers and not just law firms.

Our people are also encouraged to develop their skills in areas beyond conventional business activities. At DLA Piper we take Corporate Social Responsibility very seriously indeed.  We believe in investing in our communities - by giving something back we are helping to shape a better future for them.  Fee earners, trainees and support staff have all found that investing in the community has helped to develop their professional skills and engage more fully with the wider environment.