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Emily Carlisle, Associate, Corporate
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Emily Carlisle, Associate, Corporate - video
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Our world
Global is one of the first words that people associate with Baker & McKenzie. It is part of our DNA.
Our firm was founded over 60 years ago specifically as a global firm, with no office taking precedence. It is a strength which gives us a unique reach and an instinctive international mindset. We understand our clients’ needs and fulfil their expectations for excellent work with a responsive and seamless service across different countries and different legal systems.
The firm is organised into four regions: Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East, Latin America and North America. We are therefore perfectly placed for the increasing globalisation of business, particularly in regard to emerging markets and major financial centres. Our London office plays a key role in the firm, linking with offices in six continents and co-ordinating many of our multi-jurisdictional deals.
As a trainee, you will regularly work with colleagues right across the firm at all levels. You will gain practical first hand experience of working on multi-jurisdictional projects for global household brand names.
As well as experiencing our international reach in your day-to-day responsibilities, trainees are able to apply for an overseas secondment, allowing you to gain experience from working overseas. Popular locations are Brussels, Paris, Tokyo, Moscow, Hong Kong and Singapore.
You can read more about our secondment programmes here.
Play the video above to hear more about the experiences of one of our associates, Emily Carlisle, or read about them below.
Emily's story
“I qualified into Corporate in 2002 after undertaking the GDL and LPC at The College of Law in London. The firm’s global nature was a significant attraction. It is at the very heart of Baker & McKenzie, at every level, and always has been. During my training contract, I spent three months in Brussels on a trainee secondment. I spent a further five months in New York on the firm’s Associate Training Programme, part of which was spent working in-house with a client. It was a great experience to see how the law is applied in other jurisdictions and to start building my relationships across our global network. As a member of our global reorganisations team, most of my work is cross-border. I still go back to New York several times a year, depending on the deals I’m working on, to meet clients and colleagues and develop my relationships further. Global collaboration is part of the normal experience of working here. I am as likely to be dealing with a colleague in New York as I am with someone in London. At my level, I take on a senior role in transactions. I was one of the team leaders on the restructuring we worked on for American Standard . There were over 600 Baker & McKenzie fee-earners in more than 40 countries working on the transaction. Having this regular international exposure means that our global culture and relationships are constantly fostered and developed. We work together and service clients fluently no matter where we – or they – are based. It’s a great strength of the firm and gives my work an extra dimension.” Emily Carlisle, Associate, Corporate
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EMILY'S PROFILE
ACADEMIC
HISTORY
1995 – 1998 History, Oxford
SUMMER
PLACEMENTS
Freshfields 1997
TRAINING
CONTRACT
Completed seats in
Corporate Tax, Corporate
West, ECC&T, Dispute
Resolution
SECONDMENTS
2002 Trainee
Secondment to Brussels,
2006 ATP to New York
CURRENT ROLE
Qualified as an Associate
into Corporate West
September 2002
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