Early Careers

We can offer you an exciting position as a junior lawyer, an opportunity that will kick start your career at the practice of an international law firm. You will gain practical and relevant business experience specialising in one of our practice areas and building up a professional and social network.

As an associate, you have many opportunities to develop your skills. Our deep industry knowledge, international reach and outstanding client service make us a great place for your legal career to thrive. As an associate you will work in an international and diverse surrounding, where different people and skills are valued. With us, you will also have the rare opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a truly international law firm, such as international retreats, our Nordic and Global Professional Development Programmes and secondments to our other international offices.

Experienced lawyers

Looking to broaden your horizons? We use our sector understanding and legal expertise to unlock the issues and we take a commercial approach when applying the law. We roll up our sleeves and get on board .

If that sounds like you and you have experience of working within a commercial law firm, why not join us?

Our lawyers get to work with a diverse range of clients, on some great work. We support ambition and collaboration and career development. It’s fast-paced and can be demanding but because we work as one firm across our international network, we never lose sight of the bigger picture. And that includes shaping a work life balance so you can deliver at your best.
One firm. Your firm.

Business Services

Our business service units are an essential factor in our success and developing the frameworks that underpin our legal practice. They form an essential part of the holistic support of our clients and our own teams. As a global firm, we are united by different personalities and cultures. We love what we do and offer our clients and employees a holistic and excellent service.

If you consider yourself a curious, creative and innovative type, with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for what you do, you will go far.

We employee following business services professionals:

• Assistants / Legal PAs
• Marketing and Business Development
• IT
• Human Resources
• Finance
• Reception & customer service

Career opportunities

You can find out more about Careers at Bird & Bird

Junior Trainee

Our Junior Trainee programme is designed for students who are at the early stage of their law studies. As a Junior Trainee you can easily combine your work and studies by working part-time approximately 2 days per week. Together with your Junior Trainee colleagues, you will assist Bird & Bird lawyers, business service staff and Trainees. Your main duties will include diverse office work. Our Junior Trainee programme is a great opportunity for you to get a front row seat to the everyday life at one of the leading law firms in Finland and to gain treasured work experience alongside your studies.

Knowledge Management Trainee

As a Knowledge Management Trainee you will support our lawyers by carrying out a wide variety of legal information retrievals from domestic and international sources as well as taking care of our library and other varying information management tasks. KM Trainees work part time, usually two to three days a week.

Associate Trainee

The Trainee programme consists of 5-6 intensive months during which you will work as a full-time Trainee. The purpose of the programme is to give you an overview of Bird & Bird as well as offer you an opportunity to try your ‘birdie’ wings in practising commercial business law. You will work for various practice groups assisting the firm’s lawyers in diverse and challenging assignments. As we think it is important for you to start looking for your future field of specialisation in commercial business law, we also aim to give you an opportunity to work more closely with one of our practice groups at the later stage of your traineeship. Your duties will include similar work as our newly graduated lawyers do, for example, drafting legal documentation and collecting information regarding a wide variety of issues. You will be supported by your Trainee colleagues and an assigned personal tutor, who will guide you through your entire traineeship.

Thesis Trainee

As a Thesis Trainee you will have the firm’s extensive knowledge services as well as support from our experts across all jurisdictions at your fingertips. You will spend 2-4 months with us, focusing solely in the writing process with the support of your tutor. Nominated tutor is an experienced senior lawyer, who will guide you through the writing process. Your thesis can be either local or international – with us only the sky is the limit. During the traineeship you are welcome to participate in our trainings as well as our social events and become a full member of the twobirds-family! Thesis Trainee will also be payed compensation. We welcome applications all year round. Please note, that we expect you to be in the project phase of your studies and your Thesis topic should relate to our expertise areas of business law.