Trainees | Interns | Students

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

We are glad that you are already interested in Noerr while still in training. Perhaps this means that, even now, we will be getting to know a future colleague and stimulating your passion for a specific field of law at an early stage. With that in mind, we can offer you the following entry opportunities:

a 4-6-week student apprenticeship from the 4th/5th semester
part-time work during your studies, up to first-degree level
work as a research assistant between your first degree and traineeship part-time
work at the start of your traineeship
a private practice placement
an elective traineeship placement (possibly abroad)

In whatever capacity you start at Noerr, the motto guiding your activity will be "not just there, but right at the heart". This means you will be brought into a team and able to get actively involved in working on cases: you will not be a mere onlooker jumping from one section to another. This is an offer which initially costs us time, because you will need to be given a very thorough induction. However, this effort is worth it: feedback from our student apprentices, research assistants and trainees proves that, ultimately, this approach is fruitful for all concerned.

What can you expect to gain during this period?

Insights into the working environment of a law firm in general and the Noerr company culture in particular
Methodological and subject knowledge through on-the-job training
Methodological and subject knowledge and personal skills through participation in the Noerr Campus Jump programme
Initial experience of dealing with clients and/or attending court hearings
Scope to practise and deepen your English language skills
Chances to establish important contacts with potential future colleagues and superiors.

WHO WE LOOK FOR

Noerr's trainees and student apprentices are ambitious prospective lawyers who are keen not merely to "practise" their subject knowledge but to use it to solve a problem which will always be business-related. For this reason, essential qualities are an interest in business contexts, a readiness to think outside the box and an especially well-developed ability to learn new things quickly.

To this end, we expect you to have outstanding examination results and a very good knowledge of English. A doctorate or LL.M. on top of a first degree is advantageous, and foreign experience and knowledge of other languages are very welcome.

We make the basic assumption that you will already have made efforts to familiarise yourself with our specialist fields and will know which field, or fields, you find attractive. You do not need to have made a hard-and-fast decision, and we do not necessarily expect you already to have acquired specialist knowledge. However, we do value keenness and enthusiasm – and both these qualities are usually directed at something specific.

Furthermore, since you will quickly become involved in working on cases, a responsible and independent approach will be required. Although we will be giving you plenty of guidance and support, we will also want to rely on you both as a person and for your ability to perform the tasks in hand. Only in this way can we give you the opportunity to show what you can do in the job and to gain as much practical experience as possible. For our part, this is also the best way for us to get to know you particularly well.

When you join us as a trainee or student apprentice, we see it as a chance to gain you as a potential colleague and to enable you to become accustomed to us. You should use it in the same way: find out whether we suit you and whether you like our company culture, our way of handling cases, the specialist field you have chosen and/or a specific team. We look forward to meeting you!

TRAINING

We have put together a special programme for trainees, which is also open to student apprentices and research assistants. Noerr Campus Jump is our way of launching your targeted training as both an expert in your field and an advisor. It gives you every opportunity to start networking intensively with Noerr's lawyers straight away. The programme, recently decorated with the azur Award 2014 for "Referendariat & Praktikum", contains the following components:

Getting on board
The structured induction programme will familiarise you from your very first day with all relevant contacts, tools and departments. We will give you a systematic overview of our practice, to enable you to get to know our whole firm's setup beyond your own team and specialist field.

Jump Welcome
You will also attend a central welcome event, where you will get to know all our training lawyers and your own fellow trainees. First-year associates and experienced partners will give you insights into a lawyer’s work, as well as our company culture, the firm's history and especially its vision and strategy. A communication session will give you a chance to reflect on your position at Noerr: your own expectations and the demands made of you.

On-the-job training
Under the supervision of a training lawyer and within a team of lawyers, work on handling real-life cases will form the core of your placement. This will also give you the opportunity to attend meetings with clients and/or court hearings and to apply and expand your knowledge in practice. Regular feedback will give you a clear and tangible understanding of your progress and learning successes.

Specialist jour-fixe sessions, subject-related workshops and "Kaiser" revision courses
You will gain additional knowledge by taking part in internal specialist further-training sessions. First, you will accompany your team at regular local meetings for staff in their specialist field. Second, you will have workshops under the guidance of experienced lawyers and external trainers to practise acquiring and presenting specific specialist knowledge, which will be relevant to you not only during your training period with Noerr but also in your upcoming examinations. We will also give you active support in your examination preparations through "Kaiser seminars".

Social events
Again and again we will encourage your networking by organising lunches, outings and other events. The idea is to enable you to get together with your fellow trainees and our lawyers both within and across specialist fields.

Noerr Campus Jump, like all our further-training programmes, is not there "just for fun" but is genuinely intended to provide professional added value. For you, it is so that your time here can be used to best effect to satisfy your ambitions and thus to enrich your personal, social and specialist skills. For us, it is so that you will support us as an increasingly well-trained worker and, perhaps, reinforce us as a future colleague. Naturally, it is our hope and intention that you will also feel well looked-after socially during this period. This is our way of encouraging you, in the end, to both think and feel yourself convinced by Noerr

Application

Advice on speculative applications

You will find the positions for trainees, students and research assistants constantly advertised online. Applying online makes it easy for you and for us the get the application straight to the relevant person. Please feel free to inform us in your letter if you are ready to work at different offices. We will take that into account. If you wish to work as trainee or student in one of our foreign offices please send your full application (covering letter, CV, certi...

How to apply

Applying online: If you have found a suitable vacancy, click on “Apply now” at the bottom of the advertisement. A window will open, where you can enter your personal details and upload your application documents. If you have prepared well, you should expect to spend only 5-8 minutes on this. Please have the following application documents ready, preferably in PDF format: - Covering letter - CV - School/university certifica...

Tips for applicants

Documents: Please make sure that your application is as complete as possible. Ideally, your application should contain a personalised covering letter, your curriculum vitae (CV) and the most important certificates. The covering letter gives you the opportunity, among other things, to explain why you are interested in the position and to describe two or three stages in your CV that are relevant to the position. Your CV will be all the more readable if it is structured clearly and significant eve...