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Our approach to professional development is to produce well-rounded counselors and advocates who possess a sound understanding of the complexities of the legal and commercial issues which affect financial institutions and the financial markets. Our approach relies upon 3 cornerstone principles:
Access
to Clients, Regulators and Counterparties.
We delegate substantial responsibility to our associates.
From the very beginning, our associates work directly
with clients, regulators and transactional counterparties
on significant matters under the firm's close supervision.
This direct contact enables our associates to learn about
different facets of the financial services industry
and the financial markets and to appreciate market
norms. We believe that these benefits would not
be possible if our associates were limited to receiving
instructions from more senior lawyers.
Opportunities
for Multi-Disciplinary Learning. We expect
our associates to practise across
a range of legal disciplines, including corporate
law, securities law, banking law and general commercial
law. We expect them to engage in their own legal
research and to develop an understanding not only
of prevailing market practices but also of the laws
underlying these practices. We believe that this
approach produces complete, well-rounded lawyers
with breadth, sophistication and depth of knowledge
of a wide variety of legal disciplines, the ability
to think independently and creatively and the skills
to identify and resolve legal issues in cutting
edge work where market practices have yet to evolve
or where market practices are not suitable.
Mentoring.
We actively mentor our associates, guiding them
in their development and instilling in them the
confidence to approach legal problems. Each hire
is the beginning of a process of continued communication.
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