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Enter the Slaughter and May Innovation Competition 2025 for the chance to win £1,000 and work experience with our Client and Practice Solutions team!

We have a reputation for excellence built throughout our 130-year history. As the firm has evolved, we have consistently innovated to drive positive change for our clients, while upholding the highest of standards.

Today, challenging the norm and embracing new, disruptive technologies enables us to offer unparalleled services to our clients. Generative AI is the latest disruption in the legal market that has the potential to have an unprecedented impact on the work we do. It is vital that we understand how it can be used to add the most value to our clients.

So what specific skills should legal professionals develop to work effectively with generative AI tools?

How to enter the competition

For our competition, we invite future lawyers and legal operations professionals to showcase your creative thinking by designing a generative AI training programme for legal professionals.  Your programme should address the skills needed to work effectively with these tools in an engaging and innovative way.

You can use any format you deem appropriate for your entry - we want to see your creativity shine through!

You can find out more about the competition by clicking apply now – entries will close on 28 February 2025.,

About Slaughter and May 

Slaughter and May has a global reputation for providing outstanding legal services. The strength of our practice is reflected in the multi-jurisdictional nature of our work and our international client base. The firm is a trusted adviser to some of the largest companies in the world, advising on complex cross-border deals every single day.

We advise on high-profile and often landmark international transactions. Our varied client list ranges from governments to entrepreneurs, from retailers to entertainment companies and from conglomerates to Premier League football clubs. 

Our practice areas

We are a full service law firm to corporate clients and have leading practitioners across a wide range of areas including Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Commercial, Financing, Tax, Competition, Disputes and Investigations, Real Estate, Pensions and Employment, Financial Regulation, Information Technology and Intellectual Property.  

A world of difference

There are clear differences between Slaughter and May and other global law firms: 

  • We train each of our lawyers to be a multi-specialist, equipped to advise on a broad range of legal matters which at other firms would be handled by a number of different lawyers. This is hard work but our lawyers say it makes for a far more fulfilling career. It provides challenge and interest while allowing lawyers to develop deeper relationships with clients, because they get to know their businesses better, and we think that by broadening your training and experience, you will be a better lawyer.
  • Much of our work has an international element and on average we work with more than 200 law firms across 100 countries annually.  Our work is international and cross-border in nature; we go where our clients go. We never compromise on the quality and consistency for which we are widely recognised.
  •  At Slaughter and May we also take a different approach to time; there are no set billing or time targets. This means that our lawyers are free to work collaboratively, sharing expertise and knowledge, so that they can concentrate on what matters most – the quality of the work and client service. 

Diversity and inclusion 

Diversity and Inclusion is an integral part of how we do things as a firm. We believe that a supportive and inclusive workplace drives collaboration and enhances business performance. We are looking to employ the brightest minds regardless of what or where they studied. Traditional approaches to D&I are often skewed towards initiatives helping diverse individuals to “fit in” and succeed; we focus on examining and adjusting the system for greater acceptance of different leadership styles and ways of working.