Recognised globally for outstanding work

Denton Wilde Sapte's record of achievement has made it the recipient of several industry awards and honours. In 2007, Global Trade Review magazine named DWS their Law Firm of the Year for the third consecutive year.  The firm also took home the Heart of the City award at the City of London's Dragon Awards 2007, as well as Best Upcoming IP Team (Media and Copyright) Dicideurs Trophies du Droit 2007.  Trade and Forfaiting Review magazine named DWS Best Trade Finance Law Firm 2007 for the second year in a row; DWS was also named Best Law Firm for Commodity, Trade and Structured Commodity Finance Deals at the Trade Finance magazine Awards for Excellence 2007. At the 2006 IFLR Middle East Awards, DWS nabbed honors as Debt Capital Markets Deal of the Year and Debt Capital Markets Team of the Year.  The firm was also voted Best Islamic Legal Adviser at the Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards, as well as Top Legal Adviser by Infrastructure Journal.

How does DWS approach graduate recruitment?

Deciding which law firm to apply to can be a daunting experience and it can be difficult to differentiate between each firm.  The careers portion of our web site is designed to answer as many of your questions as possible, as well as to give details of our recruiting events and seminars.  You'll find insights into life as a trainee and beyond at Denton Wilde Sapte, as well as detailed information about applying for training contracts and vacation schemes.

The firm has two trainee intakes: in March and September.  Applications are now open for training contracts starting in March and September 2010; the firm will take on 10 trainees in March and another 25 in September.  We are also accepting applications for summer vacation schemes and open days in 2008.