Linklaters
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Closing date for applications to this role is Wednesday 9th September 2026.
Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.
Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.
We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.
Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.
We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.
The role:
This is a fantastic opportunity for bright and committed school leavers or recent graduates to join a high-performance global finance team in a world-leading professional services firm and work towards a professional finance qualification.
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We are recruiting a cohort of apprentices to join our Finance team in London. Some of these Assistant Accountant roles will be largely dedicated to one team, with short secondments to other teams, while others offer the opportunity to gain experience in multiple teams over the course of the apprenticeship.
As an Assistant Accountant in our Finance team, you will have a role in providing a high-quality service to the firm's 500+ partners and/or business units across the world through a wide range of regular and ad hoc financial and administrative processes.
Working closely with finance and tax colleagues at the London head office and across the globe, each role is varied and challenging. They all offer opportunities to gain a wide range of skills and experience through on-the-job training, in-house training programmes, support from friendly, approachable and experienced finance colleagues and full support towards a finance qualification (ACCA).


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What we're looking for:
We are looking for candidates with:
- An interest in, and commitment to, a career in finance, accounting and tax
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to deal with partners and top management
- Strong problem-solving skills
The roles are based at the London headquarters with agile working at the City office and at home.
As well as excellent opportunities for training and long-term development, the roles offer a competitive salary and a market-leading range of benefits, including private medical insurance, travel insurance, on-site GP service, on-site gym, subsidised restaurant and the opportunity to join a range of social and sporting clubs.
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