Encouragement of trainee lawyers

We see our trainee lawyers and academic assistants as our lawyers of tomorrow.

Careers at OPPENLÄNDER

What makes us special

We function as a team. We enjoy intensive cooperation and practice personal discussion at eye-level.

Your individual career path

You alone determine how your career objective with us looks. We do not invoke status, for us, quality and commitment count.

How we interact with each other

Our doors are open, our ears too. We lunch together and engage in sport together. Each month we have an informal get together for all lawyers and legal trainees. For those at the beginning of their professional careers, we organise special networking events with other JurDay law firms.

Partnership: Entrepreneurial responsibility for the law firm

On the subject of partnership our policy is straightforward and transparent. We are looking for future partners. On becoming partner, you accept entrepreneurial responsibility for the law firm. The path to partnership usually takes six years. The only intermediate step is that of associate partner, reached in three and a half years after entry.

Time for living

Reconciling life and career objectives is important for you. What counts for us is the committed performance of the duties undertaken. Together we find individual solutions with due consideration of all objectives and a reliable framework. That means specifically: we support flexible working time models for our lawyers. Defined phases with reduced working hours do not involve any career setback. We accommodate parental leave and part-time solutions for men and women

What we offer you

Your successful legal career is our common objective.

Your supports

We encourage your personal development on all levels. A partner supports you and facilitates your professional career path. A mentor from among the associates acquaints you with the processes in the partnership. Soft skills seminars strengthen your communications and leadership qualities. Regular stocktaking interviews and a feedback culture assist you in best developing your potential.

Your development

Your professional development is important to us. Apart from our internal further training programme “Up-to-date”, we offer further training opportunities for young colleagues in cooperation with the law firms of our recruiting network JurDay. External further training events, specialist lawyer qualifications or external seminars are, of course, open to you. We welcome your participation in academic discussion.

What you can expect

Clear demands: we look for professional entrants with excellent examination results (at least “vollbefriedigend”), obvious interest in and understanding of commercial contexts and enjoyment in practical work. Your starting salary is EUR 90,000.00, with completed doctorate € 100,000.00, and increases in accordance with your personal development with us. We do not prescribe chargeable hours as that would not suit our self-image.

Career promotion prior to the second state examination

From the first day as a trainee lawyer and academic assistant, you work with your tutor on client-related tasks. You participate in meetings, negotiations and court hearings.

At the same time, we support you in your further training. In selecting your tasks, we have your interests and your second state examination in view. In cooperation with Kaiserseminare, we support your examination preparations and facilitate your participation in weekend and inhouse seminars and a comprehensive test examination programme.

Your work in our law firm is valued and remunerated with EUR 800 monthly per weekday worked.

 

 

Your contact persons

Dr. Florian Schmidt-Volkmar

+49 (711) 60187-262
schmidt-volkmar@oppenlaender.de
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Dr. Christina Koppe-Zagouras

+49 (711) 60187-160
koppe@oppenlaender.de
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