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Akin Gump Wins “Best Opportunities for Career Progression - Training Contract” at AllAboutLaw Awards, Runner-Up/Finalist for Four Add’l Honors

November 8, 2018AllABoutLaw

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(London) – At the 2018 AllAboutLaw Awards, held in London on November 8, Akin Gump’s London training contract program won “Best Opportunities for Career Progression - Training Contract.”

Additionally, the firm was shortlisted in the categories “Best Training Contract – US Firm,” “Best Vacation Scheme – US Firm” and “Best for Job Satisfaction.” The firm was also runner-up in the category “Best Training Contract – US Firm,” which it won in 2017.

The awards are held annually and recognize “the hard work done by law firms to create innovative and rewarding vacation schemes and training contracts.” The winners are decided according to feedback from current trainee solicitors collected from surveys completed anonymously by them.

Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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