Our offer
Build your career with the right support from the beginning
A career at Simpson Thacher comes with more than exceptional work. Here is what else you can expect.
Our offer
A career at Simpson Thacher comes with more than exceptional work. Here is what else you can expect.
We ask a great deal of the people who work here. In return, we invest in them – in their development, their wellbeing and their lives outside of work. Everything we offer is designed with one goal in mind: to help you become the best private equity lawyer you can be, and to make sure you are supported every step of the way.
Our London office is designed for people who work hard and want everything they need close at hand. An on-site catering team provides breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Barista coffee and stocked kitchens are available throughout the building. It is the kind of environment that makes long hours not just manageable, but genuinely comfortable.
From your first seat rotation, you will have access to structured training, partner-led workshops and one-to-one mentorship. You will be given real work and constructive feedback – the kind that actually makes you better. Your development is not a programme you complete. It is something that happens every day, in every matter you work on.
At Simpson Thacher, pro bono is not an afterthought. Each year our London lawyers devote thousands of hours to free legal support for marginalised individuals, charities and social enterprises. Our priority areas are criminal justice, gender equality, immigration and asylum, housing and homelessness, and climate. It is work that matters – and it is work you will be part of from the beginning.
As a firm, we aim to ensure that everyone who joins us can thrive here. That means building a culture where differences are celebrated, individuals are valued and every lawyer has access to the development and support they need to do their best work.
Our inclusion efforts span recruitment, mentoring, career development and community – supported by affinity groups, inclusion networks and a firm-wide commitment that runs from the most junior associate to the most senior partner.
We believe that recruiting, developing and promoting outstanding lawyers of all backgrounds is not a programme or a policy. It is how we build a better firm.
Investment Funds: Private Equity, Chambers UK, 2013–2025
Practice areas ranked Band 1 or Band 2, Chambers UK
Partners ranked in Chambers UK
Legal 500 UK, Investment Funds
