About us
Global reach, local connection.
Exceptional craft, inclusive culture.
Ambitious focus, supportive approach.
The power to shape your future, and ours.
Define your Future.
We empower people to make innovative choices that drive progress and make meaningful contributions to our clients and society.
The work we do.
Defined by innovation:
The one constant is that we are always evolving, innovating, excelling, because that is what it takes to be the best.
By joining our exceptional global team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting edge matters. You'll work with some of the brightest legal minds, delivering innovative solutions for market-leading clients, addressing some of the world's most significant legal challenges. It's no wonder we were awarded "Best law firm for quality of work" in the 2024 Legal Cheek Awards.
Our passion for excellence extends to our communities: we make good on our promises to society through our world leading pro bono practice and our community investment programmes. All our lawyers are encouraged to contribute their time and expertise to our pro bono practice.
The teams we build.
Defined by connection :
We believe we have a unique culture that is both ambitious and supportive. You will be stretched and encouraged to grow as a professional, while at the same time, thriving as part of an inclusive and collaborative team. Your experience and insights will be valued, as will the networks and relationships you have built, and will continue to build, both at the firm and within the wider community.
The breadth of our practice, our international reach, and our diverse and inclusive teams means that, whatever your chosen area of practice, you will have access to a globally interconnected legal network of experts in every discipline. Our collective strength emerges from our diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, and a shared passion to work together to provide our clients with the best possible solutions.
The careers we enable.
Defined by growth :
We champion our people at every stage of their careers. Our global talent strategy is designed to attract and retain the very best and is at the core of our success as a firm. A fully integrated and inclusive global approach, locally tailored as needed. It is underpinned by our unique culture, which puts Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the heart of all we do.
Defined by Knowledge
Our mission is to support the next generation of legal talent to be successful. To help prepare you for your journey, we’ve created our "Defined by Knowledge series" - lectures which explore our practice areas and specialisms. Click on a film below to hear from our lawyers.
HL Legal Lounge Podcast
Watch this 8-episode series, delving into various aspects of Hogan Lovells. Hosted by our dynamic London trainees, each episode delves deep into the heart of our firm, featuring exclusive discussions with partners and key figures from across our organisation.
Get ready to be informed and inspired as we uncover the intricacies of our firm in the Hogan Lovells Legal Lounge. Tune in and elevate your understanding of the legal world with us!
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Case studies
Take a closer look at our legal case studies to see how we partner with clients to realise their ambitions and new innovations.
Together, we lead change and shape the future.
Guiding a REIT on one of the largest UK public M&A deals of 2022
Negotiating terms for this all-share merger of two of London’s real estate investment trusts required an experienced cross-practice team with the expertise to handle one of the most complex and high-profile public transactions of 2022, and the largest UK share-for-share merger since 2019. Read more here
Renewing climate justice with Snowchange Cooperative
Snowchange Cooperative is reversing climate change using scalable, nature-based solutions led by Finland’s indigenous Sámi, with pro bono and financial support from Hogan Lovells. Read more here.
How Uber navigated three licensing appeals in London and won
When regulators wouldn’t renew Uber’s operating license, the road to reinstatement involved transforming its culture and business practices in ways that reached beyond London. Read more here.
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Interview with Rebekah Clement, Sustainability Director at Lloyd's
"We are operating in one of the most challenging periods in living memory." Rebekah Clement, Sustainability Director for Lloyd's, discusses why Lloyd's is investing so heavily in ESG. She goes on to discuss how important our advisory role is in supporting clients who are grappling with the rapidly changing regulatory and policy landscape. Read more here.
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Granting victims of human trafficking access to compensation
39 Vietnamese migrants tragically died in a lorry container. Our pro bono client Pacific Links Foundation fought on behalf of the victims' families for reparations. Read more here.
Responsible business - our initiatives
Operating sustainably
We’re intent on building a better tomorrow and that starts with taking action today. Sustainability is key to securing our future and we always champion it where possible. We’ve signed the UN Business Ambition for 1.5°C and Race to Zero to ensure we consistently work towards reducing our carbon emissions. We have a robust CDP reporting framework and also founded the Legal Sustainability Alliance to drive change across the industry.
We’re always looking for ways to drive sustainable practice. Recently, we’ve updated our travel, energy and real estate policies, developed and implemented more sustainable procurement policies and audited our existing suppliers to make more informed procurement decisions. Join us as a trainee and we’ll look to you to lend your voice on these issues and help direct us as a firm to create a stronger future.
Our strategic themes and partnerships
As a firm, and as individuals, having an impact on our communities and society is a huge priority to us. To ensure the work and resources we commit towards those efforts is as effective as possible, we developed a series of strategic themes and partnerships. They include:
Advancing racial justice
We bring our resources, skills and influence to work collaboratively in the community to address institutionalised racial discrimination.
Empowering women and girls and supporting youth.
To empower women and girls and support youth is to disrupt the trends of untapped potential, creating thriving local communities and igniting the global economy.
Supporting innovation in environmental protection and advancing our sustainability goals
We partner with The Wildlife Trusts, Snowchange Cooperative, Rewilding Europe, and Rewilding Britain to find solutions to environmental stresses such as climate change and biodiversity loss and to promote approaches towards ecological stability and renewal.
Peace and reconciliation
We work with PeaceTech Lab, our global non-profit partner to implement lasting solutions to uphold human rights, reduce violence, and ensure inclusive participation.
External crises and change
We recognise our responsibility to offer support to humanitarian crises caused by natural disasters and we do this through our long-standing partnerships with CARE International and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).
Pro bono
Collectively, we spend 150,000+ hours a year on pro bono work that achieves a lasting impact for others. By making pro bono work a strategic priority for the firm, we can ensure the great causes we work towards always get the resources and commitment they deserve. Our work stretches from supporting groups and individuals in our local communities to implementing strategic litigation to bring about systematic change. Our industry-leading approach to co-ordinating pro bono work involves partner leadership of the practice in the U.S. and we also appointed an International Pro Bono Partner, the first appointment of its kind, in Europe in 2020.
Community investment
We collaborate with ground-breaking and innovative organisations to support them to deliver their goals and scale their impact. We’re proud to contribute our time and skills to offer support where there are gaps in knowledge, resources and funding. Our local work supports our global aim to drive inclusive and sustainable development in which people and the planet thrive.
Fundraising partnerships
PeaceTech Lab is our current global non-profit partner. They benefit from strategic support across our 46 offices as well as fundraising by our people over the three-year partnership. At a local level, each of our offices chooses a non-profit in their community to work with. Our people undertake fundraising activities and as a firm we match donations by our people to further the impact of our non-profit partners.
HL Business and Social Enterprise practice (HL BaSE)
HL BaSE is our foundation for building sustainable value for our clients and stakeholders. We believe international goals and policies such as UN SDGs and the Paris agreement are only achievable through strong partnerships, increased collaboration, sharing of insights and the creation of innovative financial solutions. HL BaSE empowers our lawyers to work with social enterprises, charities and impact investment projects. It helps make outstanding legal advice accessible to everyone trying to create positive change across the world. They run multiple programmes from a catalyst programme for social enterprises to a thriving legal practice.
As a trainee, you'll attend our mini-MBA style training course where you’ll learn about the fundamentals of business and what drives clients’ big decisions. You’ll learn how to be more entrepreneurial so you can win more work and you’ll discover how important the way we conduct ourselves is to our firm’s success.