Your Benefits.
Our Commitment.

Meet the leaders of tomorrow

We’re a global firm doing things differently. Because our future is led by our people. That’s why we’re nurturing the leaders of tomorrow; all bringing international insights and diverse perspectives to unlock possibilities and make impact. It’s how we can achieve our ambitions together. Meet some of our people who leading our firm into the future.
Flexible working that works
 We were among the first major law firms to introduce agile working through our hybrid working policy, which is now a core part of our culture. You’ll be asked to spend an average of 60% of your time at the office, with the option to work elsewhere for the other time. We believe this combination of valuable face-to-face time and flexibility for remote work benefits everyone: you, your team, and above all, our clients.

What's on offer

We want you to have a long and rewarding career at Herbert Smith Freehills, which means supporting you to do your best work. Alongside our agile-working policy – which allows you to spend an average of 40% of your working time away from the office – the benefits below are here to help you find space to recharge and room to grow.
Compensation Our compensation and salaries are competitive across legal and business services roles.
Development Structured learning, skills-training and one-to-one coaching to help you thrive.
Learning and development
 There’s no match for the insight and skills you’ll pick up through experience. After spending time working on high profile cases and deals with brilliant, driven colleagues, you’ll soon notice the difference in yourself. But that’s not all we do to support your growth. Your development is a top priority for us: as global leaders, we need to be on the cutting edge. You’ll have access to a range of live and online learning programmes, along with regular mentorship and performance reviews.
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Our awards

Joining a highly respected international firm will make all the difference to your career. We’re innovative, solutions-focused and forward thinking - the proof is in the awards:
The Milan team has won "Best practice – Product Liability" Legalcommunity Litigation Awards 2022
Laura Orlando:
"IP Lawyer of the Year" Legalcommunity IP & TMT Awards 2023
Laura Orlando:
​​​​​​​Italian winner of the International Client Choice Award Life Sciences, 2022 International Client Choice Award
Laura Orlando:
​​​​​​​"Lawyer of the Year - Thought Leadership" Legalcommunity IP & TMT Awards 2022
Laura Orlando:
"Lawyer of the Year - Life Sciences" Legalcommunity IP & TMT Awards 2022
Laura Orlando:
One of Italy's 50 top lawyers in LegalCommunity's Lawyers of the Year 2018 – 2022 LegalCommunity
Pietro Pouché:
"Lawyer of the Year – Food"
 Toplegal Industry Awards 2023
Pietro Pouché:
​​​​​​​"Lawyer of the Year -  Design" Legalcommunity IP & TMT Awards 2022
Enrico Mancuso:
"Lawyer of the Year - Financial Crime" Legalcommunity Finance Awards 2023
Francesca Morra:
"Energy lawyer of the Year - liquified natural gas (LNG)" Legalcommunity Energy Awards 2023
Simone Egidi:
"Lawyer of the Year – Sustainability" Legalcommunity Finance Awards 2022