Slaughter and May
Assessment
QUESTION 1
AJ are analysing the legal market to inform their strategy.
The partners have allocated a selection of firms to trainees and have asked trainees to submit a SWOT analysis of their
allocated firm to the partners.
You have been asked to complete a SWOT analysis of Slaughter and May. You are keen to impress the partners and
intend to show your analytical and research skills in this task. Ensure that you explain why the points you make are a
strength/weakness/opportunity/threat and reference your sources.
You must use publicly available information (including information on ULaw’s library database) and reference your
work throughout so that the information can be verified. No credit will be given for points based on personal
knowledge or insight gained other than via public sources.
