Kochański & Partners Master Academy​

I started working with Kochański & Partners as an evening assistant in the financial litigation department. After a year I was promoted to the position of intern.

Working at K&P allows me to combine work with my studies and contributes to my professional, intellectual and personal development.

My team are always happy to help and allow me to develop my interests.
One of the biggest advantages of working at Kochański & Partners is working with peers from other practices – this gives me an understanding of what the legal process is like in other practices/sectors, which makes it easier for me to tailor my interests to the needs of the firm.

Being able to interact with my peers allows me to grow and learn faster.
I can study full time and work, as the firm understands the priority of study over work and allows me to be flexible, in line with my university schedule.

I can always rely on the knowledge and relationship with my supervisors, who help me solve the problems I sometimes encounter in my role in a very constructive and meaningful way.

I joined the firm when I was in my 4^th year of university.

I started from the position of administrative assistant and then steadily climbed the career ladder to reach my current position of partner.

The Firm provides amazing opportunities for young people to develop. Back when I was an administrative assistant, I had the opportunity to do my first legal researches. This exercise helped me not only to broaden my knowledge, but also to gain the trust of more experienced senior colleagues. This is how it all started. Later on, with each rung of the career ladder, there were more and more interesting tasks and challenges.

And so it has continued consistently for years.

It is very difficult for me to choose just a few things that I like about working at Kochański & Partners.

I think the greatest asset here is the great atmosphere I encountered from the very beginning. The lawyers are not hierarchical and have tried to introduce me to Clients/the Firm right from the start. At every stage of my work, I could always count on my questions being listened to, no matter to whom those questions were directed, whether a colleague or a Partner. This is a very good working environment for young people, because we are surrounded by people with whom we can exchange our experiences.

We start as an intern and then end up in positions such as associate or junior associate, as is the case with me, or even Partners. Even the youngest colleagues are introduced to marketing/business development, through which they promote both themselves and the firm from the outset. There are no obscure situations where marketing texts are drafted together and then signed by partners only. Here, they are signed off by all those who took part in the creative process.

Bar training is a duty and everyone at Kochański & Partners understands this – I have never encountered any objection as development always comes first. Also, the opportunity to make international contacts is a huge advantage for younger people. If you are dedicated to the firm and BD, your work will never go unnoticed. You will be promoted and offered long-term employment.

Another advantage is the great equality of opportunity – it only depends on commitment.

I was in my fifth year when I joined Kochański & Partners’ banking & finance practice, where I was involved in financing transactions, representing banks.

My responsibilities included handling part of the bank’s debt portfolio, in terms of debt collection, and this taught me independence and work organisation. It also helped me identify my professional interests.

I then moved on to the corporate law department, as this was the team where I saw my future in the legal profession. While I was still an intern, I helped with research, pleadings and transactions. I learnt a lot from these assignments and, as the job really suited me, I decided to stay.

After passing my bar entrance exam, I became a junior associate and my career progressed to where I am now as a counsel. And most importantly, I enjoy doing what I do, in a team that inspires me to explore and develop further, despite my now well-established position.