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02 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 10 THE CAREER JOURNEY OF AN ASSOCIATE.
03 OUR CULTURE. 11 THE CAREER JOURNEY OF A SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR.
04 OUR OPINION ON EMPLOYMENT. 12 THE CAREER JOURNEY OF A DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR.
05 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. 13 THE CAREER JOURNEY OF HEAD OF ACCOUNTING.
14 INTERVIEW TIPS.
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Welcome

These are exciting times to be starting out on a legal career
with us at Harris Kyriakides LLC.

Our clients benefit from professional, prompt and efficient
advice and representation across the full range of corporate
and commercial matters. We also provide strategic thinking
and commercial sound and innovative solutions, in order to
address any issues, problems and challenges that our clients
face, always guided by unwavering loyalty and
uncompromising sincerity.

Contents

01 WHO WE ARE 08 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ASSOCIATE
02 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 09 THE CAREER JOURNEY OF AN ASSOCIATE
03 OUR CULTURE 10 THE CAREER JOURNEY OF THE HEAD OF ACCOUNTING
04 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 11 BECOMING A DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR
05 WHAT WE OFFER 12 THE CAREER JOURNEY OF A SENIOR CORPORATE ADMINISTRATOR
06 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 13 INTERVIEW TIPS
07 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TRAINEE 14 OUR INTERNSHIPS

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Who We Are

Established since 1976, Harris Kyriakides LLC The firm provides advisory services and
has grown over the years into the largest law representation in transactional work (from simple
firm in Larnaca and one of the largest law firms to quite complex multinational transactions) and
in Cyprus. The development of the firm has dispute resolution (including heavy weight disputes
always been founded on the principles of with international elements). It maintains extensive
integrity and professionalism and on adopting experience and deep expertise in dealing with the
the highest standards of excellence, yet at the complexities of litigation and transactions
same time the firm remains dynamic and nationally and internationally and across a wide
consistently becomes adaptive and more variety of market sectors. The firm covers the whole
responsive to evolving clients’ needs, by territory of Cyprus and serves international and
updating technologies and modern practices. local private clients, businesses, organisations,
charities and institutions. Its clientele includes
The firm employs over 35 lawyers and over 80 several governments, governmental organisations
professionals in total. It is structured in 16 separate and national and multinational companies as well as
departments, namely Administrative and Public high-net-worth individuals and family offices.
Law, Banking and Finance, Competition,
Procurement and Regulatory, Corporate and Harris Kyriakides LLC has been regularly
Commercial advisory, Corporate Dispute resolution, recognised for its dedication to clients, its success in
Data Protection and Cyber Law, Debt Collection, the legal and business community and its social
Intellectual Property, Insurance and Personal responsibility. It has been highly ranked and has
Injury, Private Client (Trusts, Funds, Estate, been acknowledged in independent research on
Matrimonial), Private Client (Citizenship and legal professionals, in prestigious national and
residence), Real Estate, Employment, Sanctions, international directories and publications including
Anticorruption & AML, Shipping & Admiralty and Legal 500, Who‘s Who Legal and Chambers and
Tax. Each team of lawyers and paralegals specialises Partners. It is also a member of several networks,
on a specific area of law and, where necessary, co- including Interlegal.
operate in matters which require a multi-discipline
focus.

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Employment
Opportunities

At Harris Kyriakides LLC we are focused Trainee Associates
on optimal results and insist on the
highest standards. To achieve this we The traineeship lasts one year. During this
invest in our people, lawyers and support year, the trainees will spend time working
professionals, who share our fundamental for lawyers in all our different practice
commitment to excellence and success. areas to broaden their experience and to
We expect our future associates to be as help them decide which area they would
highly motivated and committed as the like to focus on in the future. Law
talented people already working at Harris graduates with a strong academic
Kyriakides LLC and, in return, we offer background are encouraged to apply.
them a stimulating environment where Candidates must have a strong
they will evolve and achieve their full knowledge of English and Greek and be
potential. computer literate.

We constantly aspire to attract promising Administrators & Paralegals
individuals and we welcome applications
across all disciplines and functions Our support professionals can be
throughout the calendar year, members of one of our legal practice
maintaining an open recruitment policy. teams, working directly under the
supervision of our lawyers. Alternatively,
Qualified Associates they can be members of one of our general
support departments, performing the
Law graduates with a strong academic necessary tasks to provide quality services
background and qualified to practise law to our clients and to ensure that the firm
in Cyprus are encouraged to apply at is running in a highly efficient manner.
Harris Kyriakides LLC. Experience in the
relevant field at a reputable law firm in Our support departments:
Cyprus or abroad is preferable but not
essential. Candidates must have a strong • Accounting
knowledge of English and Greek and be • Information Technology
computer literate. • Human Resources
• Marketing and Business

Development
• Translators
• Reception, Drivers, and Facilities

Management

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Our Culture different
personalities
Our culture in numbers

We are continuously looking for highly 24
talented professionals, truly willing to
enrich their knowledge and skills and different
gain new experiences to join our team and degrees
collaborate with us in achieving our firm’s
goals, contributing to the firm’s
continuous development.

Offering an exceptional package of
benefits and exciting opportunities, we
strive to attract and retain the best
professionals in all departments of our
firm setting ourselves apart from the rest
of the market.

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different different different
languages nationalities Universities
spoken

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Training and
Development

The firm is committed to creating a The firm regularly organises seminars
culture of lifelong learning and where both in house lawyers and
promotes the establishment of external collaborators get the chance
relevant support mechanisms. The to present and disseminate
goal is to develop the skills needed to accumulated knowledge and
achieve departmental and corporate experiences.
objectives by enabling associates to
always be informed and keep in pace
with developments in their profession
and field.

Therefore, the firm encourages
participation in seminars regarding
skill development. Such programmes
or skills may be, for example, learning
a foreign language at a specific level,
obtaining a postgraduate degree, etc.

The firm places great emphasis on the “We see our employees as
valuable assets, we ensure them
continuous education and suitable development resources
resulting to firm’s success.” –
development of the associates and Anastasia Theodorou, HR
Department
provides incentives by offering

financial support in order to be

trained and acquire skills that will

make them competent to provide

services to clients of the firm.

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What we offer

We truly understand that non-financial The firm ensures that all associates
benefits are as important as financial benefit from a safe working environment
benefits. By fostering a work by having policies and procedures in
environment that is rewarding, inspiring place to ensure their health and safety at
and often fun, employees are encouraged their workplace, and by drawing
to enjoy their work and enormous attention to the potential risks by
benefits can be reaped for an individual. reporting incidents which have led, or
Additionally, our firm allows flexible might lead to injuries or damages.
working hours and the opportunity to
work from home when required. Our health and safety team ensures that
Furthermore, having offices in all major our business is operating safely and that
cities in Cyprus, employees have the all employees are kept safe receiving
flexibility to work at the city of their ongoing safety training and education.
choice. The team operates in compliance with
the underlying law and provides
We work as a team and therefore we relevant advice and information to the
frequently organise different events in employees.
and outside the workplace, which aim
not only at providing entertainment but We strongly believe that a happy
also opportunities of strengthening the workplace where people feel valued can
relationships amongst us. increase productivity and innovation
and reduce unwanted outcomes like
employee absenteeism, workplace
grievances and staff turnover.

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Compensation
and Benefits

Recruitment, placement, promotions, The firm provides consistent support
performance evaluation and training through a constructive performance
opportunities are based on individual skills, appraisal system which is aiming in
experience, added value, dedication, identifying weaknesses and strengths as
honesty, competence, integrity, willingness, well as opportunities for improvement,
effort and outcome. The firm makes every skills development and for promotions. At
effort to provide multiple opportunities to the same time, associates who are not yet
all associates to bring out their best eligible for a promotion, still get to receive
qualities and be recognised for their efforts. detailed feedback.

Career Path The firm promotes the implementation of
effective practices which recognise and
We strongly believe that having a career reward effective, professional contact and
path in place is an essential part of outstanding performance. It also rewards
employees’ personal growth and the contribution of its associates by offering
development. It provides incentive to set them attractive remuneration packages and
goals and gain skills which will elevate bonuses.
them into valuable players in the business
world. Consequently, we have designed a Other non-financial benefits
career path system which gives the
opportunity to employees to progress Further benefits are afforded in order to
hierarchically in the workplace not only in improve the quality of the working life
varied and evolving positions but also within the firm as well as facilitate success;
financially. these include for example covering travel
costs to members of the team commuting
Appraisal System from other cities.

The career of associates and their personal “People work for money but go the
development constitutes a mutual
responsibility of every person in the firm. extra mile for recognition, praise and

rewards” – Evanthia Hadjimatheou, HR

Department.

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A Day in the life of a Trainee

Daniella Kefala, trainee Associate

As a trainee in the real estate, PM: Around noon a lawyers’ meeting is
employment and commercial advisory held in the firm’s library. During this
(CER) department of Harris Kyriakides meeting we discuss any relevant current
LLC, which is a non-litigation events and noteworthy matters, and
department, I am mainly involved in the then proceed with reviewing the list of
drafting, reviewing and concluding court appearances taking place the
different types of documents and following day and allocating the relevant
agreements. cases to the lawyers who will be making
these appearances.

AM: My working day starts at 08:00am. As Following this meeting, we usually
soon as I arrive at the office I check my break for lunch. Provided I do not have
emails and calendar, in order to organise my to attend lectures of the Cyprus Legal
tasks and prepare for the day’s meetings Council on the day, I usually spend my
accordingly. A short internal team meeting lunch breaks in the firm’s dining area
is usually held in the morning during which with colleagues. After lunch, the rest of
we discuss any urgent pending matters. my afternoon usually consists of
meetings and/or working on my tasks.
I find the one-to-one contact we have with
the head of my department to be My experience as a trainee at Harris
particularly useful as it gives all team Kyriakides LLC has proven to be an
members the opportunity to ask questions invaluable one so far, as I feel that I
and make suggestions for next possible am gradually developing into the
courses of action. During the rest of the lawyer and professional I wish to
morning I usually work on the tasks I have become. The direct contact with
been given, which can include any of the colleagues, supervisors and clients,
following: reviewing and/or re-drafting as well as the hands on experience
documents or agreements, drafting with a vast range of cases, are all
agreements, researching, organising case important factors contributing to my
files and making notes, and generally growth and development.
assisting my team members with any ad hoc
tasks they may require of me to complete.

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A Day in the life of an

Associate

“It is great working in such a big firm, as you always have someone
to assist you when you are in need.”

Eleni Neoptolemou, Associate

Being an Associate at Harris Kyriakides In the afternoon, I have scheduled
LLC ensures working on some of the meetings with clients and once in a
most challenging legal issues and being while, a call is held with my
part of a very collegial and friendly Supervising Director, to discuss the
team. relevant developments of my cases and
decide on our next steps.
My day usually begins at 08:30 when I
get to the office, grab my files and head After that, I review various contracts
to the Court. Once all scheduled and agreements related to the oil and
appearances are made, I return to the gas industry in Cyprus and start
office, check my emails, review my to- preparing various applications to the
do list and plan for the day ahead. Commission of Protection of
Competition, providing opinion on
A catch-up meeting is held with my state aid. I usually leave work at 18:30,
colleagues to update them on the new but I always take my laptop with me in
case law and I start preparing the case something urgent comes up.
necessary documentation for the
various entities I’m working with; Being a lawyer is something that I
including banks and hotels. After that, wanted ever since I was a child. The
I work on the presentation for the firm is providing me with immense
upcoming GDPR awareness seminar. learning opportunities. Every day has
its own challenge, and through those
Around midday, we have daily challenges I have gained more
lawyers’ meeting in the library, where experience, which has helped me
we coordinate court appearances and better serve our clients’ needs.
hearings of the next day by
distributing the related cases to
lawyers who will be handling them.
Once the meeting is over, I have a lunch
break with my colleagues.

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The career journey of an

Associate

Andrea Newton, Associate

There were many factors that contributed to
my fast progression at the firm. Having the
opportunity to work with both the firm’s
partners on major transactions and being
mentored by them has probably been the most
important part of my journey; not many law
firms in Cyprus, or even international firms,
will offer interactions of this extent with
partners to a trainee.

Being thrown into the deep end, getting
involved in cases from start to finish early on
and being in direct contact with some of the
firm’s biggest clients, even during my training
year, have certainly helped my development.
Due to the firm’s large clientele base, the work
is very varied; from simple agreements for the
sale or purchase of land to setting up corporate
structures for big real estate developments, I’m
constantly learning and evolving.

It’s evident that I was given the right tools and
opportunities from the firm but I believe that
the key to a fast and continuous progression is
how you use them. I tried to take it all in,
worked well under pressure, learned from each
wrong turn and always strove to be the best. I
think it’s important to never be complacent, to
set high goals and to never underestimate hard
work and dedication. If you love and are
passionate about what you do, the rest will
follow.

The career journey 10

of Head of

Accounting

Marina Konstantinou,
Head of Accounting Department

I joined Harris Kyriakides LLC four years ago
as a corporate administrator and soon I
started working with the Corporate financial
team, dealing with clients’ bookkeeping.

A few months later, after being provided with
the right coaching and mentoring, I was
transferred to the Accounting Department,
reporting directly to the Partners. Internal
transfers have always been considered as a
way to improve the firm’s departments’
efficiency and get the most out of its
employees. This is why I saw this decision of
the management as an opportunity to help
myself grow and couldn’t do anything but
grab it.

Having adapted to the firm’s culture and
being aligned with its short term and long
term objectives, I now lead the Accounting
department, trying to contribute as much as I
can to the firm’s growth. Thanks to the
continued support and the weapons I have
been empowered with, Harris Kyriakides LLC
has been a real start for me to focus on my
long term career aspirations.

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Becoming a department

Supervisor

Victoria Demetriadou Pelengari,
Department Supervisor and Senior Administrator

Having newly graduated from the University of
Cyprus, I found myself applying for a job at a law firm
with no working experience or any other advantage
over other candidates rather than my eagerness to
learn, be able to give back eventually and succeed.
Little did I know, I would have been given the
opportunity to transform into a professional woman,
enjoying a great career with challenges, achievements
and fulfillment; and all that within the same firm.

I had started out as a junior administrator and having
worked in various departments from litigation to
corporate, always being aware of the importance and
uniqueness of each role. Having undertaken each new
assignment with the same enthusiasm and sense of
responsibility, I was entrusted to develop abilities,
gain knowledge and get experience and expertise not
offered at any university.

I have been fortunate to be encouraged at all times to
pursue opportunities for personal and professional
growth. As such, I find myself today leading a
department and coordinating a team while supervising
another integral department of the firm, knowing at
the same time that there are no limits to my career and
professional path, giving me the incentive to continue
working with the same integrity, enthusiasm and
eagerness to succeed.

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The career journey of a
Senior Corporate
Administrator

Polina Ioannou,
Head of Corporate Department

I started my career at Harris Kyriakides LLC as a Junior
Administrator in litigation departments.

Soon after I was given the opportunity to move to the
newly formed Corporate Department of the firm and
finding myself responsible for its organisation and
establishment. This was definitely an exciting and
challenging experience for me.

All these years, the firm has been fully encouraging and
supportive and I am daily given the opportunity to
develop new skills, gain and share knowledge and grow
both at a professional and personal level.

I have been encouraged to take initiatives, I have been
assigned to high level projects, I am given the chance to
participate in dozens of corporate seminars and events
and today I am proud to be leading one of the firm’s
most established and fast growing departments.

Interview tips

Have confidence and energy. Make
your research about the firm and
prepare for possible interview
questions.
Clarify your particular strengths and the
reasons you apply for this specific position.
Know your skills.
Look professional. Dress in a manner
appropriate for the job.
Be yourself and try to demonstrate why
you are the right person for the job.
Be willing to ask questions.

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get an insight into what working here is really like before All applications should be made
making any commitments. Our summer schemes are open to through our online application system,
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