The vacation scheme was a combination of attending informative sessions about the firm and its practice areas assessed tasks and work given to you by your supervisor You also spend a lot of time just meeting and socialising with people at the office
An average day included a combination of practice overviewinsight sessions hosted for the entire cohort and individual tasks set by our supervisors in the designated practice area we were assigned for the duration of the scheme These tasks varied accor
We engaged in learning sessions furthermore we completed work for our department and had frequent meetings to check in with our learning
Daytoday I would sit with my principal who would set me tasks and research to complete Throughout the scheme I also had projects and tasks to complete to showcase my legal and commercial knowledge which formulates part of the training contract inter
General legal work coffee chats talks exercises and socials
Interactive sessions providing overviews of major practice areas firm strategy Sitting in one practice area completing tasks assigned by principal observing their work Weekly externally assessed written tasks Client pitch exercise Social
I found the clerkship extremely valuable Daytoday tasks included attending meetings completing legal research and attending sessions about the different practice areas of the firm
I helped my principal with tasks relating to restructuring and insolvency sat in on calls and meetings I attended sessions about practice group and gained an understanding of the strategy and various practice areas of the firm We were encouraged to net
On a typical day the morning would focus on sessions led by particular groups departments in the firm The afternoon was spent in the office of our Principal in each of our groups where we would complete tasks set by people in our group or trainee deve
On a daytoday basis I sat in on client meetings was assigned work by my principal trainee buddy and other trainees from my team I also had frequent coffee chats and completed the assigned tasks throughout the scheme
There were projects set by the team for you to complete and then be assessed on There were frequent sessions from senior employees detailing how the firm operates You also sit with a principal in a department and receive regular work from them
I would balance work from my associate principal against the structured tasks we were given I got involved in corporate advisory work for example helping a client amend their articles of associations I was also given some research tasks
Most of the day was spent working on trainee tasks such as research and proofreading in my allocated department Restructuring amp Insolvency The rest of my time was taken up by introductory talks to different practice areas within the firm
Attending sessions completing work by my Principal completing the set tasks Attending socials
We had various sessions and talks about practice areas the firm strategy etc socials speedboating mini golf cooking lunches and dinners and we sat within a team Our team would give us work could be answering queries proofreading doing markup
We got assigned an associate who we shared an office with so did work for them and other people in the team The firm organised lots of talks for us and also set us assessed tasks which emulated the work wed do as a trainee We also did a client pitch
Felt as if i gained a true insight into what the firm does and how it can sometimes be challenging especially balancing commitments I was involved with different tasks day to day set by those within my team as well as completing assessed tasks
Most of mornings are spent in sessions practice overviews training etc and then you sit with a principal in a practice area and get set work There are also assessed tasks which are based on mainstream corporate MampA case studies There is a group
Listening in on client calls Doing assigned tasks Assisting principal with work
My day was a mix of graduate recruitment practice overview sessions project work and work for my principal There were lots of networking opportunities coffee chatslunches and two evening socials
