Practice group overviews workshops written exercises
Over the course of the scheme I was involved in real client work for my principle and other lawyers in my seat It was really helpful in enhancing my knowledge of commercial law There were also some assessed tasks which were really interesting and thoug
Flexibility on a daytoday basis Possible tasks consist of work for supervisor meeting with various lawyers for varying practice groups Significant number of practice overviews and DampI and efficiency sessions
The morning generally consisted of timetabled talks We were assigned broader tasks by Trainee Recruitment throughout the scheme Each of us was located in a different practice area We were also assigned tasks by our trainee buddy contact and principal
I was working in the structured finance group and helped with legal research and proof reading I also joined weekly group meetings where the team discussed all the deals they were working on
The insight was two weeks During this time I attended firm presentations about the different practice areas Capital Markets Corporate Litigation Arbitration and Investigations amongst others I also networked with staff members during coffee cha
On a daily basis I sat with my principals in my practice area and got on with the work that graduate recruitment had sent to us There were socials quite often I had coffee chats with people across the firm and we had multiple talks outlining the strate
The scheme offered a chance to learn more about the role of a trainee at Linklaters and about the different departments and the firm039s strategic goals On a daytoday basis there were presentations socials work on the scheme projects and work for
Sessions on different practice areas at the firm work assigned by principal social events bounce ping pong ice skating at somerset house assignments
Practice area overview DEI sessions work from supervisor socials
I completed training sessions and practice group overviews in the mornings and in the afternoons I sat in TMTIP doing work for trainees associates managing associates and partners as needed I also attended group training sessions and international mee
Information seminars legal work networking
The clerkship involved attending sessions and socials organised by the firm as well as work on a Project throughout the clerkship We also receive tasks from our principals
Day to day we had scheduled sessions on the various practice areas of the firm and the were also given various projects to complete day to day We also had free time which we could use to work on the projects or try to gain more information about the firm
The vacation scheme was very insightful in general and I had a jam packed schedule On a regular day as vac schemers would have overview sessions with lawyers from a range of practice areas alongside spending time with our practice area teams I also as
The placement included daytoday activities such as attending sessions about Banking Corporate Litigation ESG and other practice areas It also included sessions and trainings about DEI Within the assigned practice area tasks included completing res
A mix of social events with my cohort presentations from people at the firm working on the Vacation Scheme Project which is assessed and sitting with my principal which assigned me tasks
Great mix of practice overviews QampA039s socials and others
We attended talks and had to complete trainee tasks The insight was extremely indepth and provided a firsthand experience of what is it like to work in a city commercial law firm We also had coffee chats with other employees to hear their insight abou
The Vacation Scheme involved a mix of centrally organised case studies and projects by Graduate Recruitment as well as time spent with an associate in a Linklaters practice group where tasks would be set on an adhoc basis based on business need On a d
