Attended sessions with Partners and senior members of the firm completed due diligence research and drafting tasks for my principal networked with colleagues in other departments to learn about their work attended meetings with clients
We were given partner talks probono and diversity wokshops and networking workshops and work shadowing sessions
The insight programme provides participants with a firm visit and several online sessions on various topics such as commercial awareness diversity and probono at the firm
The scheme involved listening to a number of commercial and culture based presentations and reflecting on them with other candidates in a networking capacity or in a teamwork break out room capacity We attended workshops on the anatomy of deals presen
I heard from a range of people at the firm from members of graduate recruitment to fee earners at all levels and the inhouse legal tech arm Through various presentations I gained an insight into different practice areas and the work that lawyers actual
The firstyear scheme took place over the Easter holidays and involved a variety of interactive sessions with the graduate recruitment team trainees associates and partners Further the programme was extended over several months by offering additional
I learnt about the commercial law setting and what truly happens in legal processes such as mergers and acquisitions I understood in depth what law firms look for when in the application process for vacation schemes and training contracts
We were provided with lots of sessions that allowed us to gain more of an insight into Linklaters as a firm Sessions like How a deal works gave us a better understanding of processes within a commercial law firm We were also given the chance to meet 1
We were given two pieces of assessed project tasks by the Trainee Recruitment Team This involved giving a client commercial advice and the second part of the project formed a part of the final TC interview We were also given a typical trainee tasks whic
Sat within a department at the firm and was given work by a principal We also had three projects due throughout the duration of the scheme two of which were assessed Graduate recruitment also held numerous sessions such as Practice Overview sessions w
We were given two projects to work on over the course of twoweeks Alongside this we also had several training sessions arranged for us to give us a taster of what it would be like to work at the firm
I regularly attended interative sessions with people from different departments who spoke about their work and their history with the firm I undertook my own assessments which involved researching and presenting information
1 Webinars on the firms work eg practice areaspecific or initiatives eg DampI 2 Calls daily calls with associate supervisor and trainee buddy alongside selfinitiated calls with other members of the firm 3 Work we had 3 simulated traine
There were talks everyday introducing us to different aspects of the firm In addition we had the chance to network by reaching out to lawyers at the firm We were assigned tasks to complete and had allocated time to do so
The scheme included a mix of group sessions eg practice overviews QampAs talks from partners etc a twopart project a trainee simulation task tasks set by my principal in my seat and coffee chats I organised with employees to hear about a to
Throughout the scheme I was able to gain a valuable insight into the operations and culture of the firm through various practice overviews and meeting with members of the firm of varying levels of seniority In addition to these organised events I als
We had scheduled sessions each day put on by the firm which varied from giving us an insight into the strategy of the firm Practice area overviews and talks with Graduate Recruitment Partners the Senior Partner and the Firmwide Managing Partner We also
Very good in terms of work and pay Enjoyable experience had a really good principal and everyone I interacted with was willing to help and talk about their work The work involved three simulation tasks which mirrored what trainees may be required to d
I attended timetabled sessions ranging from practice area overviews to a presentation by the Firmwide Managing Partner I completed work for my Principal such as researching letters of credit or drafting an agency fee letter I set up virtual coffees
I completed a virtual vacation scheme with Linklaters I absolutely loved the experience Linklaters was very supportive and gave a great insight into their firm and the work they are doing Everyone made time to have a chat about their practice area and
