I would attend a lot of trainee meetings as well as listening in on client calls undertaking legal research and amending legal documents
Shadowing CV and application workshops teamwork activities debating and project work
I completed work experience to learn about commercial law as well as the routes into law I took part in a CV workshop networked with apprentices and trainees and asked them about their day to day work I shadowed an apprentice in employment law which wa
We completed different tasks such as debating and team building exercises in order to develop different skills needed in law We also spoke to apprentices and trainees about the pathways into law and how they differ
I would attend workshops about Stephenson Harwood and city firms I also was able to shadow departments
Degree apprenticeship talks CV building workshop Interactive group activities eg projects Work shadowing real estate paralegal Motivational messages
We had qampa sessions and shadowing apprentices and lawyers from the firm Also had a writing activity session which was a similar format to the LNAT It helped me practice for LNAT exam
It involved daily sessions about how law firms operate information about interviews and CVs and applying commercial awareness and debating skills on contentious matters eg Climate change war ampamp political voice It also involved networking with
Presentations outlining work areas help with CV and application processes debate activity lots of team and group activities shadowing apprentices
Attended practice group sessions to network with associates at the firm Also had 3 to 4 tasks to complete daily within my practice group including proofreading drafting documents and letters and completing client specific tasks
During the placement I was assigned to an associate who gave me a variety of legal tasks to complete Typically I conducted legal research on UK and EU legislation to inform a legal report or client note I was also able to listen in on client meetings a
The law Law firm had a very open atmosphere from my first to last day Moreover every day was uniquely interesting as work could suddenly arrive from another Associate or Partner Stephenson Harwood were very gracious in providing food amenities in the
Such a friendly team with fascinating work I did research tasks wrote for the team039s blog met different members of the firm and sat in on client calls
The day to day tasks involved attending classroom based workshops on the various practice areas of the firm This also included time to complete work for your supervisor and other free time for you to organise catch ups with anybody
The winter vacation scheme was virtual although the first day was held at the London office The scheme consisted of informative sessions on the firm039s main practice areas strategic aims the business of law firms and innovation Each vacation sche
The scheme involved 1 day in person and 4 virtual due to rail disruption As part of the scheme I was set a number of tasks including a research task upon which I was given feedback The scheme provided opportunities to learn about each of the practice
We attended sessions on all six practice areas of the firm that involved examples of real cases Stephenson Harwood was working on at the time We also participated in other legal career based sessions such as the firm039s partnership with BPP career t
Introduction to the firms practice areas work allocated from supervisor and trainee buddy
The insight consisted of masterclasses introductions to the firms practice areas and time at an assigned desk The introductions to the law related to sectors such as litigation corporate and employment and the desk time was extremely helpful when p
We went in everyday to and had numerous talks what varies from the different roles at the firm to understanding how we work and appreciating the different working styles of others We also did work with our buddies who set us researching tasks for the dep
