Many presentations about various topic related to working at the firm and being a trainee We worked in our department the rest of the time and were assigned tasks by associates and senior associates in our group
For the first two weeks I sat in the real estate team I completed tasks such as drafting proof reading and creating summaries In the third week I sat in the disputed team where I completed research tasks took a call note and drafted client emails A
Was assigned with a supervisor and a trainee buddy for each seat for a total of two seats The first seat lasted for two weeks and the second seat for one week There were talkssocial events throughout the scheme and for each seat you will be given var
You are placed in two seats you get to submit preferences in advance where you sit in the room with your supervisor mid to senior associate and shadow them completing any tasks they give you Tasks can include taking minutes for meetings drafting sh
I gained insight into the different aspects of litigation eg Coordinating counsel expert witness evidence client meetings etc This also allowed me to observe how lawyers communicate with different types of stakeholders in a case I undertook statut
Sat in an office with my work supervisor and basically shadowed them Depending on what my supervisor had going on I either was set longer research tasks over several days or did multiple ad hoc little things call note drafting a client email My su
Attending events held by Graduate Recruitment to learn more about the firm Work within the team you were assigned to and this varied depending on the supervisor Included but not limited to research and key legal issues assisting with BD matters no
As part of the HSF first year work experience I participated in a negotiation exercise and then spoke to a trainee about how this works in real cases for example I learnt about negotiating a lease when in a real estate seat I watched as the trainee I s
Your work was overseen by an assigned supervisor who would be the first port of call for being assigned new tasks Vacation scheme students were assessed for a training contract through though not exclusively by a piece of assessed work the format of
As a vacation scheme student I sat in the seats of corporate and dispute In corporate department I was assigned to do legal research on a legal issue involved in the performance of an outsourcing contract I was also involved in a MampA deal conduct
Daily tasks included legal research attending meetings with clients and attending presentations hosted by graduate recruitment These presentations provided a deeper insight to the firm including its pro bono work a practice area far information about
The days typically started with a talk presentation arranged by graduate recruitment regarding an area of the Firm These typically began at 900 930 and lasted for 45 minutes Breakfast was included which was a nice touch Following the presentati
Very interesting I was tasked with a variety of legal tasks listened in on calls and was involved in the current dealcase the Senior AssociatePartner was working on
We had talks from partners and associates learned about case studies had a fair to learn more about the different areas of law did a negotiation workshop We also had the opportunity to shadow a trainee and it was very insightful Overall a very good e
We had gotten insightful sessions on Dampi case study sessions negotiation workshop and buddy system
It ranged from interactive sessions such as a negotiation task and practice area networking sessions to other chances to gaining indepth understanding to the work done at HSF This includes several inside the headlines of the form of highprofile litigat
Partners introduced us to recent corporate and disputes case studies Participated in a corporate negotiations workshop where I worked on the sellers side Attended a practice area fair a trainee QampA panel I shadowed a corporate trainee and revie
The 2day scheme was very helpful and featured case studies workshops and shadowing trainees We were also given tips on the application process for vacation schemes
Learn about the firm its culture and some major deals Finished with trainee shadowing which was incredibly insightful learning about the actual daytoday life of a trainee
We heard from a range of Herbert Smith Freehills039 partners associates and trainees who gave us an insight into the firm039s practice areas and its culture We participated in some interactive workshops but mostly listened to talks such as on corp