
Simmons & Simmons LLP Latest Reviews

Winter Vacation Scheme
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
There would be interactive structured sessions to introduce someone to an area of the firm such as pro bono You also had free time in quotdepartmentquot which you could use to throw yourself at any live work going on or you could use this time t

Summer Intern
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
This was a two week summer internship I was allocated to a different department each week I was assigned a supervisor in each department who gave me tasks to do including research completing case notes legal drafting preparing documents for court an

Spring Insight Scheme Intern
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
On the first day we had talks from partners associates and trainees at the firm about their experiences and how they got to Simmons along with talks on areas that made Simmons unique such as their ESG sector and Simmons Solutions We also had social eve

Winter Vacation Scheme
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
During the week I sat in the Funds department Every vac schemer gets assigned a trainee buddy and supervisor usually an associate There was a good mixture of graduate recruitment events such as introduction to Legal Tech department time and socials

Vacation Scheme Participant
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
A typical day involves completing assigned departmental work alongside attending designated vacation scheme sessions social events and group task meetings Sessions covering topics such as ESG Diversity amp Inclusion pro bono legal technology and

Summer Vacation Scheme
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Two weeks of experiencing real client projects and assisting under supervision of your Supervisor and a Trainee Buddy As well as the work there were many scheduled workshops and sessions to get immersed in the culture at Simmons These were all really

Vacation Scheme Student
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
During the scheme I spent time working in two different departments conducting a range of tasks to meet business needs This included contract and term sheet drafting research tasks and case chronologies Students on the scheme were also invited to

Vacation Scheme
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
The vacation scheme was welldesigned We were able to choose the two seats we wanted to go to in advance within a twoweek period and we were treated like real trainees The work may vary depending on the seat but in general it included reviewing docum

Summer Vacation Scheme Student
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
We had a number of sessions and talks to attend each day helping us to get to know more about the firm and their culture and the process of becoming a trainee We would then be sat in two departments one each week and get set tasks to complete by your s

Spring Insight Scheme Intern
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
There were several talks given on subjects such as the nature of the work that the firm was involved in as well as the firm environment Everyone was very friendly within the firm and ensured there was enough time to answer questions of which there were

Spring Insight Scheme
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
First day was a series of interactive presentations The sessions were very creative and entertaining and we got to do group exercises and learn through hands on activities This included client pitching ESG risk assessments and puzzle solving Second d

Vacation Schemer
- Simmons & Simmons LLP
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
During the Vacation Scheme we spent the days working with our Trainee Buddy and Supervising Associate in a specific department engaging in a variety of extremely interesting talks from different members of the firm and taking part in social activities