Invaluable experience
The right balance of hard work useful information and good fun
I thoroughly enjoyed the Vacation Scheme at CMS Cameron McKenna It was a great chance to get a real insight into what it would be like to complete a training contract at the firm and there was a lot of exposure to a range of departments which made the ex
Hard work but I knew it was going to be
Everyone was exceptionally friendly
There was a fair mixture of realistic graft and actual work which was both creative and interesting
The two weeks were well structured yet relaxed so that I knew which department I was involved with and the people to talk to yet nothing felt too staged I was given pieces of work but due to the nature of legal work nothing substantial which meant I
I sat in the Infrastructure Project Finance team for a fortnight the whole department was extremely friendly and collaborative I was made to feel at ease when told that no question was a stupid one There were plenty of social eventsopportunities to
I truly enjoyed my time at CMS
I had the opprotunity to work on a broad range of deals and transactions and I was trusted to contribute to important parts of it
Having done placements before coming to CMS CMS was by far the best experience I had There were a number of reasons for this Firstly the scale of the firm and the type of work I was exposed to Secondly the fact that the scheme was so well organise
First hand contact with real cases and big clients helped me understand the context of commercial law a lot better and engage in challenging tasks The socials and buddy scheme worked well such that I never felt lost or scared to ask questions