During this three day First Year Insight Scheme I had the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Latham amp Watkins culture approach to excellent client service and firm strategy for leveraging their global reach and collaborative approac
I networked with Trainees and Associates at various events and asked questions to gain an insight into daily life at the firm I learned how a law firm operates I had introduction talks for Banking and Corporate I did Work Shadowing in the Banking givi
The scheme consisted of a variety of different sessions including introductions to both corporate and banking as well as application skills sessions and talks with a variety of different lawyers at the firm We also had the opportunity to shadow a super
First day Talks workshops coffeelunch chats networking Second day Talks workshops coffeelunch chats networking shadowing social Third day Shadowing research presentation coffee chats team meeting training
Participated in various panels workshops and engaged in shadow work experience immersing ones self into various aspect of the commercialcorporate legal sector Was encouraged to Network with fellow peers and respected employees gaining in depth insig
The first day consisted of talks and workshops on applications diversity and the various types of law which the firm specialises in and the last two days I shadowed an associated We also had numerous coffee chats with a variety of Latham individuals
Over three days we received insights into the firms key practice areas and culture We had multiple opportunities to network with lawyers around the firm such as our trainee mentors Spent a day and an afternoon shadowing an associate which involved
Over the 3 days we received an insight into what the primary practice areas of the firm was as well as an insight into aspects of leveraged finance and banking My mentor was an associate in Corporate and he provided me with insight into the practicalit
Panels providing a spotlight on specific practice areas including Corporate and Banking Insight into diversity at the firm from the Diversity Committee Networked with other participants on the scheme graduate recruitment and lawyers Work shadowed with
We were given insightful talks about the firms practice areas the work they do the quality of their work and their culture We then spent the next two days shadowing associates from different departments such as banking corporate fin tech litigatio
I did work shadowing where I worked with an associate in the corporate department I also sat in on informative presentations and interacted with associated partners and trainees We spoke about working at the firm and what is required of a lawyer at L
It was good but not excellent the insight scheme was designed to give us additional information on how to break into the legal sector I enjoyed being advised on how to make my future applications stand out but I got the impression that other people on
The insight was a twoweek placement in Latham039s London office where I sat in two departments Banking and Project Finance Each day involved a combination of practice area talks networking events and independent time where we shared an office wit
I sat in two departments over the scheme Data amp Technology Transactions and Structured Finance Each week was divided between work shadowing completing the research task and information sessions We also had a trainee mentor and Recruitment Committe
Attended legal presentations regarding the firm specific practice areas conducted a research task for my supervisors and attended daily social activities such as darts and social dinners
attended meetings shadowed my supervisor helped on discreet tasks did x2 research tasks across 2 practice areas networked with various firm people
We completed our research tasks and learned more about the practice areas that we sat in This included workshops such as on an MampA case study as well as tasks set by our supervisors We also had the opportunity to have coffee chats with team member
I attended indepth talks about various practice areas affinity groups and committees within the firm I also got involved in writing a research memo for each department I sat in and adhoc tasks given by my supervisor such as drafting and proofreading
Research Task was set on Monday which was due on Friday Various workshops on practice areas deals and DEampI Opportunity to network with lawyers across the firm
I attended a variety of talks organised by the firm shadowed associates completed research tasks and assisted associates with their tasks as needed
