The insight I was able to receive in the Intellectual Property Rights department was firstclass From the first day I was involved in live matters and talked through the specific processes I was able to bounce ideas off senior management as well as my
Day to day tasks ranged from drafting real legal documents researching these documents and researching the whole process using relevant precedent and other resources Various teams calls were also structured well so we had a great insight into the firm
Sat in departments and completed various tasks TC interview presentations about the work that the firm does and the culture it embraces and attend after work socials
Working in IP Team and gaining an insight into the firm
I was paired with a trainee buddy and on a day to day basis I was able to get insight into the work my buddy was doing as well as complete my own tasks These included drafting emails to supervisors preparing briefing notes drafting letters and other
Between events and talks about the firm and the role we were delegated a myriad of varying tasks in order to simulate a week in the life of a Trainee at the firm
Throughout the week I worked in the Real Estate team My tasks ranged from analysing and amending documents recommending advice and next steps for different cases and researching
On a daily basis I would reach out to colleagues working in different practice areas I was intrigued in to gain a better understanding of their practice area and develop my own awareness of what more Gateley has to offer Myself and other vacation scheme
I spent a week in the Leeds office as part of their Summer Vacation Scheme which is the final stage of the recruitment process for a training contract I sat with the Employment Team and was exposed to real work including drafting and research tasks The
On day one we were introduced to the trainees and various other people at the firm We attended a few introductory talks and then started working in our allocated department Each day we received a range of tasks within the department which offered a
I had varied tasks from teams including construction CDR and Regulatory There were also a number of teams talks from different departments which gave a good overview of the firm There were plenty of social events spread out throughout the week which I
The week was packed with presentations to learn more about the firm Outside of that I worked with the Banking team and was assigned multiple tasks by my trainee buddy to help me get a taste of what a Banking lawyer does I have also had the opportuity t
In the Banking and Finance department the role consists on drafting agreements and deeds of release Further to this we did Companies House searches and filled in filing checklists of the background information to either register or release a deed from
I attended a week long vacation scheme in the Manchester office I worked on active matters set by Partners and Associates such as research tasks writing letters attending calls and creating case summaries I interreacted regularly with lawyers IT st
I was asked to complete tasks within the corporate team This was mostly to do with MampA work with some advisory pieces I was also asked to build my connections with people at the firm across the week
Everything from the evolution of planning legislation to amending deeds and agreements to researching use classes
On a daily basis I was given a number of tasks to complete by the supervising trainee solicitor Due to the nature of the role this could range quite a lot in terms of subject matter I was given tasks such as legal research drafting and commercial rea
Talks from departments written assessments training contract interview trainee social DampI talk
There were various talks throughout the week from different departments which provided insight into life at the firm I was sat in the Restructuring team and was mainly involved in the drafting of documentsemails and research tasks for more senior memb
A mixture of talks and insight into the firm alongside opportunities for networking and socialising in addition to doing work for the department Some of the work was on live cases other tasks involved research drafting reviewing documents sitting i
