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Vacation Scheme
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
The focus of the vacation scheme was to give us an insight into how the firm operates and the kind of tasks that a trainee solicitor would be given on a day to day basis We were each given a trainee buddy and our work was based on tasks set by them whic

Vacation Scheme Student
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
I was involved in live work my supervisor trainees and partners all delegated work to me I worked on a variety of tasks from research to attendance notetaking and completing Land Registry forms I also got involved in CSR eventsinitiatives

Vacation Placement Student
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
I was in Gateley039s Corporate Law Team working on research tasks filling out a stat book and learning how to use DocuSign We were all assigned a trainee buddy to supervise us and would work alongside the rest of the corporate team We also had the

Summer Vacation Placement Student
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Each day I had direct contact with all members of a department from the trainee to the a solicitor to a partner I was buddied with a trainee who was in charge of setting me legal tasks offering me guidance and feedback

Trainee Solicitor
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Everyday I would come on and either start my day by finishing any outstanding tasks from the previous day or discussing with my assigned buddy whether they had or anyone else on the team had a task for me to do I did a range of tasks such as drafting le

Vacation Placement Student
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Towards the beginning of the week we were given an indepth introduction via video call to the wide range of existing and prospective legal services offered by Gateleynot only locally but across the country The rest of the week was spent learning the in

Summer Vacation Scheme
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
I worked in the Residential Development Team over the course of the week I was given tasks such as drafting an advice letter devising a note for a client to outline their next steps with regards to an issue they faced with their development and several

Vacation Scheme
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
I worked in my department for the week where I would complete tasks set by team I had the chance to interact with members in the department that I sat in and others in different departments There were sessions set at the beginning of the week which gave

Vacation Placement Student
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Daily tasks assigned by the team in your specified department Daily interactions with your specified team and the wider Gateley workforce Daily interactions externally with clients eg attending client calls Responsibilities to manage your workload commu

Summer Vacation Placement
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Some days included talks from the firm about its values and goals Daytoday was mostly about getting stuck into a department and helping with work mostly to get a flavour of what working there would be like I sat in the same department for the week an

Vacation Scheme
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
I was working in the Residential Development Unit assisting the team with various tasks including drafting legal reports licences and research tasks We had many talks explaining the firm039s culture and values I also had the opportunity to work in t

Vacation Placement Student
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Conducted research tasks within my team creating advice documents for clients Attended a client call in which I drafted an advice note and used the information taken to populate a timetable of coming deadlines Drafted a preaction claim letter to go ou

Vacation Placement Student
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
The Vacation Scheme was one week long On the first couple of days of the placement I attended presentations which highlighted Gateley039s values and explained what each department does I worked in the Corporate department for the week where I was g

Vacation Scheme
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Over the course of my week at Gateley I was exposed to the life of a trainee and got the opportunity to hold the responsibilities and tasks that trainees are often given The week gave me a good insight into Gateley039s values the trainee programme at

Summer Vacation Scheme Participant
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
I was placed in the commercial dispute resolution team During the vacation scheme we had talks from solicitors employed in a multitude of Gateley039s teams as well as talks from head partners This position involved drafting letters reviewing legal

Work Experience Student
- Gateley
- Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Each day I was assigned to a department within the firm ranging from commercial dispute resolution construction employment law and propertyreal estate The trainee within that department would assign me a few tasks varying from legal research to assi