Every day we met with newly qualified and trainee solicitors from a variety of departments such as serious injury medical negligence and RCG over coffee Throughout the week we were also given assignments that we had to turn in at the end of each da
It was decent but not outstanding the insight plan was created to provide us with more information on how to enter the legal industry The tips on how to make my applications stand out in the future were helpful but I felt like the other participants in
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
New department each day Completing trainee tasks everyday and opportunities to meet individuals from a variety of department and social networks
I was greeted with a warm welcome at the firm and was introduced to different teams at the firm Most of the activities were online as the work is spread across different offices of the team but it still remained really interactive I was given a task e
I was given an insight into Irwin Mitchell the type of work they do and the various routes into the legal profession at the company This included not just routes into trainee solicitor positions but also into paralegal positions I was able to participa
The first day of the legal work placement was an introduction to the firm various talks and setting up of technology The following four days we rotated around departments medical negligence corporate real estate and tax trusts and estates Each day
Working in various departments throughout the week completing tasks of a trainee solicitor
Starting with an introduction to the business and key training modules following with tasks to complete each with a key focus on four separate areas of law Medical Negligence Corporate Real Estate and WillsTax Trusts and Disputes There was ample op
Each day you were introduced to a different practice area by a partner andor associate from one of the offices You then had the day to complete the typical trainee task that was issued as well as manage your time to fit in other preplanned talks from
The insight week consisted of being exposed to a different department each day and completing a task associated with that department These tasks were of a similar nature that of a trainee solicitor In addition outside of our independent time to complet
Day to day we had coffee catch ups with trainee and newly qualifed solicitors across multiple departments including serious injury medical negligence and RCG We were also given tasks which we had to submit at the end of each day during the week These
Insight involved a 5 day hybrid scheme with Irwin Mitchell During these five days we experienced and undertook tasks that a trainee would typically carry out We also managed to speak to employees throughout the company to learn more about the firm
We spent each day with a different department some inperson and some on teams We completed tasks typical of a trainee solicitor each day and were offered feedback on these We had insightful coffee mornings throughout with staff from the departments we
Each day we would have a morning meeting with early careers in order to ensure we had no issues or questions we wanted to ask Then we would have a meeting with an associate or solicitor in that days specific department they would introduce us to that d
Each day we had a morning briefing about a different area of practice and set a hypothetical task to complete We then would receive a debriefing about how you should go about future tasks We also had talks from commercial growth wellbeing and EDI t
Each day you would be briefed on a traineestyle task and would have the rest of the day to complete During the rest of the day meetings were organised with teams such as wellbeing and corporate growth as well as informal coffeecatch ups with differe
We met many current employees within the firm and got several opportunities to network and discuss with them life at IM We were set tasks daily to independently complete We also had coffee catchups with departments that we did not have a task from Thi
We were required to complete one task a day in different departments and participated in talks about the firm and social activities