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The Scheme gave an overview of the work that a trainee solicitor does on a day-to-day basis. The work involved attending team meetings to discuss what work everyone should be doing. It also involved doing research and writing articles for the firms websit...
The first two days were induction days where we heard talks to gain a deeper insight into the firm, including a talk about the firms growth and about groups you can join at the firm, such as the Climate Change Group. We then spent the remainder of the sc...
I spoke to a lot of people within the company which gave me great insight into the firm. My work involved research tasks, admin work, as well as attending a meeting.
I worked as part of the marine finance department under an associate mentor, where I got involved in department work like drafting letters and documents and reading over casework. I was also able to oversee work for other departments like international ar...
Day to day, we had various training sessions with members of different departments and sectors of Clyde & Co. We also had several hours per day completing department work, in which we were given task by our supervisor in our given department to comple...
I completed real time work for my supervisor, as well as getting work from other departments. I also took part in various social events, and sessions to understand different initiatives at the firm. I also had the opportunity to network with different peo...
Completed research memos, attended conference calls, received detailed feedback from supervisor on those tasks, completed a group project on developing a creative video, networked with loads of trainees, associates, and partners, attended socials and even...
The first week included many discussions (mostly over teams) discussing different firm initiatives and selling points. Every participant was assigned a department, along with the supervisor and trainee buddy. Both allocated work which varied depending on ...
It was a packed two weeks, there was no clear day-to-day work, and I was able to work for a variety of members of staff. The work day was 9:30-5:30 and there was approximately an hour for lunch. Work generally consisted of research and data collection ta...
The Vacation Scheme began with a day of talks with Graduate Recruitment, we then spent some time with our departments to get to know the practice area. Typical tasks for the week included research tasks, commercial drafting and reviewing contracts for err...
Worked on tasks set by my supervisor, social events, and networking.
I was assigned a supervisor who was an associate at the firm (employment team) and he gave me tasks to complete. The tasks included legal research, drafting a policy, and writing an article. I was also able to get involved in a pro bono clinic where I hea...
Work assigned by supervisor, discussions with trainees, associates, and partners. Social events and insight sessions.
I attended meetings, completed trainee task work, attended workshops, and met with different people at the firm to find out more about their experiences working at Clyde & Co.
The first days were spent attending talks about various aspects of the firm. This gave us helpful insight into the firm and its culture. Then we were assigned a supervisor and spent time with them in their department, meeting trainees, associates and part...
I carried out tasks for the Real Estate department and attended talks hosted by graduate recruitment. I had to opportunity to network with a broad range of individuals across the firm.
Day-to-day activities included talks from the firm's training principal, CSR team, early careers and current trainees, as well as talks about the firm's growth and strategy. In addition to this, I undertook work in the department I was placed in, and the ...
For the first two days we had presentations from across the team, including on the use of IT, risk, the future of the firm, and from the CSR and Climate Change teams. I drafted documents for various cases for my trainee and associate supervisors. I revi...
Vacation Scheme students were each given at least one Supervisor (an Associate) and at least one Trainee Buddy. You are given a specific team to work in. There were a number of talks, such as inductions, introductions to the firm and their sectors, overvi...
The Scheme was really insightful. The Early Careers Team went above and beyond to make the experience enjoyable, and made you feel incredibly welcomed. After the initial welcome for the first day, we met with our Supervisors and were tasked with reading, ...
