Day one involved a partner welcome and an introduction to the firm an insightful talk about how to network with others most effectively followed by a networking lunch In the afternoon we had trainee shadowing practice area speed networking and then a
We reported to our supervisors daily who assigned research tasks We were also able to have chats with individuals from different areas to learn more about their work We were assessed informally throughout the week on office presentation engagement with
I sat on the private client team and had a variety of work including research and drafting We also got together with our teams to work on out group presentation There were different focus sessions to attend through out the week
I participated in various workshops about practice areas pro bono and clients I also got to get involved in a broad range of real estate work which was really interesting
Alongside tasks assigned by the supervisor and trainee buddy there is a range of Focus On talk giving insights into all the departments at the firm Furthermore there were multiple evets in order social with both your department and trainees
The scheme was really enjoyable daytoday activities included practice area presentations pro bono and client workshops tasks for trainees such as drafting and research and a group presentation as well as meetings with people across the firm
We attended focus on talks regarding each practice area as well as workshops on the role of inhouse counsel and pro bono work Additionally I completed work within my practice seat including basic trainee tasks I also completed a group presentation
On a day to day basis I was assigned work by my supervisor and my associate buddy I also attended practice area talks that were given by the relevant associates and trainees in each department We were also given a group presentation task to work on tog
I was involved in typical trainee tasks which is good a range of drafting research and calculation tasks I was in a corporate seat We also got a range of sessions from all of the practice areas in the firm which is good since you can only sit in one
On a day to day basis the vacation scheme involved sitting in a Disputes seat and engaging in legal research tasks sitting in client calls and team meetings We also took part in focus workshops covering specific practice areas lead by associates in ea
The vacation scheme involved daily insight talks which highlighted the various practice areas There were a lot of networking opportunities with various individuals across the firm Also had the opportunity to complete work on a rage of tasks
Each vacation schemer spends a week in a practice area I was sat in patents I completed a variety of tasks legal research case summaries attending court summarising court notes group presentation chatting with associates and trainees rom different
I was involved in practice area talks I completed work within my practice group and completed a group project throughout the week
I had the opportunity to spend a week sitting in the construction practice and a week in the corporate technology and life sciences practice The lawyers in both gave me plenty of interesting work to get on with and I received exceptional support from my
We were fully immersed into the daytoday goings on in our allocated departments Tasks included attending meetings and recording minutes attending court and doing legal research There were also scheduled lecturestyle sessions where individuals from
The scheme started with an induction day in the London Office where we were introduced to the scheme and given our IT equipment I was then based in the Cambridge office for the rest of the scheme I was working with the Patents and Corporate Tech amp
I worked on a variety of tasks across the Corporate Technology and Life Science team and the Patents team in both London and Cambridge This included research tasks editing and updating documents proof reading and attending client calls The early talen
Research and document review My first seat was in private client and the second in corporate real estate
I completed various work tasks for my supervisors in my two seats and attended talks and workshops focused on different practice areas of the firm I also had a group task presentation where I collaborated with some of my fellow vacation schemers to prese
Work ranged from research tasks to meeting clients
