The vacation scheme was split between presentations group activities assessments and working in the Taylor Wessing departments The split allowed us to fully gain an insight as to what life is really like at Taylor Wessing and get a real feel for the f
The whole scheme was very wellplanned with a lot of socials and practice sessions I also got to be involved in real client matters
Sat in two seats within the firm I was able to speak with members of the department and was assigned written work to do as well as getting additional tasks from others in the department We also got to sit in on talks about each of the different departme
The insight was unbelievable I had contact with trainees associates and partners in the firm to ask questions and learn from their every day practice I done work for the firm at mostly trainee level though I got to sit in on client calls with partner
1 Focus On sessions by the Early Talent team 2 Trainee tasks research tasks attend client calls drafting task etc 3 Coffee catch ups optional 4 Assessments
Sitting within two departments help lawyers at all levels with daily tasks such as drafting conducting legal research and reviewing documents Attend information sessions to different practice areas and sectors A lot of social activities
Working on multiple tasks throughout the day gaining an insight into different agreements and documents Learning new terminology and working alongside partners associates and trainees Multiple focus sessions on different practice areas were attended a
Focus on sessions with each department written assessment verbal reasoning test and a group activity In each department I sat in I completed various tasks including drafting research and proofreading contracts
An opportunity for firstyear undergraduates to gain an insight into what life as a lawyer is like The twoday scheme was packed with a host of activities including trainee shadowing networking a group exercise and various talks from members of Taylor
There first day consisted of 1 Introductory talks from senior members of the firm and a QampA 2 A responsible business talk covering pro bono 3 Time to work on a group exercise to present the next day about challenges facing the legal industry
The Scheme ran over 2 days where I was able to shadow trainees in their work get to know other participants associates and partners do group presentations and learn about commercial awareness
I was assigned work by my supervisor in each of the two seat It was mostly research tasks as well as some more technical tasks to help the supervisors with their ongoing projects In addition we had to work on a group project the outcomes of which were
2 week vacation scheme at the firm During this time we sat in 2 different seats which were chosen by each student Day to day tasks varied per seat but students were expected to complete tasks for supervisorsbuddies undertake research and voluntarily
My role essentially involved assisting the Disputes and Investigations team with several cases during my time at the firm Some tasks involved a largescale document review witness statement review and adhoc tasks such as formulating a chronology and dr
The scheme ran for two weeks Each week we sat in a different department with the firm allocating based on preferences and completed tasks with the guidance of a supervisor and a trainee buddy Additionally we engaged with regular insight sessions from
Acting as a trainee solicitor working alongside associates lawyers partners and peers to conduct research produce practical guidance notes and complete one piece of assessed work for your designated AssociatePartner Attended many talks and interacti
I took part in traineetype tasks given to me by trainees associates and partners Vacation scheme students also attended talks on all department areas and workshops on probono and ESG activities within the firm There was also a group project which was
The scheme took place at Taylor Wessings head office in London over two weeks Each attendee was assigned to a team for each of the two weeks and given a supervisor and a trainee buddy who provided support throughout The majority of the scheme was spent
Standard trainee tasks in each department as well as being able to sit in on client calls with everyone from trainees to partners All of the work was well explained and feedback was provided on everything I completed
Learning about different practice areas and sectors networking with members of all levels of seniority and undertaking tasks for your supervisor and other team members