Two practice area rotations introduction to legal work training sessions assessed projects
I would shadow work completed by my supervisor complete tasks they set me and attend both talks and socials hosted by the firm
Attending meetings with my principal doing independent work both for a project and tasks assigned in my different seats going for coffee catchups with people from around the firm listening to the various sessions provided by Graduate Recruitment
The role involved attending practice area and general talks about the firm as well as working on broader and departmentspecific tasks We additionally had many opportunities to network with people at the Firm during both scheduled events and more infor
Completed weekly tasks set by graduate recruitment and was also involved in work within the practice areas I sat in Several sessions also took place giving an insight into the firm such as practice area talks
I was taking part in vacation scheme workshops working on projects and taking part in department activities
We had a number of presentations from different members of the firm and all employees at all levels where very open to meeting with vacation scheme participants Also got tasked on real client matters which provided a good insight into the day to day wor
We had workshops introducing us to different areas of law a few times per week and had 3 projects set over 3 weeks i was involved with looking at opportunity tracking for firms a lot of due diligence and recording minutes and partaking in client meetin
I was assigned to two seats in different practice areas across the four weeks where I sat with a principal an Associate in my first seat and a Managing Associate in the second week who assigned tasks which helped further my knowledge of the work done
I was sat with an Associate for two weeks in Dispute Resolution and two weeks in Derivatives and Structured Products I completed tasks as assigned as well as timetabled sessions by the Graduate Recruitment Team Additionally completed projects weekly
I was involved in both seat tasks and weekly assessed projects I had opportunities to meet a lot of people and gain an insight into the work and culture of the firm The projects and the work were of a very wide range in nature and gave me insight into
Completing work for my trainee and principal Learning more about the firm and its culture
We had daily scheduled sessions along with tasks given to us from our principals We were also given opportunities to speak to various people within the firm
Learning about the work of the practice area completing the weekly task networking attending practice overview talks completing work given by the practice area and generally learning about what life and the work at Linklaters is like
Most of my time was spent listening in on conversations between my principal and clients working on assigned tasks carrying out trainee tasks for my principal attending talks on practice areas and the firm as a whole and talking to the firms employee
There were presentation sessions project tasks and coffee chats with different people on the firm Our principal gave us tasks to work on in relation to the department we sat in
I was involved in different training session actual traineelike work and different projects
We took part in timetabled sessions where we had talks by various departments I had coffee chats with various members of the teams I sat in on meetings for various different matters proofread documents and conducted research I had 3 projects to comple
I got insight into the work the firm culture met people and socialised
Presentations and work in our seat rotations