I spent a week in the London office as part of my induction and then two weeks in the Edinburgh office in practice groups I interned in the Corporate practice area and the Finance Projects and Restructuring practice area Daily tasks included communic
Placed within teams we worked on completing a range of tasks similar to that of a trainee but on a smaller scale It could be anything from research tasks to completing forms
The internship at DLA Piper was incredible We got an opportunity to network with the cohort in all offices and we have received constant support from Early Careers and our line managers in our respective seats I have undertook litigation and corporate a
Week 1 Networking aka making new friends asking questions to inspiring individuals learning about the firm and about selfdevelopment Week 2 Assisting in real client work coffee meetups to get to know colleagues preparing and giving a group pr
First week was induction so listening to speeches and doing ice breaker tasks These were really great as it could be overwhelming at first but helped us settle in Weeks two and three we were in sector teams for example IP or Competition law We shadow
In the first week we were in London There we participated in workshops and got talks on various topics The next two weeks were in Dublin We worked in 2 different practice areas and got opportunities to engage in meaningful work
The summer internship was highly valuable in providing insight into the work and culture at DLA Piper On a daytoday basis I completed legal research tasks due diligence tasks attended court and engaged in other tasks of a typical trainee solicitor
The first week was induction which involved talks from members of the Firm on the Firm039s culture legal workshops and networking The next two weeks were spent in two practice areas within the Firm Tasks ranged from sitting in on meetings and takin
I would complete tasks set to me by my line managers Sometimes the work was live or sometimes it was given to us to see how we handled the materials I found the vast majority of the work to be very intellectually stimulating
The cohort was allocated two seats in order of preference We were very much involved in client work and able to complete drafting duediligence notetaking and reviewing tasks as well as attending internal meetings as well as clientmeetings The first
The intorductory week mostly involved listening to various speakers The two weeks interning invovled doing low level tasks associated with the seat ie deed scheduling and speaking with people in the department to gain an insight into the work they us
A typical day would involve completing a variety of tasks for our Line Manager and other team members too for example research tasks due dilligence drafting and client calls We were able to arrange coffees with different people at the firm to further g
Daily tasks varied This included drafting contracts attending client meetings taking minutes reviewing contracts and proactively meeting with colleagues Interacted with team members across all levels of seniority Responsibilities included tim
For the first week all interns from all the offices spent time in the DLA Piper London office We were given talks by senior employees partners and heads of the firm to give us a taste of the core values and operation of the firm There were some interac
The hours were generally 95 In the first week we attended scheduled talks in London The next two weeks were spent experiencing different legal practice areas in our home offices attending meetings and drafting minutes There was one assessed group pro
The first week is spent in the London office with all the internship cohort This week involves several workshops and talks from the senior leadership at the firm as well as lots of tasty food The following two weeks are spent in your respective region
3 week placement one week in London which involved speeches from a wide range of people across the firm insights into the firm and what we could get involved it The other two weeks was spent in a regional office of your choice where you got to see th
The first week was an induction week with your whole cohort all of the summer internship students across all of DLAs offices The second and third week was spent in 2 separate departments During this I engaged in client calls where I took meeting min
There was a wide variety of tasks things we did on the internship The first week in London having all the interns together from the regional offices was a great feature The first week involved lots of talks regarding different elements of the firm and t
The internship began with a fourday international induction in the London office where I attended talks from members of the firm and participated in interactive workshops There were also plenty of opportunities for networking question and answer and
