I sat in corporate mergers and acquisitions and was involved in drafting board resolutions reviewing and proofreading duediligence reports sitting in online court hearings and composing research emails to associates I was also involved in preparing
A typical day involved attending a morning session that would be related to one of the practice areas in the firm such as Corporate Then I would sit with my supervisior and complete trainee tasks such as filling our documents or completing legal researc
Sat in ICM Derivatives did a lot of legal research writing the first drafts of memos document reviews
I was an intern so it was quite varied but a typical day would usually involve attending a training session or an introductory session to one of the departments I would then go and sit my trainer and do any work i have been assigned Later in the day I
Most of the days began with a session based on personal or professional development or on commercial awareness of the firm and utilising and applying what we have learnt throughout the programme to help us beyond We were assigned trainers who were associ
As a BUILD intern in the Excluding USDCM formerly known as General Securities Group team at AampO Shearman my role involved gaining handson experience in the legal field through a variety of tasks and responsibilities On a daytoday basis I
Mon amp Fri practice area overviews Gained insight to the breadth of expertise offered by the firm with indepth discussion of each seat within the practice This included practical aspects such as when a seat can be allocated as well as the type o
Mondays and Fridays were quotsessionquot days where all vacation scheme students gathered to listen to various sessions including on the firm039s practice areas affinity networks pro bono opportunities and their innovation hub Fuse TuesdayThu
We attended presentations on the firm039s various practice areas which allowed us to ask questions and gain a deeper understanding of each sector We worked closely with our trainers in our assigned practice areas on a variety of tasks We also partic
There were frequent opportunities to assist members of the corporate team that I was sitting in with live matters and I was able to work on a range of researchbased tasks There was also a group project to complete together with a team of other vacation
The Vacation Scheme involved scheduled talks from different areas and departments of the firm as well as working directly with trainers qualified lawyers at the firm and completing various tasks for them such as drafting research administrative tasks
We either completed tasks for our trainers teams or attended talks We also networked with various lawyers and completed a Charity Challenge
Attending workshops with the other vacation scheme students covering AampO Shearman039s key practice areas as well as DEI Completing work within your allocated department Vacation scheme students were able to submit preferences in advance
The vacation scheme is designed to give you a feel of what it would be like to work at AampO Shearman as a prospective trainee The days vary with talks scheduled from different practice areas throughout the week networking events happening across the
Many training and social schemes combined with shadowing my trainer
2 days a week in talks about different practice areas and the firm 3 days with the trainer work shadowing and completing tasks
Assigned a department and sit there for two weeks with a trainer and get involved with real work There were also various talks from different practice groups and areas within the firm as well as social events to truly integrate us
The scheme provided a two week insight into what it would be like to work as a trainee at AampO Shearman There were interactive workshops providing information about the firm039s core practice areas as well as talks from the firm039s DEampI of
We attended a number of talks which focused on the companys practice areas as well as its culture We also got the opportunity to work on the desk supervised by our trainers engaging in a variety of legal work There were also numerous socials and the
We had a lot of introductory sessions to the firm and its practice areas We also had time to try out working at AampOS with respective trainers in a seat
