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
Across the two weeks we spent a week in two different departments We carried out work reflective of what a trainee solicitor would be tasked with doing such as drafting carrying out legal research and filling in different legal documents I was also
Attended several sessions exposing me to the various departments at the firm Assisted in drafting documents required on live transactions the teams were working on
The Vacation Scheme was fantastic It was wellplanned there were lots of opportunities to meet people working in the firm and other vac schemers The scheme provided great insight into the firms work and culture And everyone was lovely I was set real
Two oneweek seats in different practice areas Work involved completing legal research drafting emails creating presentations attending sessions delivered by different practice areas and completing a group presentation
A mixture of compulsory group sessions and work in your practice area
During the week I conducted tasks for my supervisor and trainee buddy within my assigned practice area I also prepared for an assessed group presentation throughout the week The presentation was given on the last day Throughout the week there were fo
I completed assessed tasks for my supervisor completed a group task attended talks given by associates in different practice areas and arranged coffee chats with individuals in my practices areas of interest
We sat in one practice area Each day consisted of completing a variety of tasks for our supervisors and preparing for a group presentation that was scheduled for the end of the week We also attended a variety of insight sessions throughout the week and
Daily tasks were assigned by trainees and Associates in the practice area They included research procedural tasks such as bundling and attending meetings to take an attendance note There were also frequent meetings to find out about practice areas and
I was given tasks within my seat which ranged from drafting legal documents to conducting research and doing a project for a partner on online safety for children On top of this we also had a group presentation which took place on our final day so we ha
It was a one week internship This consisted of various practice area sessions workshops and activities which focussed on the practice area you were assigned to We also had to give a group presentation at the end of the week There were also 2 socials
A varied schedule each day to provide insight into the firms various practice areas pro bono work tech developments and culture The scheme included a mix of working within a practice area on typical trainee tasks and workshops with other vacation sche
We had 2 days on the scheme both filled with presentations networking and work shadowing
