On a typical day the morning would focus on sessions led by particular groups departments in the firm The afternoon was spent in the office of our Principal in each of our groups where we would complete tasks set by people in our group or trainee deve
On a daytoday basis I sat in on client meetings was assigned work by my principal trainee buddy and other trainees from my team I also had frequent coffee chats and completed the assigned tasks throughout the scheme
There were projects set by the team for you to complete and then be assessed on There were frequent sessions from senior employees detailing how the firm operates You also sit with a principal in a department and receive regular work from them
I would balance work from my associate principal against the structured tasks we were given I got involved in corporate advisory work for example helping a client amend their articles of associations I was also given some research tasks
Most of the day was spent working on trainee tasks such as research and proofreading in my allocated department Restructuring amp Insolvency The rest of my time was taken up by introductory talks to different practice areas within the firm
Attending sessions completing work by my Principal completing the set tasks Attending socials
We had various sessions and talks about practice areas the firm strategy etc socials speedboating mini golf cooking lunches and dinners and we sat within a team Our team would give us work could be answering queries proofreading doing markup
We got assigned an associate who we shared an office with so did work for them and other people in the team The firm organised lots of talks for us and also set us assessed tasks which emulated the work wed do as a trainee We also did a client pitch
Felt as if i gained a true insight into what the firm does and how it can sometimes be challenging especially balancing commitments I was involved with different tasks day to day set by those within my team as well as completing assessed tasks
Most of mornings are spent in sessions practice overviews training etc and then you sit with a principal in a practice area and get set work There are also assessed tasks which are based on mainstream corporate MampA case studies There is a group
Listening in on client calls Doing assigned tasks Assisting principal with work
My day was a mix of graduate recruitment practice overview sessions project work and work for my principal There were lots of networking opportunities coffee chatslunches and two evening socials
Main project work set by recruitment followed by additional tasks set by my principal Sessions arranged by recruitment Organised my own coffee chats
During my two week scheme at Linklaters I was able to take part in various sessions to learn more about the firm and the departments Furthermore I got to sit in the Antitrust department to see what the lawyers in that department work on I was also able
We were placed in a different practice area of the firm and worked with our Principal to learn more about the seat area and the firm more generally We had lots of interesting talks and tasks that gave us an insight into the firm
1 Attending insight sessions 2 Engaging with a principal to learn more about the firm and assist with work 3 Work with trainees to learn what the requirements of the role are
I sat with an associate in their office Each day I had to manage my time between completing work for my principal working on a task set by graduate recruitment attending various practice insight sessions and also meeting with members of the firm to ne
Changes day by day various assessed tasks and tasks set by principals This can include reviewing documents or doing research tasks
I worked with my principal on the legal tasks that she was undertaking and I received informative sessions on the different practice areas as well as completing fictitious legal project work
A day in the life involves completing projects set by Trainee Recruitment and also your principal who you shadow during this period attending talks and workshops as well as meeting with other departments and your trainee buddy to gain a broader insight
