The scheme combined events to increase our understanding of the firm and the legal profession skillbased events to boost our legal research and drafting and work given to us by our supervisors We were also given trainee buddies and encouraged to meet
I rotated between 2 seats during the 2 weeks completing typical trainee tasks such as research and drafting The scheme included scheduled workshops practice area fairs and evening socials to get involved in
Research tasks client call notes and attending client meetings
Lots of talks social events and practice area work
Sat in two very different teams completing real work for a supervisor usually someone senior in the team In International Arbitration work was quite technical for a nonlaw student but support available where necessary In corporate work is more com
The vacation scheme consisted of two weeklong placements in different departments of the firm These were Corporate Crime and Investigations and Real Estate Finance My day to day consisted of managing tasks allocated by supervisor while meeting people
Worked on live matters completing tasks for a supervising associate which were similar to those a trainee might be asked to complete Attended a series of talks on a variety of opportunities the firm provides to trainees from a variety of employees Atten
The day consisted of networking sessions informational presentations interactive workshops and shadowing of a trainee
We were tasked with work that trainee solicitors at the firm might do and was supervised by a senior associate and received feedback on the work It was an opportunity to experience and sit in on daytoday work of commercial lawyers in the department yo
On the first day of the Herbert Smith Freehills insight scheme we were introduced to some of the firms notable cases and the disputes involved followed by a technical thinking workshop and a handson session in dispute resolution We also received tail
Over the two days we attended a variety of workshops panel discussions and case study sessions took part in a mock mediation and experienced work shadowing with a trainee all of which gave a valuable insight into life at Herbert Smith Freehills HS
The FYW was incredible in giving me exclusive insights into some of the firm039s highprofile deals and specifically what roles trainees played in them The work shadowing was a great opportunity to ask my trainee buddy questions and receive honest u
On the first day we took part in an welcome session commercial negotiation exercise insight into different deals and QampA panels On the second day we had more insightful and informative talks and panels before engaging in a few hours of work shad
The scheme involved hearing from some of the firms lawyers on key cases as well as a legal thinking session and corporate negotiation exercise On the second day we attended a practice area fair to hear from experts in the Corporate Finance Real Esta
Sessions included Partner Welcome Corporate Negotiation Workshop Office Tour and Networking Lunch Technical Thinking Session Inside the Headlines BT Tower Pro Bono Session Application Advice Future Joiner First Year Alumni Panel Social Pasta M
Sat under a supervisor who was a senior associate They gave me tasks to do depending on business needs including drafting client notes writing research notes amending and proofing existing drafts taking notes in client and team meetings as well as a
Twoweek vacation scheme which involved working in two different teams and attending various presentationsevents to find out more about the firm
We were allocated to two different seats across the two weeks We were given a supervisor who assigned us work and provided feedback It included completing various tasks based on matters that the supervisor was working on I did various legal research ta
Given adhoc tasks by supervisors and others in the practice area Opportunity to sit in on calls and meetings to learn about the work Had schemespecific talks on practice areas pro bono work Had to present a group presentation to a client of the firm
Each day involved work for your supervisor that you sat with for example a legal note on a specific topic such as the takeover code The day also usually involved talks from the firm to gain a larger knowledge of the working environment for example a tal
