This was a 3 week Vacation Scheme For the first two weeks I sat within one of the firms Corporate teams I undertook research projects and helped on smaller tasks In the final week I sat in a finance team where I helped with drafting amongst other t
During my time at HSF I spent two weeks in their Disputes department and one week in their Corporate department My tasks included legal research proofreading contract review and document drafting Alongside my daily tasks there were usually talks eac
Shadowing my supervisor Undertaking research tasks Taking minutes and attendance notes of meetings and client calls Attending trainee training Proofreading witness reports Helping trainees with their actual tasks and business development Developing
I was involved in a vast range of work from across the practice areas I was sat in This could range from large research tasks writing first drafts of emails to clients joining client calls and business development tasks I received work from multiple p
The days consisted of learning about the departments doing various trainee tasks attending presentations organized by the graduate recruitment team and getting to know people from other departments of the firm
Shadowing partners and senior associates completing tasks attending workshops talks panels and drinks Pitching project to Lloyds Banking Group Conducting legal research on regulatory requirements and market trends affecting fund formation and manage
The vacation scheme included a number of tasks from your supervisor trainee buddy or others from the team usually if you ask rather than this always being the case Common tasks included basic drafting filling in a template with information from anot
On a daytoday basis I was given handson work relevant to the matters happening within the team Regular presentations throughout the 3week scheme provided a wider insight into the firm such as its diversity networks We were given the opportunity to
On a daytoday basis we were able to get involved in real work within our departments completing tasks such as research summaries and proofreading etc dependent on the department in which you were sat This was balanced alongside different worksho
You are involved with tasks that you would expect a trainee to be involved in These include agreement drafting reviewing documents attending meetings and taking notes There were also events organised by the graduate recruitment team throughout the vac
The Scheme contained a series of events ranging from socials including with partners to panels and seminars on a wide variety of topics These were most concentrated in the first week but also spread throughout These events gave great insight into
I do legal research and assist in drafting legal documents
The Vacation Scheme involved two seat rotations where you sit with a Supervisor and a Trainee Buddy and are immersed in the daily work of each practice This involved sitting in on calls and meetings undertaking legal drafting and research and attendin
My daily tasks involved assisting my supervisor with oneoff tasks such as drafting an email recording minutes of a meeting and reviewing documents However throughout the week I was also given a longer task which required more time and effort and whe
The insight involved completing work that would be assigned to trainee solicitors On a daytoday basis I was given a couple of tasks that would take me a couple of days to complete varying from research tasks to analysing arguments that could be used
Meeting different members of the team Attending team meetings Worked on legal research tasks involving searching for case law and looking at statutes and practice guidelines Worked on business development work including summarising articles and int
My supervisors always kept me highly involved in daytoday interactions with clients including client calls and meets I researched in the areas of corporate law and arbitration I also attended inperson arbitration for the better part of one week duri
It was a twoseat vacation scheme where you spent two weeks in one seat and one week in the other The daily tasks depend much on the seat it can be document review doing research notes drafting emails to clients Apart from that there were lots of
The vacation scheme was an exciting and fulfilling 3 weeks On top of the 2 supervisors I shared an office with and the trainee buddies and teams I sat with there were many events organized by the graduate recruitment team These included diversity pane
The 2024 Summer Vacation Scheme was a threeweek inperson placement The Scheme provided experience to candidates in two different areas of law two weeks in one area and one week in another The daily tasks consisted of real work for real clients T
