The week started with a welcome from the COO and an overview of Gateleys story and their Group structure Throughout the week each day was structured around service overviews followed by networking opportunities Task work was set by one of the unit ove
We were given traineestyle tasks from a different practice area each day Tasks were generally engaging and gave a good insight into the firm and the work of trainees
Each day contained task work for one department which was usually 24 individual tasks such as draftingresearchwriting a letter to a client A Solicitor from each department would help us with any general questions we had and explained their day to day
The vacation scheme involved a series of talks from each of the practice areas along with research tasks that we had to complete It also involved more informal social events
Given an overview of various departments through talks with partners and associates in eg CDR regulatory defence and given marked tasks in departments such as corporate banking and finance There was an introduction and detail about the firm and the c
We were required to carry out tasks for a number of departments including commercial banking and finance restructuring and construction We also attended a number of talks from other departments in the firm including employment tax pensions privat
We got involved with various department tasks with corporate banking and finance restructuring and construction Everyday we had insight and networking sessions which allowed us to meet firm employees and understand the culture and work that goes on
Within the role we would complete a set of assessed tasks each day for a particular legal team Before beginning each task we would be briefed by an individual within the legal team and were encouraged to ask any questions There would be comfort breaks p
Although the experience was virtual Gateley managed to organise a great schedule Each day focused on a different department in which we were set tasks to do alongside attending multiple interactive talks from solicitors in the particular sector The ta
The scheme was run online for the first time Each day involved tasks based on different practice areas of the firm which gave us an insight in a number of areas Alongside the tasks we had presentations from lots of other areas and we had the opportuni
We had a series of sessions from solicitors across the firm giving an overview of their different practice areas via Teams Several of these involved a task that we worked on around the sessions We also had sessions on diversity and inclusion and busin
We were given an overview of the firm and insight into the firms culture
Each day we were set a task by associates and senior members of staff to submit each day We also had a number of insights into different areas of law and the opportunity to meet other trainees
Each day we were set tasks to complete with a particular unit of Gateley Legal We were given a supervisor and encouraged to ask any questions necessary particularly at the checkin meetings throughout the day We also attended overview and networking se
Throughout the week I completed tasks in several departments at Gateley including Corporate Banking Restructuring and Construction
We had a great insight into the firm there were numerous departmental talks where we could learn about the work that they do and the tasks trainees would be given Throughout the week we were given tasks similar to that of a trainee There were also num
This involved a series of events Firstly there were set tasks each day which we would hand in towards the end of the day There were also team talks and networking opportunities
Each day we were given a task to complete by the end of the day and we had a Unit talk every 2 hours
Multiple talks per day offering an insight into the work of various departments Daily tasks from various departments offering an insight into the work of a trainee
Each day we received a task to complete by the end of the day replicating real tasks that we could expect to receive as a trainee In amongst our tasks we had overview sessions from the various departments as well as from diversity and inclusion and res
