Firstly it was a great two weeks In week one I sat in corporate ad in week wo I was in Incentives In both weeks I completed tasks regarding current transactions that the firm was completing which was great to be part of In between this work the f
Each week was in a different group working alongside a supervisor to complete a variety of tasks
Gained a lot of insight into the firm and its key practice areas I was given a variety of work which helped develop my understanding and interest across different seats ie corporate and competition
Informative talks and events about departments across the firm social events with other scheme participants and partnerslawyers across the firm tasks provided by team each week social events within team to get to know members
We were assigned a department for each week of the internship with a trainee buddy and supervisor a partner or senior associate Each week we completed assessed pieces of work for our supervisor which included real work that the firm was working on
Sat in two departments and worked on cases which supervisor was working on Also several departmental presentations to get an insight into the work of other departments as well as after work socials
As a Campus Ambassador of Herbert Smith Freehills I am not assigned with daily tasks but tasks to be finished from time to time My main role is to represent and promote the firm to students of all disciplines at my university I design social media cont
I representing the firm and promote them on campus This requires me to understand and communicate opportunities to students through creative ways such as presentations and social media I reflect the collaborative culture of the firm by organizing eve
My role involves the promotion of HSF039s events and opportunities to fellow students at university I am usually involved in producing social media content managing the firm039s social media pages speaking at career events organised by the Warwic
I was tasked with a negotiation competition with my team where we argued a point of view decided by our brief We had talks with various departments providing insight into the type of work they do on a daily basis We then shadowed a trainee for an offic
The vacation scheme gave us a useful insight into what commercial law is all about with various presentations on the different departments at HSF On a daytoday basis legal research was conducted legal notes were drafted and contracts were thoroughly
sat in corporate and in finance amending and drafting documents sitting in client calls working on a group project attending conferences and presentations networking events and socials
The average day was a blend of conducting legal research on specific questions of law depending on the practice area you were sitting with attending client calls and presentations held specifically for vacation scheme students The Graduate recruitment
Daily work involved attending presentations from departments in the mornings completing work that has been set by your supervisor or attending meetings calls or talks with other people during the day and usually finishing the day off with a certain soci
The aim of a vacation scheme was to emulate the experience of a trainee solicitor Almost everyday started with a departmental presentation The workload consisted of tasks such as writing blogs drafting emails writing research notes listening in to i
Assessed tasks were given which included producing a written assignment with two departments that we worked in over the course of the scheme You get to interact with various people through presentations and socials
Daily presentations by different departments sharing an office with a supervisor and also had a trainee buddy
The tasks involved research into the law and applying it to the facts at hand There were also client meetings to observe Questions were welcomed and extensively answered by supervisor and trainees The corporate teams also involved some diligence work
This experience was amazing I have gained an insight into 2 practice areas disputes and corporate both of which were very interesting I have completed various tasks such as researching into specific points of law
I spent three weeks sitting in two different practice areas In addition to legal drafting my work included researching writing an article proofreading crosschecking documents taking meeting minutes contract review and a variety of other tasks
