First week skills sessions with a focus on commercial awareness Presentations from current employees Networking with your peers and students from the Sheffield office Social engagement day where CMS showcased how important it is to them to give back
Insight into a leading international law firm This included one week of professional development and exposure to the firm In the second week you sit in a marketleading team learning from your designated trainee associates and partners
The first week consited of useful workshops and lessons which helped develop skills essential to working at a law firm During the second week we were able to shadow departments at CMS This allowed us to gain first hand experience of what it was like
Each day was very different For the first week we participated in a range of workshops where we were taught lots of skills related to the legal industry We also had CMS specific workshops where we learned about the firm For the second week we sha
The daytoday was varied In the first week we completed skills sessions and learned about the firm itself often alongside other offices via teams We also visited another office for a day to complete an in person session with them In the second week I
The placement was split into two separate weeks The first week focused on networking developing our knowledge of the firm and developing the sort of skills required of a junior solicitor It was relaxed and engaging The second week involved shadowin
I worked in the London office of CMS for two weeks During the first week I attended talks on a range of professional topics These gave me a holistic perspective of life in a commercial law firm as well as an insight into the support available for emplo
During the work shadowing week I sat with the Real Estate Transactions team with my mentor I received work from my mentor and her supervisor We also received a task which was due at the end of the week which we could work on whenever we were quiet I a
Insight into what solicitors do on a daytoday basis specifically those working in the area of insurance and reinsurance Did a range of legal research tasks drafting test cases etc
The programme was an amazing chance to gain further information and experience on what it is like not only to be a commercial lawyer but also be a member of CMS as a firm The daily tasks differed During the first week we were given training days i
I had a fantastic two weeks on the insight programme 039Big city law039 can be a daunting thought for many students however all of the CMS staff I met were warm and welcoming We were trained on various topics conducted research got to know t
I shadowed a trainee in the corporate team of the Aberdeen office I completed tasks for different members of the team including drafting warranty documents completing research tasks and completing ancilliary documents ready for companies house I also
The first week at CMS focused on the business of law consisting of commercial awareness diversity and inclusion and legal tech workshop We also had the opportunity to participate in a responsible business day to help regenerate Cody Dock In the second
First week was talks on personal improvement and an introduction to legal work Second week offered opportunity to actually shadow a trainee
The first week involved a commercial awareness workshop learning more about the firm meeting trainees and a responsible business day On the second week you were placed in a practice area and got to work within its team being assigned various tasks as
Over the course of two weeks we were exposed to a variety of activities We listened to talks by current trainees in which they explored their practice areas we attended skills sessions hosted by specialist legal skills providers we learned about the p
The programme lasted for two weeks The first week consisted of professional development workshops and some volunteering activities After this we spent a week in the office of the firm shadowing trainee lawyers I spent my time in the Corporate Transact
Working within the department completing tasks Meeting members of the firm networking and attending social events
The first week was the business of law week where we got an insight into the business behind the legal industry We were able to visit clients and did a number of presentations We also learnt more about the firms work in real estate and visited one of t
Each day varied The first week was exclusively dedicated to the Business of Law which allowed us to visit clients manage stakeholders via a simulation and so forth The rest of the internship is based in a department in one of the offices
