Sitting in on team meetings across different practice areas Completing traineestyle tasks these ranged from researchbased tasks probono work writing concise summaries for journal publications and proofreading Networking opportunities s
1 Traineetype tasks eg drafting emails reports for clients summarising key precedent cases for the rest of the team 2 coffee chats with members from across the firm 3 workshops organised by graduate recruitment eg developing your own pers
During the The Vacation Scheme I spoke to many lawyers and got involved in a variety of different tasks In return I developed my skills better understood a commercial lawyer039s work and got a good idea about the firm039s culture
It was good but not excellent the insight scheme was designed to give us additional information on how to break into the legal sector I enjoyed being advised on how to make my future applications stand out but I got the impression that other people on
I have really enjoyed my stay at the firm I have learnt a lot about the company and it gave me a brief idea of how I will implement my degree to real life I believe it was a really good push for my future career and education Aside from work the compa
This scheme was incredibly enjoyable The firm really made an effort to make us all feel welcome despite the fact we are only there for two days They made a particular effort to ensure that you were placed in departments were of interest to us There was
Possibly the best internship I undertook I was able to do real work feel part of the team and given numerous opportunities to socialise with fellow interns and employees
I found it useful to get to know the firm the people and the kind of work undertaken by trainees The Ashurst staff were very accommodating and I was exposed to range of interesting and varied work
I was able to experience a wide variety of seats and meet employees from all levels of the companys hierarchy
10 Best Job Ever extremely interesting challenging and fun at the same time
I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent at Ashurst I felt the vacation scheme gave a very real and genuine insight into what life at Ashurst as a trainee would be like and cemented my ambition of trying to secure a Training Contract there Everyone was ex
I thoroughly enjoyed the vacation scheme as it was insightful challenging and rewarding There was a good mix of work and social activities
My week at Ashurst gave me a fantastic insight into the life and work of an International lawyer Sitting in the Dispute Resolution department I was exposed to actual work which enabled me to draw upon the skills I have learnt throughout my undergraduat
The winter vacation scheme at Ashurst is very well organised there are a number of interactive socials and opportunities to network and meet new people
The insight itself was very good there were lots of events and activities to get involved with over the scheme and plenty of real work to become involved with
The placement scheme was certainly rewarding and insightful It definitely provided an opportunity to experience Ashursts professional and inclusive culture while completing interesting and challenging pieces of work
