It was a 4 day placement which involved numerous useful activities These included doing example case studies that you could get on assessment days at law firms Another thing that was extremely useful was we had many networking opportunities to work with
Shadowing trainees
During the fiveday scheme we experienced an intensive schedule of classroombased learning complemented with time spent shadowing lawyers in practice areas where we got handson work experience The content included presentations on the practice areas
The 4 day placement revolved around a set agenda which focused on giving a holistic overview of the operations of the firm This meant that each day had a different thing to offer but it generally involved working through legal case studies networking ac
I either do a legal research or a document review
The scheme was one week The first day consisted of talks on things such as the firm039s GFM practice area code of conduct etc The remaining four days were mostly spent in one of CC039s departments with your supervisor In the department you are
I was integrated into one of the legal groups I had a fantastic insight into the firm
The virtual work experience consisted of a number of different talks from different people who worked in Clifford Chance and who were associated with Clifford Chance They were all there to give us advice and an insight into their jobs to help us in our c
The week started with a warm welcome and top tips to guide us towards a successful legal career We gained a deeper knowledge of corporate law and were inspired by the wisdom shared during the qualified law panel An eyeopening session provided a realist
For the work placement week wed be given lots of talks and every so often in that week wed be given a task to complete and discuss in a group setting with cc supervisors the talks would usually be traineesassociatespartners talking about what they d
The SPARK Scheme is a fiveday insight programme for students in either their first year of a threeyear degree or their second year of a fouryear degree Every day featured at least one presentation workshop or panel on topics ranging from ESG consider
We had sessions everyday of the week This included training sessions workshops and talks about the firm and different industries We also had 4 days of work shadowing We were assigned a trainee buddy and a senior associate supervisor Our supervisor
I worked on preparing client briefings drafting outlines of new regulations and assisting lawyers in producing legal knowhow documents I had some administrative tasks but they were minimal and involved using a new CRM tool which I039m happy to learn
The first day of the scheme consisted of classroom based talks welcoming us to the firm introducing us to finance introducing us to corporate law and a talk on the firms code of conduct which spoke to its culture The rest of the week each SPARK par
Was assigned to a practice area and given tasks to do from my supervisor and trainee buddy
Work shadowing in Corporate Team at Clifford Chance
We were set tasks by our supervisor and trainee buddy and we also had a workbook to complete whenever we had spare moments Presentations were given throughout the week which were really helpful
Exploring practice groups everyone was assigned to such as teams in GFM and Corporate Tasks given depended on the practice group but included things trainees would do on a daily basis while working there
Sitting in the derivatives team
I started out the scheme with a day of talks where partners from various practice areas gave us insights into the finance and corporate practice areas We also went for networking sessions with other trainees and other associates We were then allocated t
