Sitting with an associate managing associate to see what their role is on a day to day basis Variety of written tasks to complete alongside introduction sessions to the different departments
I sat in a department supervised by two principals who set me work attended structured programmes eg practice overview sessions
The vacation scheme was super insightful Gave me a good sense of the firm the work that lawyers here do the culture etc I had a chance to network with a lot of people from various departments which was super helpful I was given various tasks from my
Attending presentations and completing various tasks for my principal Meeting lawyers from throughout the firm to ask them questions
3 weeks Involvement in training seminars assigned assessed tasks work given by associates during seat client pitch task final interview
I was able to sit in Antitrust amp Foreign Investment for three weeks During the scheme I undertook assessed work as well as helping team members in my practice area We also attended scheduled sessions which included talks from the firm039s main p
Attending presentations completing assigned tasks networking
Sat in Capital Markets very involved principal and trainee buddy who gave me lots of capital markets training coming from an anthropology background Very good quality of training and internal learning resources Partners Counsel and MAs all extremel
I sat in the Real Estate sector for three weeks I also attended a range of sector talks arranged coffee chats with employees across the firm and completed a number of assignments I also took part in a mock client pitch and sat in on meetings
The Vacation Scheme was a threeweek insight into the Firm The Scheme included Practice area overviews Typical trainee tasks to complete Fun socials Coffee chats with employees
Attending different talks and sessions and engaging in work for principal in your seat while also completing an assessed task for the first two weeks
The mornings particularly for the first two weeks were filled with practice overview sessions into the different areas of the firm The afternoons were typically spent in your assigned practice seat and a couple of the evenings involved scheduled dinner
Attending sessionspresentations working on two projects you are assessed on a client pitch helping trainees on your floor with tasks etc
We had a mix of scheduled sessions about the firm and its practice areas and time working in our seat completing two assessed tasks set by graduate recruitment and tasks set by our principal or trainee buddy in our seat
Has scheduled sessions on the firm and different practice areas completed assessed tasks and work for my Principal and trainee buddy and met lots of people in the firm
I would spend some of the day attending the practice overview sessions and the rest of the day sitting in my practice group either doing tasks for my principle or as part of the scheme
Linklaters is a fun and vibrant place to work at The work is bespoke and extremely complex but enjoyable because you are working on global deals that impact everyday life On a daytoday basis we had workshops with Partners from Linklaters core practi
TLDR very insightful I was involved and had an overview into the different works streams my principle was working on I attended training sessions and gained an insight into all different departments of the firm
The insight was very helpful in understanding a law firm039s work in reality Through observing meetings and helping my principal with research tasks I was able to apply what I learnt in uni and understand how the work comes together
Timetabled workshops coffee chats doing work for principal in practice area seat
