Listening to interactive sessions hosted by different key leaders within DLA Piper to provide an overview of the work DLA undertakes and the culturevalues of the firm Time integrated in to the week to prepare a pitch to a fictitious client
Upskilling sessions daily talks from geographical managing partners talks with representatives from the firms internal people networks sessions with the Dublin office specifically and other sessions were with all UK Ireland and Dubai interns and gro
The internship consisted of 5 insightful days The days were split into two with interactive talks regarding the firms practise areas probono health and wellbeing and spotlight sessions In general the mornings consisted of these talks and the aftern
For the virtual internship we attended talks from members of the firm around the UK Ireland and the UAE We also took part in a group project exercise where we had to make a pitch on behalf of DLA Piper to prospective clients
We attended various talks throughout the week varying from diversity and inclusion to wellbeing and health These talks were excellent and extremely informative The week ended with a group project presented to partners Overall the experience was fantas
Mostly talks from different members of the firm on everything from discussion of practice areas to their pro bono initiatives There were always opportunities to ask questions We also did a group project working together in a pitching exercise
As interns we gained a deeper understanding of the firm and their culture through having meetings with many of the firms international Department Heads as well as presentations from important programmes on Diversity and Inclusivity the importance of heal
Every day we had talks given by the global heads of the company we also carried out a group task
We had a number of presentations each day from across the firm and its teams We also did a group project which we worked on for most of the week
Talks panels presentations group project written exercise and an interview
We have had multiple sessions organised during each of the 5 days We heard from very prominent figures in the business We learned about DLA Pipers strategy practice areas their SESG Health and Wellbeing as well as Diversity and Inclusion initiativ
The first day involved induction talks whilst the following days were split between talks from firm members office specific sessions and group project preparation time
We had various presentations from highlevel individuals from across the firm including the Global CoCEO Department Heads Managing Partners Managing Directors Partners and heads of the various DampI networks Responsible Business and Health amp
The programme was entirely virtual due to the pandemic Each day involved a series of talks from different people at the firm on different aspects of the firm DampI regional offices employee networks etc There was an assessed group project at th
Virtual summer internship where we heard talks from a wide range of people working at DLA Piper
We heard from different lawyers at different levels of their career ranging from partner level to trainees We had the opportunity to ask any questions we may have had
We were given talks by various partners and trainees on specific aspects of the firm from Probono to insight into the experience of trainees We were also given application skills and tips by the graduate recruitment team as well as given insight into
On the first day we listened to the Managing Director a member of the pro bono team and some trainees I particularly liked listening to the Managing Director she was inspiring and gave a great insight into the firm most of us really appreciated her t
We took part in several sessions during the 3 days These included application skills sessions insights into different departments across the firm eg Pro Bono practice spotlights sessions with current trainees and QampA sessions with graduate rec
The insight involved all the students on Zoom listening to Corporate partners and Pro Bono Associates talk about their role at DLA Piper We got the opportunity to talk and ask questions at the end about the firm and what the culture is like During the p
