Summer Vacation Scheme Review

Sat in a department and completed real work tasks, as if working as a trainee solicitor. Supervisors and trainee buddies assigned work, which you’d complete during department time. Breaking up the day, you had various meetings, calls, talks & workshops to attend each day which gave informative insights into life and the culture at the company

Time management - being able to take on various pieces of work and balance your time accordingly so you don’t compromise any other commitments - such as meetings and talks. Working under time restraints - having deadlines for each work task, knowing how to prioritise tasks. Teamwork & collaboration - internally within the department, communicating with colleagues, but also with your peers on the Scheme, completing a group case study.

Many opportunities to engage and ask questions. Everyone was very interactive and happy to go into details when answering questions - not only during scheduled sessions. The roles on offer were made clear during sessions

Collaborative, collegiate and supportive. People trusted you to be independent with your work and make it your own, while always being their for support and to answer questions when you need it. Everyone works as a team- but not just professionally; in a personal capacity too.

I loved the experience. I felt I had a direct impact contributing to real work. There were many opportunities to challenge myself, grow & learn more about the legal industry and the many intricacies of the law.

Yes

Know how the firm is structured and what it specialises in. Understand the opportunities on offer - from pro bono involvement, to social clubs and sports teams - and draw alignments with what interests you personally, or where you see yourself in 5 years time. If that fits in with what Simmons focus themselves on, then use that to justify why you want to be at Simmons.