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We had a lovely welcome and then proceeded upstairs We talked with fellow attendees and the Early Careers Team After breakfast we all went to our allocated seats and proceeded to the initial sessions These included the anatomy of deals what it is lik
Each day involved a mix of talks workshops and networking We attended panels with trainees and associates joined practical skills sessions and worked in groups on a case study simulating trainee tasks These sessions not only built on our legal knowl
The AampO Shearman First Year Programme is a twoday insight scheme designed to give 西瓜视频s a meaningful glimpse into life at an international commercial law firm It039s an incredibly wellstructured programme that balances practical learning thr
Across two days we met with numerous teams across the firm whom explained their journeys their day to day work commitments on the team and we had the opportunity to ask questions around their practise areas We received a vast amount of information which
I sat in corporate mergers and acquisitions and was involved in drafting board resolutions reviewing and proofreading duediligence reports sitting in online court hearings and composing research emails to associates I was also involved in preparing
A typical day involved attending a morning session that would be related to one of the practice areas in the firm such as Corporate Then I would sit with my supervisior and complete trainee tasks such as filling our documents or completing legal researc
Sat in ICM Derivatives did a lot of legal research writing the first drafts of memos document reviews
I was an intern so it was quite varied but a typical day would usually involve attending a training session or an introductory session to one of the departments I would then go and sit my trainer and do any work i have been assigned Later in the day I
Most of the days began with a session based on personal or professional development or on commercial awareness of the firm and utilising and applying what we have learnt throughout the programme to help us beyond We were assigned trainers who were associ
As a BUILD intern in the Excluding USDCM formerly known as General Securities Group team at AampO Shearman my role involved gaining handson experience in the legal field through a variety of tasks and responsibilities On a daytoday basis I
Mon amp Fri practice area overviews Gained insight to the breadth of expertise offered by the firm with indepth discussion of each seat within the practice This included practical aspects such as when a seat can be allocated as well as the type o
Mondays and Fridays were quotsessionquot days where all vacation scheme 西瓜视频s gathered to listen to various sessions including on the firm039s practice areas affinity networks pro bono opportunities and their innovation hub Fuse TuesdayThu
We attended presentations on the firm039s various practice areas which allowed us to ask questions and gain a deeper understanding of each sector We worked closely with our trainers in our assigned practice areas on a variety of tasks We also partic
There were frequent opportunities to assist members of the corporate team that I was sitting in with live matters and I was able to work on a range of researchbased tasks There was also a group project to complete together with a team of other vacation
The Vacation Scheme involved scheduled talks from different areas and departments of the firm as well as working directly with trainers qualified lawyers at the firm and completing various tasks for them such as drafting research administrative tasks
We either completed tasks for our trainers teams or attended talks We also networked with various lawyers and completed a Charity Challenge
Attending workshops with the other vacation scheme 西瓜视频s covering AampO Shearman039s key practice areas as well as DEI Completing work within your allocated department Vacation scheme 西瓜视频s were able to submit preferences in advance
The vacation scheme is designed to give you a feel of what it would be like to work at AampO Shearman as a prospective trainee The days vary with talks scheduled from different practice areas throughout the week networking events happening across the
Many training and social schemes combined with shadowing my trainer
2 days a week in talks about different practice areas and the firm 3 days with the trainer work shadowing and completing tasks
