A day in the life of a trainee
All of our trainees are based in our Bristol HQ. Located in the heart of the Temple Quay area, you’ll find us in the business hub of the city, less than five minutes walk from Temple Meads station. Jess King - first year trainee at Burges Salmon LLP
a porridge drizzled in honey, which I take up to my desk to eat whilst I look at my to do list for the day. 9 am: I start the day by drafting a licence to sub-let for one of the capacity tasks I picked up from the previous day. The allocation of trainee work can be delegated through supervisors or sometimes in the form of a capacity emails. This is sent out to all of the trainees and apprentices within the team and whoever is interested and/or best placed, will pick up the task. This provides a great opportunity to explore other areas of the department, pick up work that sparks your interest and work for varying fee earners. 10 am: I have a Teams catch up with my supervisors. In Real Estate, all trainees/apprentices are allocated two supervisors that specialise in two different areas of the department, for example, my supervisors are in
6:15am: I dash to the gym to squeeze in a workout before work. It’s surprising how much this sets me up for the day. If you hadn’t of guessed already, I am very much an early bird! 8:15 am: I leave home and stroll through Harbourside with my flat mate Amelia – another first year trainee! We have a beautiful sunny walk in along the river towards the office and often meet fellow trainees along the way. 8:45 am: We arrive at the office and I grab some breakfast from our onsite canteen, ‘Glassworks’. Usually
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