HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS
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A TAILORED APPROACH
INDUCTION
FIRST SEAT
SECOND SEAT
As well as a two-week general trainee induction, you’ll attend a departmental induction at the start of each seat. These inductions cover the technical requirements of the area of the firm you’re about to join
You will have submitted your preferences for your first seat before you join. You will also have had the opportunity to attend a careers fair at the firm to find out more about the different practice areas to help you decide where you would like to sit
YouwillmeetHR todiscuss your seat preferences prior to your second seat. This continues throughout your training contract, giving you theopportunity to tailor it as youprogress. During your training contract, youmust satisfy SRArequirements and gainexposure toboth contentious andnon-contentious elements of work. All traineeswill spendone seat in LondonCorporate andone in LondonDisputes QUALIFY AS A SOLICITOR Once you have completed the qualification process, you will join the relevant group as a qualified solicitor and attend the newly qualified associate induction, which will prepare you for the next step in your career. We will continue to invest heavily in your development as an associate and beyond
THIRD SEAT
FOURTH SEAT
If youhavenot alreadydone so, youwill have theopportunity to select finance, real estate or a specialist group, suchas employment, pensions and incentives or competition, regulationand trade, arbitrationor intellectual property. By your third seat youwill have alsoattended theTraineeDevelopment Centre, which is runby Learning and Development andwill ensure youget themost out of your training contract
The qualification process takes place during your fourth seat. If you have not already done so, you may get the opportunity to go on a secondment, either to a key client or to one of our international offices including Paris, Brussels, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo or Australia
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