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We have a number of opportunities for you to engage with our people and see what life looks like at our offices day-to-day. We want to offer you the chance to get to know us throughout your university career and our first year workshops and open days give you a taste of what our vacation schemes will feel like. Now that we are recruiting all our future trainees from our vacation schemes, we think it is helpful to give you an insight into what your future at Herbert Smith Freehills could look like.
All of our opportunities are open to students of any discipline with the exception of our Intellectual Property (IP), Cyber and Technology Open Day which is open to Science, Technology, Engineering, Electronics or Maths (STEM) students and graduates. For those who are unable to attend a vacation scheme, please get in touch with Anna O’Dwyer at anna.odwyer@hsf.com to discuss your individual circumstances, which we will consider on a case- by-case basis. FIRST YEAR WORKSHOPS Every spring, we run two workshops at our London office, which take place over two days. During this time, you will develop key skills through interactive activities run by highly experienced lawyers such as: • • Corporate negotiation workshop • • Alternative dispute resolution workshop • • An insight into our pro bono work • • Careers fair (at which you will meet partners, associates and trainees from each of our practice areas) • • Trainee work shadowing APPLICATIONS OPEN 1 January – 31 January 2020 (open to first-year students and second-year students on a four-year course). CAMPUS AMBASSADORS First-year students can apply to become a Campus Ambassador at their university during their second year of study. This invaluable experience gives further insight into the firm, preparing you for the vacation scheme application process, and involves: • • Planning activities and organising events • • Growing your professional and personal network • • Sharing information and amplifying our impact on your campus APPLICATIONS OPEN 1 January – 31 January 2020 (open to first-year students). WORKSHOP DATES Workshop one: 6 – 7 April 2020 Workshop two: 20 – 21 April 2020
OPEN DAYS Experience a personal introduction to Herbert Smith Freehills and experience what work and life is like as part of our world through two focused open days: Disputes and IP , Cyber and Technology . The Disputes open day focuses on our market-leading approach to complex disputes. The IP, Cyber and Technology open day involves interactive sessions that will show you the potential of your scientific and technological skills when applied to a legal career. Both days will give you the opportunity to meet our lawyers with similar academic backgrounds to you and discuss their experiences. Apply between: 16 September – 11 October 2019 (open to students of any discipline in any year). INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, CYBER AND TECHNOLOGY OPEN DAY 6 December 2019 Apply between: 16 September and 8 November 2019 (Open to STEM and computer science students and those involved in technology-driven projects in any year). DISPUTES OPEN DAY 26 November 2019
The responsibility you are given on a vacation scheme is challenging but so exciting. During my IP seat, I started an infringement analysis of a patent and had to outline my findings to a partner and senior associate. I felt like a valued member of the team even though I was only there for one week.
VACATION SCHEMES We recruit all our future trainees from our vacation schemes and every candidate has the opportunity to interview for a training contract. These schemes are designed to build and test the unique combination of skills and potential required to succeed at Herbert Smith Freehills. This will also enable you to become a better lawyer, build stronger connections with our team and hit the ground running when you start your career here. You will gain a deeper understanding of life at the firm and what your future could look like if you join us. Some key features include the opportunity to: • • Sit with a partner or a senior associate, delivering real work for key clients. • • Attend workshops and presentations covering all our practice areas. You will also spend time working on a pro bono research project. • • Apply to spend time in one of our international offices in addition to the London vacation scheme. This is a great opportunity to experience first-hand the truly global presence of our firm. • • Various networking events with partners, associates and trainees. • • A guaranteed training contract interview at the end of the scheme.
JESSICA ROSETHORN, TRAINEE
IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START BUILDING YOUR FUTURE IN LAW
APPLICATIONS OPEN Winter (finalists and graduates): 16 September 2019 – 14 October 2019. Spring and summer (penultimate-year students, finalists and graduates): 16 September 2019 – 18 December 2019. SCHEME DATES Winter: 2 – 13 December 2019 Spring: 14 – 24 April 2020 Summer: 15 June – 3 July 2020 and 6 – 24 July 2020.
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