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Each year we select six university students or graduates to work with us for a week, giving them a chance to experience life in a modern commercial law firm and to gain valuable experience across our fee-earning departments. Hugo Adams joined us in December 2019 for a week’s work experience with our Commercial Property department. Here is what he had to say about his time working alongside the team at Endeavour.
Partaking in a week-long work experience program at the Endeavour Partnership was an incredibly eye-opening and beneficial experience for me.
During my time inside the firm’s property department, I was pleasantly surprised by the friendly and inclusive working environment that I found myself in. Whenever I came across various challenges with the work that I had been asked to do, I discovered that everyone, from trainees to partners, is very approachable and eager to help. Furthermore, throughout the week the work that I was being asked to do was meaningful.
During the short amount of time, I spent in the firm I was entrusted with a wide variety of different tasks from making enquiries with various local councils to drafting emails to clients to summarising active cases. It never felt like I had nothing to do, or that what I was doing was just to keep me busy. Although I spent the week in the firm’s property department, I also had a taste of employment and regulatory work. As a result of this work experience, I have learnt a plethora of different things about the legal profession, whilst also gaining invaluable insight.
On a personal point, it has confirmed my desire to be a solicitor. Additionally, I have acquired insight into the life of a property lawyer whilst also gaining a deeper understanding of the professional skills that all successful solicitors require.
Our work experience programme has proven a valuable starting point for many of our team who have gone on to secure training contracts and then been retained upon qualification.
If you’d like to apply for our work experience programme, more information and how to apply can be found here.
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