Week 2

Programme

TIME AGENDA
Monday 30 June
9:30 - 10:30 Desk time
10:30 - 11:30

Corporate overview

An insight into our Corporate practice by partner Claire Jackson.

11:30 - 13:00 Desk time
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch (work experience students only) 
14:00 - 14:45 Desk time
14:45 - 15:15

Real Estate overview

An insight into our Real Estate practice by Senior Counsel Simon Bartle.

15:15 - 17:30 Desk time
Tuesday 1 July
9:30 - 10:30 Desk time
10:30 - 11:00 

Financial Regulation overview

An insight into our Financial Regulation practice by partner Nick Bonsall.

11:00 - 14:00

Desk time
14:00 - 15:00

Introduction to Legal Services Innovation

Emma Walton will talk you through the firm's legal service innovation, which plays an imperative role at the firm.

15:00 - 15:15 Break
15:15 - 15:45

Competition overview

An insight into our Competition practice by partner Tina Zhuo.

15:45 - 16:45

Afternoon tea with ECR 

An opportunity for you to chat with the ECR team, and ask any training contract interview questions ahead of your interviews in week 3. 

16:45 - 17:30 Desk time
Wednesday 2 July
9:30 - 10:30 Desk time
10:30 - 12:30

Minute Meal presentations

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12:30 - 15:15 Desk time
15:15 - 16:15

Nationwide/Virgin Money case study

Ben Renshaw and Rufus Sachdev-Wood will talk you through the recent Nationwide and Virgin Money deal.

16:15 - 16:30 Break
16:30 - 17:00

Tax overview

An insight into our Tax practice by associate Alison Lim.

17:00 - 17:30  Desk time
17:45 - 21:00

Dinner at Bread Street Kitchen with partners and trainees 

An opportunity to enjoy a meal at Bread Street Kitchen with your peers and some partners and trainees.

Thursday 3 July
9:30 - 11:45 Desk time
11:45 - 12:30

Interview skills

Caroline Phillips, one of our Financing partners, will talk you through our interview process and key interview skills ahead of your training contract interviews in week 3.

12:30 - 12:45 Break 
12:45 - 13:45

International approach

Simon Agar and Ngozie Azu will give you an overview of the firm’s international approach and secondments.

13:45 - 14:45 Desk time 
14:45 - 15:30

Meet the Diversity Networks panel

An opportunity to hear more about and ask questions to representatives from five of the firm’s diversity networks. There will be plenty of time for questions, so please come to the session with some prepared.

15:30 - 16:30

Afternoon tea with Employee Networks 

Afternoon tea with representatives from nine of the firm’s employee networks.

16:30 - 17:30 Desk time
Friday 4 July
9:30 - 10:30 Desk time
10:30 - 11:00

Technology, Digital, Data and IP (TDDI) overview

An insight into our TDDI practice by associate George Mole.

11:00 - 13:00

Desk time

13:00 - 13:45

Meet the partner with Gayathri Kamalanathan

Gayathri will talk you through her career journey and role at the firm. There will be plenty of time for questions, so please come to the session with some prepared. 

13:45 - 14:00

Break

14:00 - 14:45

City Consortium Solicitor Training Programme (CCP) and the training contract

An opportunity to hear more about the firm’s SQE preparation programme and the training contract.

14:45 - 17:30

Desk time