Cripps

What it involves:

Working on a range of commercial property matters, including drafting and negotiating leases and licences, preparing client reports and supporting due diligence on transactions.

Example trainee tasks:

Trainees may draft leases, licences and client reports, assist with lease negotiations, carry out due diligence, take instructions from clients and provide progress updates. The seat can also involve supporting larger transactions, including property aspects of corporate deals.

Who trainees work with:

Trainees work closely with associates, senior lawyers and partners within the team, while also gaining direct contact with clients and lawyers on the other side of transactions.

Early responsibility:

Responsibility can build quickly, with trainees given opportunities to take ownership of lower-risk matters and handle substantive legal tasks under appropriate supervision.

Support and supervision:

Trainees typically work closely with a supervisor or partner and have access to senior lawyers across the team. Structured feedback is provided during the seat, including at mid-seat and end-of-seat reviews.

A first month might involve:

In the first month, trainees are likely to begin with tasks such as drafting ancillary lease documents, supporting due diligence and becoming familiar with active matters, before progressing to greater client and cross-party contact as their experience develops.

What it involves:

Working on contentious property matters, including drafting notices and statements of case, conducting legal research and supporting matters as they progress towards hearings or resolution.

Example trainee tasks:

Trainees may draft notices and other legal documents, prepare statements of case, conduct legal research, attend client calls and court hearings, prepare hearing materials and keep clients updated on the progress of matters.

Who trainees work with:

Trainees work closely with supervising fee earners and partners, with regular opportunities for direct client contact and involvement in client meetings.

Early responsibility:

Trainees can take on significant responsibility as their experience develops, including managing smaller, more straightforward matters under supervision and taking ownership of individual work streams on larger disputes.

Support and supervision:

Trainees have access to supervisors and partners for guidance and feedback, with structured mid-seat and end-of-seat reviews providing additional opportunities to discuss progress and development.

A first month might involve:

The first month is likely to focus on becoming familiar with court procedure and the team's active matters, while beginning to draft notices and statements of case and supporting more experienced lawyers on ongoing disputes.

What it involves:

Supporting corporate transactions through drafting ancillary documents, managing data rooms, conducting due diligence and assisting with wider transaction and project management.

Example trainee tasks:

Trainees may draft ancillary transaction documents, manage transaction processes and data rooms, conduct due diligence, correspond with lawyers on the other side and support corporate advisory work.

Who trainees work with:

Trainees work closely with fee earners across the deal team and have opportunities to communicate directly with lawyers on the other side of transactions.

Early responsibility:

Trainees can be given meaningful responsibility from an early stage, taking ownership of individual tasks and work streams while having their work reviewed and supported by more senior lawyers.

Support and supervision:

Trainees typically work closely with a supervisor or partner, with support available when needed. The level of supervision may vary depending on the matter and workload, giving trainees exposure to different working styles across the team.

A first month might involve:

The first month is likely to involve getting familiar with live transactions through smaller drafting and project-management tasks, alongside data-room management and due diligence, before progressing to greater responsibility as experience develops.

What it involves:

Advising individuals and families on private wealth matters, including wills, trusts, succession and estate administration, alongside correspondence with beneficiaries and institutions holding estate assets.

Example trainee tasks:

Trainees may attend client meetings and prepare attendance notes, draft wills and trust documentation, conduct legal research, correspond with beneficiaries and contact banks and other institutions holding estate assets.

Who trainees work with:

Trainees work closely with supervising fee earners during client matters, while also gaining opportunities for direct correspondence with beneficiaries and third-party institutions.

Early responsibility:

Responsibility typically increases throughout the seat, with trainees progressing from drafting straightforward documents to taking ownership of more substantive work and supporting fee earners on chargeable matters.

Support and supervision:

Trainees typically sit with a supervisor or partner and can seek guidance and feedback as matters progress, with support available when required.

A first month might involve:

The first month is likely to involve shadowing client meetings, taking attendance notes and becoming familiar with ongoing matters, before progressing to drafting wills, trust documents and other client correspondence with increasing independence.