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Inside a trainee’s workload: Tasks, priorities & working with lawyers

Discover how trainees manage tasks, competing deadlines and different supervisors, ask the right questions and deliver high-quality work inside a law firm.

Featuring:

  • Wednesday 21st October
  • Panel Discussion
  • 11:00-12:00
  • Free
Event starts on Wednesday 21st October at 11:00 GMT

2026/10/21 11:00

Inside a trainee’s workload: Tasks, priorities & working with lawyers

Discover how trainees manage tasks, competing deadlines and different supervisors, ask the right questions and deliver high-quality work inside a law firm.

What does a trainee’s workload actually look like, and how do you manage it successfully?

Join trainees and lawyers from leading law firms as they take you inside the day-to-day realities of trainee work. From receiving your first instructions and juggling competing deadlines to asking the right questions, adapting to different supervisors and responding to feedback, you’ll discover what it takes to approach trainee-level work with confidence.

Our panellists will share practical examples from their own experiences, explain what strong trainee work looks like and offer advice on the skills you can start developing now to prepare for life inside a law firm.

key themes

  • Managing tasks and competing priorities
  • Working effectively with lawyers and supervisors

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