8.30am
I arrive early in the office for my French
lesson (normally I would arrive at 9.15). It's
a good way to start the week and engage my
brain before heading upstairs to my desk. I
am hoping to go on international secondment
to our Paris office in my next seat, so it is
useful to keep practicing.
10.00am
On arrival in my office I take a few minutes
out to discuss the weekend's activities with
my supervisor before checking my e-mails
for any developments or requests for work
from members of the Banking department –
where I'm currently sitting. I check the list of
the work that I have to do in the week to focus
my mind on what needs to be done and the
priority of the tasks. At the moment I'm
working on a South African deal that is being
listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, which is
a new process to me – fortunately my
supervisor and the Partner involved have
done it all before and are happy to point me
in the right direction if I have any questions –
which I do! I check the deal timetable so that
I am aware of what needs to happen this
week, being involved in several deals at the
same time requires some organisation!
12.00pm
I receive an e-mail from an associate in my
department asking if I have time to help on a
quick matter. I have, so I go round to see her
and she explains that she would like me to
carry out several Company searches to
confirm they are still in full operation and to
check that we have the Companies' correct
details. This is a regular trainee task which
I've done before so I am able to complete it
just in time for lunch.
1.00pm
Down to the staff restaurant for lunch with a
few of the trainees to catch up. We are in the
process of organising a trainee summer
social, so the venue is top of the agenda…
1.45pm
Back upstairs. The firm Cricket team are
playing tomorrow night and I am organising
the side, so I need to send out an email
reminder for people to remember their kit.
Unfortunately, even lawyers can be a little
forgetful sometimes!
2.00pm
Back to work on the South African deal. We
have received comments from the Investment
Bank that we are acting for and I need to
redraft the agreements to reflect their
comments. Then I call the Irish Stock
Exchange regarding the Prospectus, the
admission document you have to submit in
order to list securities for public trading.
4.30pm
Team meeting. Every two weeks the team
meet to discuss the progress of current deals,
marketing news and, most importantly,
forthcoming social events. Apparently the
Banking department didn't do very well in
the Firm's sports day last year and we should
all be in training for it this year – the promise
of a night out if we do well is incentive
enough!
5.00pm
Further work on the listing. The deadline for
sending out several of the agreements is close
of business today – so I need to check they
are all complete before attaching them to an
email and sending them out. Once I've
finished I go through my work list to make
sure I have done everything I need to today –
with lots on at the same time its important to
make sure that nothing gets overlooked.
6.30pm
Head downstairs to the bar at the bottom of
the Simmons & Simmons building. It's very
close so it's become the local for most people
in the firm. It's a good chance to see a few
people I haven't seen for a while that are in
other departments.
9.30pm
Head home to catch up with my flatmates
before getting some sleep!
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