Placements provide invaluable experience, allowing you to choose the right firm for you and can even fast track you to a place on the assessment day for a training contract.
Placement
We offer 40 placements of one week each during June. On your placement you will experience a real week in the life of a trainee solicitor which includes real responsibility, working on real case files and attending real client meetings. You will be 'buddied up' with a trainee, who will be able to answer any questions you may have, no matter how big or small. You will also be set a mini project to complete which will help you to get to know the people in your office and across the firm whilst also getting a feel for our culture and values.
The most valuable thing I gained was absolute certainty Shoosmiths is a firm I would love to work. It was clear from the moment I arrived the culture and values that initially attracted me to the firm were reflected in every day working life.