🚨 Reed Smith has just announced its Direct Training Contract route!
The deadline is 20th June.

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LM" data-source="post: 48565" data-attributes="member: 9535">Thanks, [USER=7019]@Numerius Negidius[/USER]. My responses to your questions are below: Question 1 - It depends on the time of year. Over the summer I usually find that unless I have a number of deals going on, my billable hours will be lower than my target hours. This is due to the fact that clients tend to go away on holiday. September to December are usually the busiest months. Every year so far I have exceeded my target hours quite comfortably and have never felt like this was not going to be the case.  Question 2 - No I was not NY qualified. There were some challenges but nothing that was insurmountable I would say. Due to certain restrictions, you have to have an E&W solicitor supervising you in situ, so I was able to ask them if I had any US legal queries. And no, I didn't do anything to prepare beforehand. Question 3 - Not from my experience, however, currently due to the pandemic and the travel ban, I don't believe many firms are sending trainees to the US. However, this is just my own opinion and may not accurately reflect the wider approach taken by city firms. Question 4 - Quite slim for an NQ but the chances become greater the more senior you become. This is because they have a sufficient pool of new hires from Law School (which thus decreases the need for NQs). However, in my personal opinion, an NQ is far more qualified than a 1L or 2L in a NY firm, but that may be me being biased. At present, the NY legal market is desperate for more mid levels, as a number have gone in-house; as a result it is at this level that most transfers take place. One final point to note is that my first course for the TCLA shall cover international and client secondments so definitely worth watching for further info!</blockquote>

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