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<blockquote data-quote="j.s.cox" data-source="post: 125500" data-attributes="member: 20454"><p><strong><u>Update:</u></strong></p><p></p><p><u><em>Commercial Awareness Article</em></u></p><p>I started writing this last week, but ended up not finishing due to a trip north and preparation for the NRF Vac Scheme. I still want to finish writing this at a later date, perhaps later this week. I was going to write about CEPI's blueprint for vaccine production within 100 days, which is game changing in the healthcare and pharmaceutical talent. Keep an eye out for the article later this week!</p><p></p><p><u><em>Wobble</em></u></p><p>I had a really rough journey back from my trip up north. It was raining very hard and there were several accidents that happened right in front of me. As one of these accidents happened, I had to slam on the brakes so hard that one of the back seats fell forward. As I did this, I noticed a big truck behind me which only just managed to stop before hitting me. It really shook me up and I didn't want that to affect my performance on the VS, so I made sure to try and do some mindfullness exercises and not to push it to the back of my mind. I wanted to sort out any lingering feelings of discomfort before they could have an impact on my performance. Hopefully, I've done that.</p><p></p><p><u>NRF Vacation Scheme</u></p><p>Today was the first day of the Norton Rose Fulbright Winter Vacation Scheme! Whilst I do the scheme I want to write a log of the things I get up to and my feelings about it. I think I'll write about most of it here, although I will obviously not be able to go into too much detail due to confidentiality. I have created a separate work log to write about the tasks in more detail in preparation for the partner interview at the end of next week.</p><p></p><p><em>General Feelings:</em></p><p>I absolutely love this firm! The second I walked into the office, I felt like I was at home. It's a feeling I've not had at any other firm and hopefully it bodes well. I just felt so comfortable throughout the day and I got on with everyone so well.</p><p></p><p><em>Timetable:</em></p><p>Today our day was full of sessions to attend rather than any actual work shadowing. This was partly because most people in the office work in the office between Tuesday-Thursday, and partly to ease us into the scheme.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We started off with breakfast and a welcome from the early careers team and two graduate partners. We were also able to ask questions during these sessions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We followed this with an ice-breaker. This was very relaxed and just a chance to get to know other people on the scheme. The questions were a bit strange:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> If you were an animal, what would you be?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you were in a house fire, what would you save?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What's the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We then went for a group photo before having lunch with our trainee buddies. My buddy is really lovely and I can't wait to start working with her!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">After lunch we had an IT training session and got all of our IT equipment for the scheme. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Our last session of the day was with early careers who gave us tips about how to do well on the vacation scheme. It was honestly more of a pep talk than anything else. Their advice:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We have had over 1,000 applications for this scheme alone, so you are amazing to be in the 17 people picked for the scheme.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keep doing what you have been doing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Make sure you understand the why you are doing the piece of work and what its context is in the bigger picture.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They are judging us equally based on our real work, individual assessments, group assessment, and final interview.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They are looking for: intellectual curiosity, intellect and analytical ability, commercial awareness, interpersonal skills, teamwork.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Finally, my trainee buddy gave me a quick tour of the floor I will be working on this week and introduced me to a few friendly faces.</li> </ul><p>Overall, it was a really good day and I can't wait to go back tomorrow to start some real work!</p><p></p><p>Thanks for following my journey!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j.s.cox, post: 125500, member: 20454"] [B][U]Update:[/U][/B] [U][I]Commercial Awareness Article[/I][/U] I started writing this last week, but ended up not finishing due to a trip north and preparation for the NRF Vac Scheme. I still want to finish writing this at a later date, perhaps later this week. I was going to write about CEPI's blueprint for vaccine production within 100 days, which is game changing in the healthcare and pharmaceutical talent. Keep an eye out for the article later this week! [U][I]Wobble[/I][/U] I had a really rough journey back from my trip up north. It was raining very hard and there were several accidents that happened right in front of me. As one of these accidents happened, I had to slam on the brakes so hard that one of the back seats fell forward. As I did this, I noticed a big truck behind me which only just managed to stop before hitting me. It really shook me up and I didn't want that to affect my performance on the VS, so I made sure to try and do some mindfullness exercises and not to push it to the back of my mind. I wanted to sort out any lingering feelings of discomfort before they could have an impact on my performance. Hopefully, I've done that. [U]NRF Vacation Scheme[/U] Today was the first day of the Norton Rose Fulbright Winter Vacation Scheme! Whilst I do the scheme I want to write a log of the things I get up to and my feelings about it. I think I'll write about most of it here, although I will obviously not be able to go into too much detail due to confidentiality. I have created a separate work log to write about the tasks in more detail in preparation for the partner interview at the end of next week. [I]General Feelings:[/I] I absolutely love this firm! The second I walked into the office, I felt like I was at home. It's a feeling I've not had at any other firm and hopefully it bodes well. I just felt so comfortable throughout the day and I got on with everyone so well. [I]Timetable:[/I] Today our day was full of sessions to attend rather than any actual work shadowing. This was partly because most people in the office work in the office between Tuesday-Thursday, and partly to ease us into the scheme. [LIST] [*]We started off with breakfast and a welcome from the early careers team and two graduate partners. We were also able to ask questions during these sessions. [*]We followed this with an ice-breaker. This was very relaxed and just a chance to get to know other people on the scheme. The questions were a bit strange: [LIST] [*] If you were an animal, what would you be? [*]If you were in a house fire, what would you save? [*]What's the weirdest thing you have ever eaten? [/LIST] [*]We then went for a group photo before having lunch with our trainee buddies. My buddy is really lovely and I can't wait to start working with her! [*]After lunch we had an IT training session and got all of our IT equipment for the scheme. [*]Our last session of the day was with early careers who gave us tips about how to do well on the vacation scheme. It was honestly more of a pep talk than anything else. Their advice: [LIST] [*]We have had over 1,000 applications for this scheme alone, so you are amazing to be in the 17 people picked for the scheme. [*]Keep doing what you have been doing. [*]Make sure you understand the why you are doing the piece of work and what its context is in the bigger picture. [*]They are judging us equally based on our real work, individual assessments, group assessment, and final interview. [*]They are looking for: intellectual curiosity, intellect and analytical ability, commercial awareness, interpersonal skills, teamwork. [/LIST] [*]Finally, my trainee buddy gave me a quick tour of the floor I will be working on this week and introduced me to a few friendly faces. [/LIST] Overall, it was a really good day and I can't wait to go back tomorrow to start some real work! Thanks for following my journey! [/QUOTE]
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