Vacation scheme Case research

[Chiomaaa]

Hiii, I'm currently applying for a summer vacation scheme at Weighmans and struggling to find recent, relevant cases for the application. I've tried finding some on the firm's Insights page but I'm worried it isn't specific enough. So I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hiii, I'm currently applying for a summer vacation scheme at Weighmans and struggling to find recent, relevant cases for the application. I've tried finding some on the firm's Insights page but I'm worried it isn't specific enough. So I was wondering if anyone could give me some tips.

Are you asked to discuss a particular case?

 

[NatashaS98]

Hi @Chiomaaa

Is the application asking you to discuss a firm case? My advice generally when discussing cases in relation to a firm is to think about cases that best exemplify the firm's capabilities. Work backwards and think about the kind of practice areas and sector work Weightmans excels in/factors which motivated you to apply to Weightmans. By doing this, you can then try and identify a case that involved those practice areas/work in the sector. In essence, your case can try and act as evidence for the reasons why you are applying to Weightmans in the first place.

Very often, there is little information on the website because of certain intricacies to the case being confidential. It is therefore fine to try and think more broadly/laterally and hypothesise as to what kind of work might have been required to assist the client.

I also found looking more broadly online about the case (e.g. if it was an M&A case) helpful. This involved me typically looking at other websites .e.g Bloomberg. Through this, I was able to learn more about the clients involved in the case and what their business objectives were. This can help you consider the commercial implications of the case and learn more about the case through information that is open to the public/available online.

 

[Chiomaaa]

Are you asked to discuss a particular case?

No, I just wanted an idea of how people would go about it, The law firm's question is about how the values of their lawyers help to create excellent client care. I was trying to see how I could connect them both.

 

[Chiomaaa]

Hi @Chiomaaa

Is the application asking you to discuss a firm case? My advice generally when discussing cases in relation to a firm is to think about cases that best exemplify the firm's capabilities. Work backwards and think about the kind of practice areas and sector work Weightmans excels in/factors which motivated you to apply to Weightmans. By doing this, you can then try and identify a case that involved those practice areas/work in the sector. In essence, your case can try and act as evidence for the reasons why you are applying to Weightmans in the first place.

Very often, there is little information on the website because of certain intricacies to the case being confidential. It is therefore fine to try and think more broadly/laterally and hypothesise as to what kind of work might have been required to assist the client.

I also found looking more broadly online about the case (e.g. if it was an M&A case) helpful. This involved me typically looking at other websites .e.g Bloomberg. Through this, I was able to learn more about the clients involved in the case and what their business objectives were. This can help you consider the commercial implications of the case and learn more about the case through information that is open to the public/available online.

Thank you so much Natasha. I will incorporate these into my application

 

[NatashaS98]

No worries @Chiomaaa , glad it was helpful! Let me know if you have any further questions, would be more than happy to help you.