A Day in the Life of a Trainee

Clair Douglas is a second year trainee at Rollits in York and will qualify in September. Clair's final seat is in Property. Below, Clair gives us her account of what it's like to be a trainee at Rollits, along with her description of a typical day in the life at work!

I have now begun the final seat of my training contract in the property department, based in the firm's York office.

The focus of the final seat is to ensure that trainees have as much contact with clients as possible. Therefore, my supervising solicitor has made sure that I can attend as many meetings as practicable.

The firm are keen ensure that you have the skills and confidence that you need as a fully qualified solicitor. To facilitate this I have a number of files for which I am responsible on a day to day basis, under the close supervision of my supervising solicitor.

Dealing with files from start to finish has been immensely helpful in terms of building up a relationship with the clients, dealing with unexpected aspects of a transaction and managing your own work load.

I have been fortunate enough to be working in the department at a time when a lot of new and interesting projects have begun and members of the team have ensured that I am involved in those projects as much as possible; either by taking me along to meetings or involving me in the drafting process.

As a trainee at Rollits you are very much a part of a team which provides you with the best possible foundation for your future career.