Day in my Life as a Corporate Lawyer What I REALLY Do as a Trainee

What do corporate lawyers actually do is a question I asked myself tons before starting out as a trainee solicitor at Clifford Chance. I d obviously watched Suits and seen how much of a boss Mike Ross was when working with Harvey, and wondered whether I would feel even remotely like Mike when working with my supervisor So I decided to spend my coffee breaks explaining what I actually do in a day as a trainee corporate lawyer. How bad are the hours really Are there parts of the job that are boring And do I have any kind of worklife balance Hopefully this is a pretty representative insight into what a day working at a firm like Clifford Chance looks like obviously it s just one day, and some days are longer, some shorter, some busier, and some less busy. But this hopefully gives you a decent idea If were completely honest, for most people who go into corporate law, excitement, money and the chance to be at the heart of huge business deals IS w