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[AI212121]

I saw that RS has represented both claimants and defendants in regulatory matters such as antitrust – is this common for Reed Smith, does this make a difference in terms of the firm’s capabilities, and do you think that it makes for more well-rounded individuals? Also, I wasn’t sure because of conflicting information online but does the firm offer a seat in antitrust and competition during the training contract?

 

[ReedSmithBecca]

Hi,

The commercial awareness question is about discussing a sector but I wondered thether it meant sector overall or can we be more specific? For instance, can we talk about the aviation sector to be more specific instead of just the transportation sector. Or do we have to focus on for instance, the transportation sector. Apologies, I was a bit confused by that.

Kind regards

Hi, you can pick either a broad sector like Transportation, or a specific sub-group within that sector like Aviation or Shipping, so yes, you can talk about Aviation.

 

[ReedSmithBecca]

I saw that RS has represented both claimants and defendants in regulatory matters such as antitrust – is this common for Reed Smith, does this make a difference in terms of the firm’s capabilities, and do you think that it makes for more well-rounded individuals? Also, I wasn’t sure because of conflicting information online but does the firm offer a seat in antitrust and competition during the training contract?

Yes, as far as I'm aware this is relatively common for us - you can read more detailed information about our recent Antitrust and Competition work here: https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabi...-and-investigations/antitrust-and-competition

We do offer TC seat in this area currently.

 

[ymeng]

Hello,

Thank you for the info session yesterday - I felt like I learned a lot more about Reed Smith! I'm wondering if the firm encourages applications from those who attended undergrad/grad school outside of the UK. If so, do you have any advice on how these applicants can best present their stories in their applications? Are there any additional steps they should consider taking during the application process? Thank you so much for your time.

 

[ReedSmithBecca]

Hello,

Thank you for the info session yesterday - I felt like I learned a lot more about Reed Smith! I'm wondering if the firm encourages applications from those who attended undergrad/grad school outside of the UK. If so, do you have any advice on how these applicants can best present their stories in their applications? Are there any additional steps they should consider taking during the application process? Thank you so much for your time.

Yes, we don't take the university attended into account so you're absolutely welcome to apply. There isn't really anything different you'd need to do in order to apply or any other steps required.

 

[desperateTCseeker1998]

Hi both! I was wondering whether we should include extracurriculars in the work experience section as there is no specific box to talk about them on the form? I know this differs between firms.

 

[ReedSmithBecca]

Hi both! I was wondering whether we should include extracurriculars in the work experience section as there is no specific box to talk about them on the form? I know this differs between firms.

Hi! No, I wouldn't recommend including extracurriculars in this section, just work experience (both legal or non-legal). If there are any extra curriculars you'd particularly like to highlight, you can do this in your written answers if relevant. If not, there are plenty of points later in the process where you can highlight or utilise skills developed from extra curriculars, such as the VI or at Assessment Centre. Hope this helps!

 

[desperateTCseeker1998]

Hi! No, I wouldn't recommend including extracurriculars in this section, just work experience (both legal or non-legal). If there are any extra curriculars you'd particularly like to highlight, you can do this in your written answers if relevant. If not, there are plenty of points later in the process where you can highlight or utilise skills developed from extra curriculars, such as the VI or at Assessment Centre. Hope this helps!

Thanks for this! I never usually put extracurriculars in the work experience, especially as I have quite a lot of work experience as it is, but two other firms I applied to explicitly said on their pages to include them under work experience so I wanted to double check

I also noticed that the application form doesn’t ask us to specify whether we are applying for the spring or summer scheme - would it be advisable to send grad rec an email if I’m only available for one lot of dates?

 

[Uch21]

@ReedSmithBecca @RikPalmer-ReedSmith I saw on the careers website that we should email our mitigating circumstances to grad rec. What email do we send it to and is it compulsory to do this before applying?

 

[ReedSmithBecca]

Thanks for this! I never usually put extracurriculars in the work experience, especially as I have quite a lot of work experience as it is, but two other firms I applied to explicitly said on their pages to include them under work experience so I wanted to double check

I also noticed that the application form doesn’t ask us to specify whether we are applying for the spring or summer scheme - would it be advisable to send grad rec an email if I’m only available for one lot of dates?

Not at this stage, if you progress to offer then you will be able to confirm your availability

 

[ReedSmithBecca]

@ReedSmithBecca @RikPalmer-ReedSmith I saw on the careers website that we should email our mitigating circumstances to grad rec. What email do we send it to and is it compulsory to do this before applying?

I'm not sure what section you're referring to, but this isn't something we require, although you're welcome to email if you'd like to discuss disability adjustments, or if you'd like to go into more detail about mitigating circumstances. However, there is space to detail them on the online application form.