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<blockquote data-quote="laurabeaumont" data-source="post: 143984" data-attributes="member: 29428">It all depends on what the lawyers in the practice area you have been placed in are doing now. You have hit the nail on the head that it is typically drafting and research - perhaps on a recent case that is of interest to the department which you may have to present to the rest of the team or an issue they need to circumvent so you may be dissecting a specific statute. It's hard to provide exact examples as the work could be anything your supervisor decides. My advice to prepare for the unexpected nature of work would be to polish up your research skills on Westlaw and LexisNexis if you can (if you are at university they should be available via library services) - which you may already be up to speed with if you are a law student!Alternatively, if you have a browse read of some cases on <a href="https://www.bailii.org/form/search_cases.html" target="_blank">https://www.bailii.org/form/search_cases.html</a> (free) or statutes on <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/statutes/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/statutes/</a> (free) e.g. Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, that should help alleviate some anxieties in relation to work!In terms of stationary, just a paper and pencil/pan - keeping a note of each step of your process in relation to completing the work will really help even if you end up with an incorrect answer at the end of the task. You may have 90% of the steps correct and they can help guide you in the right direction!Hope that helps!Laura <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="laurabeaumont, post: 143984, member: 29428"] It all depends on what the lawyers in the practice area you have been placed in are doing now. You have hit the nail on the head that it is typically drafting and research - perhaps on a recent case that is of interest to the department which you may have to present to the rest of the team or an issue they need to circumvent so you may be dissecting a specific statute. It's hard to provide exact examples as the work could be anything your supervisor decides. My advice to prepare for the unexpected nature of work would be to polish up your research skills on Westlaw and LexisNexis if you can (if you are at university they should be available via library services) - which you may already be up to speed with if you are a law student! Alternatively, if you have a browse read of some cases on [URL]https://www.bailii.org/form/search_cases.html[/URL] (free) or statutes on [URL]https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/statutes/[/URL] (free) e.g. Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, that should help alleviate some anxieties in relation to work! In terms of stationary, just a paper and pencil/pan - keeping a note of each step of your process in relation to completing the work will really help even if you end up with an incorrect answer at the end of the task. You may have 90% of the steps correct and they can help guide you in the right direction! Hope that helps! Laura :) [/QUOTE]

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