Placement - Sharples Solicitors & Co

Nature of the business:

bulletA solicitors office on Gloucester Road, Bristol.

Career paths available within this business:

bulletA solicitor/ Lawyer

General information on what I did during the placement:

bulletGeneral office jobs
bulletStudying old cases
bulletLearning about the technicalities of law

Daily Diary:

bulletMonday: Studied some case studies/files/old cases
bullet                  Drafted and wrote up a codicil for a client
bullet                  Learnt about EPA and intestate law
bullet                  office chores; emailing/photocopying/post
bulletTuesday: Dead filing (Storing and recording finished files 
bullet                  Learnt how to create ledger on computer/ accountancy 
bullet                  Drafted accountancy reports and followed up missing information
bullet                  Studied some case studies/old files
bulletWednesday: Final copy of codicil and sent away to be signed
bullet                        Made another accountancy report and followed up previous one
bullet                        Helped come to a decision on what to do in a present case
bullet                        Studied case studies/ old files and did photocopying and made calls
bullet                        Dead filing
bullet                        Learnt about how a estate is distributed (executors) and in what circumstances     
bullet                        things fall into residue
bulletThursday:  Sat in on an interview with client. After helped to write it up and arranged a 
bullet                     transaction with another soliciting firm.
bullet                     Studied and asked questions on a big litigation case.
bullet                     Studied old files and did photocopying.
bullet                     Dead filing and filled some deeds and wills
bulletFriday:   Wrote a codicil for a client and arranged a time for them to come in via phone to sign.
bullet                 Photocopying/filing
bullet                 Dead filing
bullet                 Checked information that needed checking on the website
bullet                 studied more case studies and old files

Location and Travel arrangements:

bullet62 Gloucester Road,
bulletBishopston
bulletBristol 
bulletBS7 8BH

Traveled by car because on the way to dad's work.

Particular skills or abilities needed:

bulletGood people skills
bulletCommitment
bulletLiterate
bulletCan work under pressure

Health and Safety requirements:

bulletNormal office safety. Confidentiality - Not allowed to talk about anything spersific.

Advice for anyone considering this as a work-experience placement:

bulletGood experience but you have to work all the time its not the easiest.

Advice for anyone considering this as a career:

bulletGood job but you have to be committed and work.