Job Satisfaction at K&L Gates

Drafting documents, preparing advices, reviewing documents, emailing other lawyers and clients

I am not given work. I let people know I have capacity yet am not utilised. There is no mentoring or shadowing.

Drafting Research Due Diligence

Drafting emails, letters, initial advices to send to clients Liaising with Partners and colleagues regarding strategic issues and legal considerations for matters Research Preparing court forms Mentoring paralegals and Graduates

Drafting advice, sitting in on meetings.

As a grad we have various roles within our day-to-day work days which allows us to be kept on our toes. This provides great experience, as we will likely be kept on our toes as lawyers when clients and or opposing parties change their minds on matters.

Research, drafting documents, attending meetings

Mostly paralegal research, memo writing, some basic advice drafting. A fair amount of document review and indexes.

I am very satisfied with the varierty of work I am getting in my team! I have not worked in any other teams however.

In my current team, there is a lot of diverse and interesting tasks that get me thinking beyond just commercial law.

I am given many opportunities

Lots of client contact and responsibility

I have a variety of day-to-day responsibilities, depending on the matters at hand. My responsibilities have ranged from giving at first attempt at advising clients to more menial tasks such as note taking.

Supporting lawyers and Partners by preparing documents, conducting research, drafting corresspondence and providing ad hoc support as required.

I have had the opportunity to get involved with lots of interesting research tasks, drafting of contract and policies and in preparing for court cases.

Legal research, discovery, briefs to counsel and expert, document review

I am a first year lawyer, my day to day responsibilities include conducting research, drafting memorandums of advice or emails, drafting documents and contracts, drafting corporate governance documents and shadowing senior lawyer.

As a graduate lawyer, I assist the team with everything from proof reading to more challenging tasks such as drafting advice emails, reviewing non-disclosure agreements/technology sourcing contracts/privacy policies.

I have significant responsibilities despite being a junior lawyer. I speak to clients and counsel on a daily basis and am responsible for progressing my matters.

A majority of my day consists of conducting discrete research, drafting memos of advice and court documents.