Summer work

Now, I know for my own good that I should really keep a memoir of my internship. Though I really do appreciate it, I am really dreading this post because I don't want to indulge in verbal diarrhea :(

As some of you may know, I've been really fortunate myself to land a summer vacation scheme at a prestigious law firm in the City. Rather than detailing my day-to-day life, it shall suffice at this point (because I am dozing off...and am already typing too much at the office) just to give a brief overview of what's been going on.

There are 7 of us in my intake - mostly British except for one mix and one Asian. Two Oxbridges, two LSE-ians, one Manchester, one KCL, one UCL. 2 guys and 5 girls. Each of us were allocated a buddy, who is a trainee, and he/she is our first port-of-call if anything goes wrong (or right), or just someone to point us in the right direction. T is my buddy; someone whom I've already met during my work placement interview. This week I'm in Corporate & Securities, while next week I'll be siting in Financial Services. I'm seated next to my supervisor H who is really really nice - she's so patient with me as she explains things clearly, starting with the basics :)

With my different experience insofar being at an international law firm in London, I can only compare to my past internships to see the various side of things. In terms of workload, I must say (insofar!) it is rather a walk in the park compared to my internship last year. In my previous summer, I was working overtime and the stress level was literally all the way up to my neck. Days never felt longer and work never felt harder and incomprehensible. I was literally fighting day-to-day to survive last year - I was thrown into the deep end with the knowledge of zilch. Perhaps it is the current economic situation now; not much transactions are made not deals being realised. Corporate activity has quieten down; less companies are keen to go public at the moment...though there are some bravers trying their luck on AIM. Either way, this means less work for lawyers, hence even lesser work for student interns :)

I can't say that this (insofar!) has been entirely and sincerely enjoyable for myself. Alas, part two of my internship will have to wait :) As much as I value this experience, I still cannot wait to return to my life before I started work. It just made me realised more and more how much I appreciate and love my student life.