Advise our clients with our Employment and Benefits Team
Welcome to our programme! We are so excited to have you here.
A&O Shearman is a global law firm that helps the world’s leading businesses to grow, innovate and thrive. For almost a century, we have built a reputation for our commitment to think ahead and bring original solutions to our clients’ most complex legal and commercial challenges.
This programme will prepare you for gaining employment and understanding basic employment rights, as well as give you an idea about what it’s like to work for A&O Shearman.
You’ll learn how to:
successfully conduct a job interviewfamiliarise yourself with the requirements of an employment contractdeepen your knowledge of employment law issuesprovide legal advice on employment law to a client.
We hope this programme provides a great resource for you to up-skill and strengthen your resume as you explore career pathways and a potential career at A&O Shearman.
This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete.
Skills Learned:
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Participate in a professional job interview
Gain practical experience in the job recruitment process- Verbal Communication
- Organisational Skills
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Employment contracts
Learn about employment law and what information should be provided in an employment contract- Attention to Detail
- Organisation
- Problem Solving
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Termination and discrimination rights
Gain a deeper knowledge of employment law issues and apply that knowledge in a hypothetical scenario- Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
- Information Gathering
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Draft legal advice to an employer client
Assist the team with providing written legal advice on employment law to a client- Written Communication
- Drafting
- Organisation
- Legal Presentation
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Finish Line
