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Commercial Law

Location: United States Experience Type: Virtual Experience

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Take the first step of your legal career with a global law firm that looks at things from a different perspective.

Welcome to our Virtual Experience Programme. 

In this programme, you will gain an insight into our legal teams and understand the type of work our trainee lawyers and apprentices do every day at Kennedys. You will also develop important skills that will help set you up for your future career in law and receive a personalised completion certificate to share with prospective employers and your professional network.

Our programme is available to all school and university students from a law or non-law background and no previous work experience is required to participate.

We are committed to developing the future generation of lawyers so if you want to make a difference and shape the future of law, join our programme today. 

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Prepare a witness statement that can be used in a litigated claim
    Developing your legal analysis skills

    • Strategic Rationale
    • Legal Drafting
    • Legal Analysis
  • Assist with a client pitch presentation
    Developing your legal knowledge of the insurance industry

    • Presentations
    • Commercial Awareness
    • Pitching
  • Leave a voicemail for a client
    Developing professional communication skills

    • Document review
    • Verbal Communication
    • Client Contact
  • Draft a memo on the effect of a “force majeure” clause
    Developing legal research and drafting skills

    • Legal Research
    • Commercial Advice
    • Legal Drafting
  • Finish Line

Experience Information

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Email
careers@westfield.ma.edu
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Parenzo Hall, 130
577 Western Avenue
Westfield, MA 01086

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F Friday 8:30 am- 5:00 pm 8:00 am- 4:00 pm

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577 Western Avenue
Westfield, MA 01086

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