Law Firm Summer Internships 2020

Hamerzan Sickles · 10-04-2020 5:03pm

Yeah, whatever about the internships/traineeships, I actually heard from a friend that the Law Society and The King's Inn are cancelling the law profession completely. No more barristers or solicitors, even after the covid-19 crisis ends!

Coulter97 · 10-04-2020 6:11pm

Has anyone reached out to their firms yet about the summer internship? Will the TC interviews at the end be potentially cancelled too? Will firms consider postponing to Winter like many UK firms? So many questions

XyzLawyer123 · 10-04-2020 10:47pm

Coulter97 wrote: »

Has anyone reached out to their firms yet about the summer internship? Will the TC interviews at the end be potentially cancelled too? Will firms consider postponing to Winter like many UK firms? So many questions

You will all be informed in due course. Law firms have a lot going on at the moment keeping afloat. Phoning up is only making a nuisance of yourself during a very serious period.

It isn’t lost on firms that people have questions and need to be gotten back to in due course but, with respect, they’ll try to sort out paying salaries to their own staff and trying to manage return of existing trainees from Blackhall first.

amusicalfrog · 22-04-2020 1:13pm

Anybody heard from any firms?

amusicalfrog · 24-04-2020 3:27pm

cox called cancelling internship!

Lawstudent2020 · 24-04-2020 3:54pm

Oh no! Was it for June/August?

amusicalfrog · 24-04-2020 3:58pm

Lawstudent2020 wrote: »

Oh no! Was it for June/August?

I was on the August intake but i think they'd already cancelled June? i got a offered a TC in place of the internship tho - mixed emotions as i really would have loved to have got some corporate experience but can't complain i guess

Lawstudent2020 · 24-04-2020 4:04pm

Oh wow! that's fab, congrats!!

I'm still waiting to hear from them and I was due in for August too

amusicalfrog · 24-04-2020 4:05pm

Thank you! I received a call this morning but a friend of mine only got one just there so best of luck!!

Coulter97 · 24-04-2020 4:31pm

Congrats on the offer! Arthur Cox gives most of their interns TC so not surprising. I wonder will other firms follow that approach too? I've heard WF cancel but they're setting up TC interviews later on in the year.

Anybody hear anything back from McCann FitzGerald?

Lawstudent2020 · 27-04-2020 2:04pm

Hey! Is anyone else waiting to hear back from AC?

fe1sarefun · 27-04-2020 2:48pm

Has anyone heard from Matheson?

T.Chunter164 · 27-04-2020 6:38pm

my internship got cancelled also - do people know if traineeship interviews will still go ahead in Autumn??

T.Chunter164 · 27-04-2020 6:50pm

It'd be a quick rebound if there was a vaccine within the next 2/3 months. Unfortunately if the economy reopens, and another wave of infections hit - likely to see more lockdown periods. Regardless of how much stimulus is injected from the ECB or the Federal Reserve in the U.S, the economic downfall will be catastrophic, the worst hasn't hit yet. Even multi-national corporations are feeling it, with many cancelling or postponing expansion plans until at least 2022. In Ireland over a third of business have done just that - so even the big 5 will see a steep decline in revenue over the next year.

Best thing to do if you have a contract rescinded (like me) is to do FE1's regardless, and do any courses that will improve your employability once there is a return to 'normal' as it was before the outbreak.

Coulter97 · 27-04-2020 9:34pm

T.Chunter164 wrote: »

It'd be a quick rebound if there was a vaccine within the next 2/3 months. Unfortunately if the economy reopens, and another wave of infections hit - likely to see more lockdown periods. Regardless of how much stimulus is injected from the ECB or the Federal Reserve in the U.S, the economic downfall will be catastrophic, the worst hasn't hit yet. Even multi-national corporations are feeling it, with many cancelling or postponing expansion plans until at least 2022. In Ireland over a third of business have done just that - so even the big 5 will see a steep decline in revenue over the next year.

Best thing to do if you have a contract rescinded (like me) is to do FE1's regardless, and do any courses that will improve your employability once there is a return to 'normal' as it was before the outbreak.

What firm rescinded your TC if you don't mind? Generally, is it a top 5? I haven't heard that any of the big firms are rescinding TC's, just delaying them.

The estimation is that big firms growth expectation will be lowered from low single digits to about even or low negatives. As well, a lot of the big firms have good restructuring and dispute practices which will be very busy over the coming year.

Most of the people in this thread are still students, and will start a TC around 2022-2023, so hopefully things will be back and roaring again.

Coulter97 · 29-04-2020 4:35pm

McCann FitzGerald is converting their internship to a virtual format with a TC interview at the end.

Paraeagle · 06-05-2020 8:49am

Has anyone been contacted by MHC about their internship?

fe1sarefun · 06-05-2020 5:12pm

Matheson have shortened their internship to two weeks and are doing it virtually

amusicalfrog · 07-05-2020 4:59pm

DLA Piper changed to a one-week virtual internship sorta thing. Anyone know what the suss is if you're currently claiming the emergency payment? will i have to remove myself from that and then reapply a week later? seems a bit ungainly

Coulter97 · 08-05-2020 12:46pm

Does anybody know if the firms will still be paying for virtual internships? Probably not as much, no? Then again the money for the internships is probably a drop in the bucket for the top firms.

john_fe12020 · 09-05-2020 5:22pm

Has anyone applied to A&L for their internship in Belfast and heard anything back?

Lawintern20 · 11-05-2020 4:47pm

Is anyone else waiting to hear back from a firm which has not yet confirmed whether internships are going ahead as scheduled?

The Arthur Cox internships were cancelled but I was offered a TC instead. But I’m supposed to intern with MHC this summer as well and haven’t yet heard back!

Coulter97 · 11-05-2020 5:53pm

Lawintern20 wrote: »

Is anyone else waiting to hear back from a firm which has not yet confirmed whether internships are going ahead as scheduled?

The Arthur Cox internships were cancelled but I was offered a TC instead. But I’m supposed to intern with MHC this summer as well and haven’t yet heard back!

Offices won't be opened before August so it's a good assumption that it will be cancelled. MHC gives most of their interns TC's so they may follow the Arthur Cox approach.

Law000 · 11-05-2020 10:37pm

Said I’d throw a message in for anyone due to start internships/going into final year or finished and are thinking of sitting the Fe1 exams in October...I have the up to date Manuals, Sample answers, past papers, grids for all subjects and happy to throw you them via PDF in an email, drop me a dm sure !

Paraeagle · 21-05-2020 9:05am

With the MHC June internship due to start in a couple of weeks, I wonder has anyone heard from them? They’re cutting it fairly fine...

Lawbloke · 21-05-2020 12:06pm

Has anyone heard anything about the Eversheds summer internship?

Coulter97 · 21-05-2020 1:21pm

Does anyone know what Maples is doing?

Coulter97 · 21-05-2020 4:07pm

Update on MHC and other firms: https://www.irishlegal.com/article/major-law-firms-continuing-to-recruit-at-all-levels-in-spite-of-covid-19

Nicholas Butcher, managing partner of Maples and Calder LLP, told ILN: “Our summer internship programme continues to be an important pipeline of talent for our future graduates, and we will be ‘virtually’ welcoming 23 interns to the firm in late June.

“We have created a strong programme which has been adapted to be experienced remotely which will provide genuine insight into what it’s like to work in a truly global law firm. Our internship programme will also provide this team with the opportunity to build valuable connections and experience that will help form their future legal careers.”

A spokesperson for Mason Hayes & Curran said: “Here at Mason Hayes & Curran we are always keen to recruit the best talent, to continue to grow our business.

“Notwithstanding the challenges that COVID-19 has brought, we are therefore hoping to run a remote internship this summer.

“This may impact on the number of interns we can facilitate but we are confident that we will be able to deliver a worthwhile internship experience to those who take part.”

Lawintern20 · 26-05-2020 5:12pm

MHC June internship is due to start in less than a fortnight and still haven’t heard it it’s going ahead... I saw the article saying that the firm may be going ahead with a virtual internship, but wondering when dates, format etc will be communicated to incoming interns?

Coulter97 · 26-05-2020 7:11pm

Lawintern20 wrote: »

MHC June internship is due to start in less than a fortnight and still haven’t heard it it’s going ahead... I saw the article saying that the firm may be going ahead with a virtual internship, but wondering when dates, format etc will be communicated to incoming interns?

Embarrassingly poor showing from MHC. They've seemingly let media outlets know before they've told their own interns about what's going on. Other firms have gotten in contact a month ago.

Paraeagle · 26-05-2020 9:51pm

Coulter97 wrote: »

Embarrassingly poor showing from MHC. They've seemingly let media outlets know before they've told their own interns about what's going on. Other firms have gotten in contact a month ago.

Really bad form. I’m lucky enough to be working at the moment and need to hand in my notice if the MHC internship is going ahead. Minimum notice period is less than a week away

Lawintern20 · 27-05-2020 7:15pm

Paraeagle wrote: »

Really bad form. I’m lucky enough to be working at the moment and need to hand in my notice if the MHC internship is going ahead. Minimum notice period is less than a week away

I’m also working at the moment and can’t give notice at my current internship until MHC gives details of how their internship is proceeding. I work in a small team so I would prefer to give several weeks notice if possible! Stressful situation all round..

IgoPAP · 31-05-2020 1:21pm

Does anybody know, typically, what percentage of summer interns at the big firms will be getting TC offers?

Fe1newbie · 01-06-2020 10:47am

Is there a lot of firms that have cancelled their summer internships, or have they just been changed to a remote system?
I would have thought the experience of the internship was to be in the office so remote would be disappointing.

Coulter97 · 01-06-2020 11:28am

Fe1newbie wrote: »

Is there a lot of firms that have cancelled their summer internships, or have they just been changed to a remote system?
I would have thought the experience of the internship was to be in the office so remote would be disappointing.

Most have changed remotely. Obviously it's not ideal but it's better than having it cancelled outright

rightytighty · 02-06-2020 9:10pm

Has anyone been doing a remote internship? Intrigued as to how they work

IgoPAP · 05-06-2020 4:04pm

If firms are open on 20 July (final phase of exit plan) is it likely that firms with internships in August will go ahead in at least some physical capacity?

amusicalfrog · 05-06-2020 7:00pm

IgoPAP wrote: »

If firms are open on 20 July (final phase of exit plan) is it likely that firms with internships in August will go ahead in at least some physical capacity?

I think firms won't necessarily be back in the office then, or at least enough to facilitate a big intake of interns. I'd be surprised if any of the big firms went ahead with in-person internships.

Coulter97 · 06-06-2020 1:23am

amusicalfrog wrote: »

I think firms won't necessarily be back in the office then, or at least enough to facilitate a big intake of interns. I'd be surprised if any of the big firms went ahead with in-person internships.

I've heard William Fry is looking to hold in-person events for their modified programme.

Lawintern20 · 15-06-2020 1:57pm

Coulter97 wrote: »

Embarrassingly poor showing from MHC. They've seemingly let media outlets know before they've told their own interns about what's going on. Other firms have gotten in contact a month ago.

To update... MHC offered a virtual internship to half their interns (presumably the June cohort?) and asked the rest to accept a 2021 internship instead.

Notification came about 10 days before the start of the June internship and at least a week after the announcement had been made to legal magazines. Feeling very lucky that I didn’t give notice at my current position.

IgoPAP · 27-07-2020 7:26pm

Anybody who interviewed for a TC with McCann FitzGerald know when they said they'll be getting back?

Law Firm Summer Internships 2020

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