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Why complete our Job Simulation
A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Latham & Watkins. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.Self-paced6-7 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsadvanced
Are you interested in helping clients overcome complex and high-profile challenges? In joining a collaborative, team-focused culture spread around the world? In doing some of the best work of your life in an environment that encourages you to be you?
Our job simulation gives you a chance to learn more about our firm and the type of work we do. It’s part of our ongoing effort to develop and offer meaningful mentoring and training to our lawyers as well as to those just starting their legal careers.
It begins with you!
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Skills you will learn and practice:
Client communication
Understanding common equity considerations for founders
Client communications
Practice skills
Familiarity with incorporation/founder docs
Due diligence
How it works
Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Latham & Watkins. No live sessions, all self-paced.
Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.
Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.
Tasks in this program
Task One: Advise a Client on Founder Allocation, Vesting and Acceleration
2-3 hoursAdvanced
Prepare an email regarding the best approach to allocating shares, why vesting is important and what acceleration of vesting means. Spend 2-3 hours on this task.What you'll learn
- The importance of share allocation and vesting when starting a company
What you'll do
- Give advice on how to allocate shares between co-founders
Reviews
Over 10505 Star Reviews
"This was a great experience that really helped me learn and understand a concept that I haven't yet studied in law school. I feel like this experience will provide me practical skills to help me during my career."-- Student from Pennsylvania State University
"I really enjoyed doing the Internship, it was very detailed and the tasks were very intricate. I was able to develop a better understanding of the complex, yet significant work is done at Latham & Watkins as ell as developing some necessary practical skills. However, as a first-year student, I did struggle with some of the activities such as the Pr..."-- Student from The Manchester Metropolitan University
"Whereas with other programmes it is more difficult to access information, with this job simulation helpful guidance was available throughout."-- Student from University of Durham
"I learned a tremendous amount in this program! I was introduced to and gained literacy in the intricacies of aiding a client in starting a business. I found the program to be very engaging, realistic, and valuable. I think I developed practical skills and felt very supported in doing so."-- Student from University of California, Berkeley
"It is an excellent program for students wanting to experience what it is like to work in the legal sector. Though one improvement that can be made is they can provide a standard example of how to proceed with the email (format and related stuff)."-- Student from Dalhousie University
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