Simpson & Marwick offer a summer placement scheme in both
our Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices for students who are in the
third year of their LLB or first year of their accelerated LLB.
Our placements last for four weeks and take place each year
throughout June, July and August. The purpose of our summer
placement is to give students the opportunity to experience a
'mini-traineeship' in order to discover what life is really like as
a Simpson & Marwick litigation trainee.
Following an introduction to the firm, all students are assigned
to a solicitor who will act as a mentor for the duration of the
placement. From day one, all students are given real
litigation work to do. This includes elements of legal
research, undertaking wage-loss calculations, report writing,
drafting pleadings, visiting client premises, taking witness
statements, attending court, attending pre-trial meetings and
proofs. In addition to this 'hands-on' work students are also
required to complete a research project during their placement.
At the end of the placement, all students meet with the trainee
committee for an exit interview. This interview focuses on the work
undertaken over the four weeks and the way in which they have
tackled the research project. In addition to this, feedback is
given to the student and the student is also asked to comment on
their experience of the placement. Student feedback is vital to us
to ensure that our summer placement continues to provide students
with 'real-life' trainee experience.