Gardening, ping pong and trips to Paris
Summer vac scheme season is upon us, which means it’s time for firms to give budding lawyers a chance to experience legal practice first-hand by, erm, doing lots of random stuff which has absolutely nothing to do with law.
Last summer, there were trips to Brussels courtesy of Slaughter and May, games of crazy golf for the Freshfields lot and powerboat rides at Hogan Lovells and Linklaters.
But what have this year’s bunch of happy vac schemers been up to that’s totally not law-related? We count down 12 highlights.
1. Play ping pong over some drinks
Bounce! Great evening hosting our PwC Vac Scheme students yesterday. #PwCVacScheme #futureoflaw pic.twitter.com/s9cO0vc0Y0
— Andrew Mackinnon (@LegalAndrew) June 23, 2017
2. Go to Paris
3. Trim bushes
Here are some of our vacation scheme students at @CodyDock yesterday getting involved in community challenge month! pic.twitter.com/bdJSiqoxeB
— Freshfields Grads (@FreshfieldsGrad) June 28, 2017
4. Go for a walk
Fortunately the weather was nice yesterday for our first summer vac scheme legal walk around Lincolns Inn and Chancery Lane. #macsvacscheme pic.twitter.com/DbcWoZoaH8
— MacfarlanesGrad (@MacfarlanesGrad) June 27, 2017
5. Eat mammoth scoops of ice cream
Trainees and Vacation Scheme students using the good weather as an excuse to have ice cream for lunch!? #VacationScheme #TrainingContract pic.twitter.com/Suu3rX6apO
— Bond Dickinson (@BondDTrainees) June 21, 2017
Trainees and Vacation Scheme students using the good weather as an excuse to have ice cream for lunch!? #VacationScheme #TrainingContract pic.twitter.com/Suu3rX6apO
— Bond Dickinson (@BondDTrainees) June 21, 2017
6. Play rounders while holding a plate of food or a beer
Great first outing for the PM team at @BTSSEvents rounders tournament, featuring our current @PMgrads vacation placement students. ⚾️☀️ pic.twitter.com/mJmcyjsvWZ
— Ben Roach (@benroach) June 23, 2017
7. Go to Paris… again
Our UK Summer Vacation Scheme celebrating the end of their programme in sunny Paris today! A great day #vacscheme pic.twitter.com/PhP6BAmTdF
— MayerBrownFutures (@talk2mayerbrown) July 7, 2017
8. Roll dough at Pizza Express
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9. Do some clue-based team building
RPC @clueQuestLondon #escapetherulebook #summerscheme #21secondstogo pic.twitter.com/cXayP1F72T
— Life in a Law Firm (@LifeinaLawFirm) June 20, 2017
10. Eat by candlelight wearing a chef’s hat
11. Eat sushi while posing with an ASOS order
Our vacation scheme students making the most of summer in London! pic.twitter.com/U7Rntql6mt
— Sidley Austin LLP (@SidleyUKGrads) June 22, 2017
12. Go to a painting masterclass
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