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SJ Berwin was 'wrong' to ask summer student to do an all-nighter

I don't see the problem with doing an all-nighter when on vac-scheme. I did a vac-scheme at SJ Berwin in 2005 and did an all-nighter in the corporate department. The partner and senior associate were really grateful and impressed and took me out for lunch on completion, not to mention the fact that I was then offered a TC there. At the end of the day, you want to set a good impression and get an idea of what it's like to work at a city firm, hence I don't see the big deal. As a qualified corporate lawyer in Dubai I do all-nighters sometimes and it is better for a vac-schemer to accept a TC with their eyes open rather than being painted a rosy picture of what a firm is like, only to have that image shattered when you start a TC there, which is what happenned to me when I turned down SJ Berwin to accept a TC at another firm which painted a rosier (and very false) image of their culture and people.

27-Jul-2011

10:09 am