Allen & Overy Launch: The Careers Podcast

Hong Kong Graduate Careers Series - episode 2: How I turned my internship into a full-time training contract at Allen & Overy

In this episode, our host, Donna Titley, Talent Development Manager (Asia Pacific), PeerPoint, is joined by Nicole Tang, who recently started her training contract with us at Allen & Overy in Hong Kong. Nicole will take you on her journey as an intern, she will provide her tips and experience on how to get the most out of our vacation scheme and how she earned herself a return offer as a trainee solicitor.

Hong Kong Graduate Careers Series - episode 1: Vacation schemes and training contracts - What you need to know to apply

In this episode, our host, Donna Titley, Talent Development Manager (Asia Pacific), PeerPoint, is joined by Nishilla McKeogh, Graduate Recruitment & Development Manager at Allen & Overy. The graduate recruitment, assessment and selection process can be challenging, daunting and competitive. We will be asking Nishilla to share her views and insights on how you can be successful through the application process, different types of interviews, how to excel in the process and create a good impression.

Series Two Episode 6 - Partnership 102 - Becoming A New Type Of Partner

We connect with Shruti Ajitsaria, A&O’s first Advanced Delivery Partner and Head of Fuse. She discusses her career path from first getting the idea for Fuse to becoming a new type of partner.

Series 2 Episode 5 - How To Turn Your Vacation Scheme Into A Training Contract

We connect with two current trainees from law and non-law backgrounds who previously participated in vacation schemes in the City. We also catch up with Emma Barker, who is a member of the graduate recruitment team and leads on our early engagement programmes.

Series 2 Episode 4 - Solicitor Diaries: Life In A Tech Start-Up

We connect with Ricky Cohen, former General Counsel and Legal Product Architect at Nivaura, a Fuse start-up that delivers capital markets automation solutions. As an A&O alumni, Ricky explores the transition from working in a global law firm to life in a tech start-up.

Series 2 Episode 3 - Legal Tech - from buzzword to graduate opportunities

We connect with one of A&O’s legal tech specialists, a trainee who went on secondment to our ideas and innovation team, and a participant in our advanced delivery graduate scheme. They discuss legal tech use and development as well as graduate opportunities in this space.

Series 2 Episode 2 - What Does It Mean To Be An In-House Lawyer?

We connect with Chantal du Toit, a Senior Legal Counsel at Shell and former A&O Associate in Arbitration. She talks about her transition from private practice to in-house and her experience as an in-house lawyer at a high-profile global company.

Series 2 Episode 1 - Brave New Legal World. Insights from the Global Managing Partner

We connect with Gareth Price, who was recently elected as the firm's Global Managing Partner. He discusses the election process, what the role entails, A&O's future direction and how trainees and associates can be a part of it.

Episode 6 – One final hurdle: the assessment centre

In this final episode of Launch, our host, Bianca Vasilache, a final-seat trainee, is joined by Karan Dinamani, a partner in the private equity group, Emma Barker, a graduate recruitment specialist, and Godwin Tan, a second-seat trainee, in discussing how to prepare for and put your best self forward during the assessment centre. With a particular focus on case study interviews and competency/scenario-based interviews as the most common types of assessment centre tasks, they share their experiences, expectations and advice on how to deal with pressure, curveball questions and much more.

Episode 5 – From law to a new challenge. The world is your oyster

In this episode of Launch, our host, Bianca Vasilache, a final-seat trainee, is joined by Tom Stancliffe, a former associate in the corporate group, who shares his journey from law to co-founding TRIBE, a natural sports and nutrition brand. In talking about his decision to transition out of law and eventually start his own company and the ways in which his legal skills have come in useful throughout this process, Tom’s story is an insightful reminder of the various career options available as a legal practitioner.