Job Satisfaction at Duncan Cotterill

Helping out with - Sale and Purchase of property - Settlements - Finance - Company resolutions

As a graduate my role is to learn as much as possible and to complete work for a client while under the supervision of a partner. As our office is smaller I have more responsibility and more variety of work than other graduates.

Research, resolutions, bundling, draft emails, memos.

Junior Solicitor, assisting the commercial/corporate team with a variety of matters

Bundling Drafting - Response Letters - PG Letters Accompanying seniors in meetings and taking notes

A lot of my work is research tasks - particularly getting into the more finnicky questions that might not be so obvious off the bat. These usually turn into memos for senior lawyers. I've been able to sort of follow along matters as they progress and stay involved. In matters with lower stakes, I've been given a bit more responsibility around drafting letters/emails and being involved in strategic discussions moving forward. Given we get to do a rotation at DC for our first year the responsibilities on the whole are quite light, but we still get good opportunities to get stuck into substantive work.

Researching, drafting and helping with preparations for mediation and hearings form the majority of my day-to-day responsibilities. I am still in my first year and so I am still learning but I am being given more complex work as I progress.

I'm satisfied, i'm getting a wide variety of work currently and enjoying that

I feel like I have a good variation in the work I do. My day-to-day responsibilities largely involve drafting documents and emails and administrative tasks, but the firm is encouraging of new skills and I've been getting more involved with private client work.

I get lots of meaningful work and hands on contact with clients, but plenty of support if needed

As a graduate I deal with a variety of tasks, from ad hoc commercial tasks to larger matters.

I enjoy my day to day responsibilities in that I can interact with colleagues to complete a task, and with clients. I find that the type of work I do is not very fulfilling but I do find satisfaction with completing tasks

We get straight into real work even at the graduate level, which allows us to develop and learn quickly.

Juniors are expected to make initial drafts of documents, carry out research on particular topics/in response to particular questions, and manage ongoing administrative matters for our clients. Graduates are also heavily involved in organising social events for their colleagues, and contribute to the firm's weekly newsletter.

I assist the wider team with tasks required on files. This includes legal research, drafting of court documents, discovery, and general administrative tasks. I have also taken sole responsibility for files and generally experience one-on-one contact with clients and external parties.

Preparing Court documents and information, appearing in Court, reporting to clients, and providing advice on various legal issues.

I manage a lot of files on my own and lead correspondence and meeting with clients, I enjoy the independence however look to my superiors for direction often

I work in the litigation team so my day-to-day responsibilities include research, drafting court documents/letters/emails etc., a bit of client contact depending on the file.

I work with individuals and families on legal issues to do with trusts, estates, wills, relationship property, property and the like

Liaising with clients, lawyers; drafting legal documents, attending on clients