Resolve a legal dispute with our global litigation team
At Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, we are recognized as a global dispute resolution powerhouse. Our multi-disciplinary global disputes team of world-leading sector specialists and regional experts, partner with our clients to provide commercial insight and legal advice.
Every deal or transaction carries with it the risk of a dispute. Successful businesses require lawyers that can pre-empt the issues that may surface, take steps to minimize them and then react quickly and effectively when a dispute arises. Our ability to collaborate between offices and to quickly draw together large international teams means our clients benefit from 24-hour attention on time-sensitive matters.
The Global Litigation Job Simulation gives you the opportunity to work on some of the challenges that we tackle on a daily basis. You will learn about the various steps involved in dispute resolution and assist with a business development opportunity. The tasks in these modules are challenging and that reflects the nature of the work our disputes teams do day to day. In real life, you would have the opportunity to discuss the issues with your supervisor and other colleagues so you would not be tackling the tasks alone.
We also appreciate that you will have different levels of experience and knowledge and that some of you will not have studied law – that is not a problem; all of the tasks (whether involving legal issues or not) can be tackled by applying general analysis and critical thinking skills. We have included some brief notes on some of the key legal concepts that do come up in the tasks or model answers.
If this sounds interesting to you, then participate in our Job Simulation: we would love to hear from you.
This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete.
Skills Learned:
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Complete a draft Memorandum on Specific Performance
Advise your client on the viability of the equitable remedy of specific performance in relation to a share purchase agreement which isn’t being honoured.- Legal Research
- Commercial Awareness
- Problem Identification
- Critical Thinking
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Advise on Pre-action Conduct and Protocols
Draft an email to the supervising associate explaining the Civil Procedure Rules on pre-action conduct and protocols.- Email Communication
- Planning
- Legal Research
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Assist In-House Counsel in preparation for a Board Meeting
Help your client’s in-house counsel prepare for a board meeting by summarising the legal principles on quantifying damages and highlighting helpful provisions of the SPA. Communicate these to your client on a succinct voicemail message.- Critical Thinking
- Verbal Communication
- Commercial Awareness
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Answer your Client’s questions on Civil Litigation Proceedings
Use your knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules to answer a Client’s anticipated questions on Civil Litigation Proceedings.- Legal Research
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Identification
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Draft the Settlement Agreement
The dispute has been settled out of court. Draft the Settlement Agreement to reflect the agreed terms of settlement.- Document Drafting
- Fact Analysis
- Attention to Detail
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Law Firm Business Development
Help a Partner at the Firm prepare a short BD pitch to an existing client.- Verbal Communication
- Research Methods
- Commercial Awareness
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Finish Line
