I have learned many practical skills which can be applied to infrastructure consulting, including communicating effectively, working as a team and managing time.
Order new merchandise for an upcoming expo. Head to the marketing storeroom to pull together any leftover show bags and our media kit. Yay – the first drafts of a recent photo/film shoot have come through. Time to review the material, collate the team’s feedback and annotate the visuals. Now back to that copywriting. Done - off to legal for review.
Starting on small tasks as a junior lawyer can help to build up your commercial knowledge and confidence in your area of expertise, getting you prepared to take on more responsibility within the team.
If you have the opportunity to do a graduate program, take it and try as many different areas as you can! You may think you know what type of law you want to specialise in, but you never know what is out there unless you give it a shot.