Trainee Talk

Kishan Mathy is a first-seat trainee at CMS. He came to the UK from Sri Lanka at the age of 8 without knowing a word of English. He was state-school educated and the first in his family to go to university. At university, he balanced seven part-time roles. How did he do it all? This is our conversation where Kishan shared with us his story. Part 1 is focused on Kishan’s background, the hurdles he faced whilst applying for training contracts, and how he overcame these. Part 2 is focused on Kishan’s experience with the CMS application process, the CMS Academy, and his training contract so far. In these episodes, Kishan spoke about: - How he leveraged his experiences in his application; - What to do if you lack commercial work experience; - How he used LinkedIn to find alternative ways to demonstrate his commercial awareness; and - The power of being "unapologetically yourself" through the application process. Kishan has also teamed up with All About Law to share his time as a trainee solicitor and the lessons he learns on the way. Follow his dedicated instagram account: @sqbrkt This episode is hosted by: Yee Rou Quah. The music in this episode is created by: Ichabod Todd. ichabod-todd.weebly.com/

Our guest in this episode is Nasteho Muse, a future trainee solicitor at Clyde & Co. We talked about the importance of developing a clear strategy when applying for training contracts, what the application process for Clyde & Co was like for her, and how she used her experience as paralegal to demonstrate passion in the insurance industry that Clyde & Co is a key player of. This episode is hosted by: Yee Rou Quah. The music in this episode is created by: Ichabod Todd. http://ichabod-todd.weebly.com/

In our second conversation with Lewis Malkin, now a third-seat trainee at Baker McKenzie, we discussed how to make the most of your training contract. This episode is hosted by: Jaysen Sutton.

Welcome to the Corporate Law Academy's podcast series: Trainee Talk! Our first guest is Laura B from CMS. We talked about her fascinating route into law, from graduating from university into the recession, taking her first job at a call centre, to being crowned CMS UK Trainee of the Year in 2019. This episode is hosted by: Yee Rou Quah.

The Corporate Law Academy spoke to Lewis Malkin a month before he began his training contract with Baker McKenzie. We talked about his journey through the application process and how he secured six vacation schemes. This episode is hosted by: Jaysen Sutton.