Overview
Withers has an established Italian stagiaire programme, offering Italian law graduates and newly qualified Avvocati the possibility of experiencing work in a London City law firm.
The programme is for a three month period during which time the stagiaire works closely with the firm's Litigation department. There are also opportunities to work with lawyers in other areas of the firm such as Corporate, Property, Family and Wealth Planning.
Daily tasks vary from assisting in the translation of complex legal documentation to assisting actively in specific cases or liaising with Italian clients or colleagues. Stagiaires are often asked to advise colleagues on certain aspects of Italian law by way of comparison to the English law.
The Programme is run by Nadia Ignatius. Nadia is an associate within our Commercial group based in London. Her work is mainly company and commercial focussed and almost 50% of her time is spent advising Italian clients with business interests in the UK or Italian businesses wishing to set up UK operations.
Nadia has been running the stagiaire programme for over 12 years and sees it as a really useful experience both for the stagiaire and the Firm.