ISOLAS welcomes students to its annual summer placement, known as its Summer Legal Scheme. This year's scheme will run for two weeks of July, during which a total of 11 University students interested in pursuing a career in law, shall undertake a placement at the firm. We also look forward to welcoming our Micro Summer Legal Scheme students who are in their AS and A level years, for two days next week where we will provide them with an introduction to a career in law in Gibraltar.
The scheme has been designed by Managing Associate Nick Isola and Senior Associates Danielle Victor and James Castle, with the aim of testing and developing students' legal skills while providing valuable insight into the legal profession.
During their placement, students will engage in a range of practical exercises designed to develop key legal skills. These include contract drafting, participating in advocacy tasks, conducting negotiation simulations, undertaking client interview scenarios, and performing legal research.
The exercises cover a broad spectrum of practice areas such as civil and criminal litigation, corporate, commercial, DLT, employment, property, tax, and private client matters — providing students with valuable exposure to the kind of work they may encounter in a legal career.