9.00am: I am currently on secondment at Google UK. My first tasks of the day are to get breakfast and review my emails. I spend time reading a response I've received from a sales representative in Mountain View (Google's US headquarters) in advance of a telephone call with him this afternoon. I make a note of the key points I want to discuss regarding the statement of work that he has asked me to draft.

9.30am: My manager forwards me an interesting YouTube case which discusses one of the safe harbour exemptions in the E-Commerce Directive. In my commercial disputes seat at Bristows I had considered the hosting exemption for ISPs in relation to defamatory posts published on blog sites, so this is not the first time I have come across this legislation. I reread the Directive and supplement my understanding by reading a short academic article on Westlaw before writing up a case summary.

11.45am: I grab a muffin from one of the micro kitchens and return to my desk. I have been asked to review a non-disclosure agreement which has been sent by one of Google's commercial partners. I am unfamiliar with this type of agreement so I set about doing general research. I get a copy of Google's standard NDA and begin a compare and contrast exercise between the two documents to present to my commercial manager.

1.00pm: All the food is free at Google, so the legal team usually eat together in the canteen or the sushi bar.

2.00pm: My manager has forwarded me a report provided by outside counsel relating to the Irish government's review of copyright law. The report debates the freedom of the Irish government to adopt exemptions and limitations on copyright owners' rights under Irish and EU law. I read this in conjunction with similar reports prepared for Google previously. I recall that research which I carried out at Bristows relating to the harmonisation of copyright across the EU would complement this task, so I make a mental note to access and reread that research note when I get home. I compare how regional counsel have approached the issue of reform and prepare a summary of my thoughts for my manager and I to discuss at a later date.

3.45pm: I grab a coffee and have a quick break with some of the legal team on the beanbags in the kitchenette. We discuss interesting new products in development at Google and the probable legal issues that will emerge.

4.00pm: I have a telephone call with the sales representative in Mountain View. I recall some of the questions corporate partners at Bristows would ask clients during conference calls which I had attended. I also think back to a seminar I attended at Bristows regarding drafting techniques and helpful guidance which was offered to me by various partners prior to my secondment. Accordingly, I feel well prepared for the call. I ask the sales representative questions about the agreement I have been asked to draft, including payment provisions, term, general questions about the nature of the services to be provided, and termination provisions.

6.30pm: I check that there is nothing else that needs to be addressed this evening. I grab a wrap and head to a networking event at the Law Society as a representative of Bristows.