8.20am: I leave my flat and slip and slide through the rain into work.8.30am: Arrive at my desk, turn on the computer to check e-mails and my calendar for the day ahead. I realise that the day is going to be pretty busy, so I write a to-do-list, fully aware that I have never once stuck to that list.8.50am: Begin substantive work. I am currently in the health team, where I predominantly work on clinical negligence claims on behalf of the National Health Service Litigation Authority. First task is to make amendments to a report that I produced yesterday, having had it back from the lawyer who has charge of the file.9.30am: Check the post - I am currently overseeing another solicitor's files as she is away on annual leave. Firstly deal with my own post, then look at hers and work out if any actions need to be taken. I find that there is a report from an expert we instructed a while ago, so draft a letter for this to be disclosed to the other side.10.15am: I have been asked to conduct an interview with a doctor who is involved in a new case that has come in. We need to establish whether or not the doctor feels there has been a breach of duty. I spend 20 minutes noting down questions for him and then an hour on the phone to him, taking notes and having to adapt my proposed questions as the conversation goes down a different path. One of the great aspects of working at Browne Jacobson is the encouragement there is to 'get stuck in', while at the same time always being supported if necessary.11.15am:Dictate an attendance note immediately after getting off the phone. Attendance notes can often be tedious to dictate; however they are invaluable so that other people can see, and to remind me, what was said.12.30pm: Break for lunch. I head down to the on-site subsidised café, 'No.44', to play pool with another trainee and grab a sandwich. The café is a good place for people to mingle and catch up.

1.15pm: I head back upstairs and make some calls to claimant's solicitors to chase documents that haven't turned up. Subsequently receive them over fax, and make a preliminary analysis of their contents to decide whether or not anything will need doing on them that day.2.30pm: Break from work, or at least fee earning work, to spend the rest of the afternoon helping out with the Prince's Trust. Browne Jacobson is a keen advocate of pro bono and charity work, encouraging everyone to spend time out of the office to help the community and benefit from the experiences. I conduct mock interviews and provide feedback for a group coming through the Prince's Trust for a hypothetical job at a coffee shop. It provides valuable experience for the young adults involved, and is actually a lot of fun.4.30pm: Get back to work and sort through the e-mails received while I was out, also return any missed calls.6.00pm: I have agreed to play cricket for the firm against a client of ours, so get a lift to the ground. Events like this are a really good way of getting to know others in the firm, and have direct social contact with clients.Luckily it was of no concern to our captain that I had not played for ten years and relied on watching the Ashes to become a cricket expert. However, it soon became obvious (ahem, first ball) that I had some way to go to fulfil this title.