9.00am: I arrive at work after squeezing in a quick breakfast with a friend. I check and respond to the emails that have come in overnight, review my calendar appointments, chat to my supervisor about the day ahead and draw up a to-do list. It may sound silly but I think that drawing up a to-do list is one of the most important parts of my day. I often have a lot of different tasks to juggle and the list ensures that I keep on top of my work and helps me to focus on which tasks should take priority.

10.00am: Chris, one of the senior associates in our group, calls me from Germany where he is involved in the negotiation of sub-contracts for a large public private partnership project. He has an urgent enquiry relating to the drafting of an indemnity for third-party intellectual property claims. I make a note of his concerns and contact my previous supervisor, Katie, from the IP department to ask for her assistance on the matter. This provides me with an excellent opportunity to revise my IP knowledge and to learn how best to brief a colleague who is external to a matter.

11.30am: I attend training on the production of Hogan Lovells'Construction Law Report . Construction and construction litigation trainees take it in turns each month to draft summaries of recent construction cases and articles for the publication. It serves as an internal update of new developments and trends in construction law and the construction world generally and is presented by the trainees to the projects, construction and engineering team at our monthly meetings.

1.00pm: I meet with fellow trainees in the canteen for a mid-week catch up. As all Hogan Lovells' trainees do their LPCs together, you make friends at the firm before starting work there. In celebration of St Patrick's Day, the chefs have put on an Irish spread, including Irish stew and colcannon but, sadly, no Guinness. I try to resist one of the pastry chef's tantalising tarts but fail miserably.

2.00pm: Katie and I call Chris to talk through the drafting of the IP indemnity. Luckily, I make a good note of the call as Chris asks me to write a file note of Katie's advice.

3.00pm: Caroline comes into my office to discuss another PPP project that we are currently working on. Changes have been made to the design and build contract between the local authority and the contractor. Caroline asks me to flow these changes down to sub-contractor level. This involves comparing the most recent version of the contract with the previous version, noting the amends and deciding which should be flowed down to sub-contract level.

5.00pm: One of our projects has recently completed. To help our client better understand their position under the contract, my supervisor has drafted a contract report. The report explains the key terms and risk allocation in layman's terms. The draft report was based on a pre-execution draft of the contract. I am asked to compare the pre-execution draft contract against the executed contract, pick up any changes and amend the report accordingly. A number of changes have been made and it is interesting to look at the contract from the client's perspective, decide which terms would, commercially speaking, be of interest to the client and then explain these terms in plain English. I discuss my amends with my supervisor before the report is sent out to the client.

7.30pm: I quickly check that no-one in the department needs any further assistance before going to the twelfth floor to join some open-day students for a drinks reception and enjoy the view of St Pauls from our balcony!