9.00am:  I arrive at my desk feeling energised after a workout in the gym, conveniently located on the ground floor of our offices. I catch up on today's news and check my inbox over breakfast. A quick look at my calendar reminds me that I have a lunchtime meeting and an event to attend that evening.

9.30am:  My supervisor tells me that a key client would like to transfer part of its interest in a fund to a group company. She asks me to draft a deed of transfer, board meeting minutes and the relevant Companies House forms. Fortunately, she points me in the direction of a 'bible' relating to a similar transaction. A bible is a file containing all of the executed documents for a given transaction. Although they can be time-consuming to put together, they are a very useful resource when attempting to draft a document for the first time.

10.00am:  After a perusal of the bible, I'm ready to start drafting. Drafting is a challenging, yet very satisfying, part of the job. It gives you the opportunity to translate the client's requirements into a document that applies some of the key legal principles learned during law school.

12.30pm:  After giving my supervisor a first draft of the documents to look over, I head to a lunch meeting of the Contact Nabarro Committee. The Contact Nabarro Committee organises networking events so that trainees can develop professional relationships with their client contacts. Today we are discussing the final preparations for this evening's 'Mulled Wine and Mince Pie' event. Although we are slightly concerned about how our 80 guests will fare with the icy conditions outside, we are confident that the event will be a success.

1.30pm:  I have a voicemail message from an associate about some research. I pop round to her office and, after a quick chat about weddings (she is getting married in a few weeks), she asks me to investigate a point of law relating to companies limited by guarantee. As she needs an answer by the end of the day, I head straight down to the Knowledge Centre (our in-house library) to get started on the research.

3.00pm:  Armed with an answer to the research question, I head back to my desk. However, before I can begin my note summarising the findings, my supervisor asks me to make a few amendments to the documents I handed to her earlier. As the transfer documents are more urgent, I amend them first before attending to my research note.

5.00pm:  Just as I polish off my research note, a partner asks if I am free to attend a client meeting with him the following day. Building a professional relationship with clients is a very interesting part of the job, but there is also a serious point to the invitation - I will be required to write a detailed note of the meeting so that we can refer to it in future.

5.45pm:  After cleaning my inbox and recording my time for the day, I leave the office for the Contact Nabarro event. It's very fulfilling to see the result of two months' hard work and planning. The rooms have been decorated as requested, the food is prepared and the waiters and waitresses are ready to serve the drinks. Trainees are expected to begin building professional relationships from the day they start work and what better way to do so than over mulled wine and mince pies! I take a deep breath and get ready to welcome the guests.