Yianni’s Future Trainee Programme (YFTP)
Yianni’s Future Trainee Programme (YFTP) was created by Yianni Hadjigeorgiou during the academic year 2015-16. The programme helps fellow students learn more about a career as a commercial solicitor, as well as helping students secure a training contract with a leading commercial law firm. it also provides a great volunteering opportunity to continue Yianni’s legacy.
What is YFTP?
In pursuit of its aims, YFTP offers the following support avenues:
- The option to complete the DLA Piper Commercial Awareness Report
- The opportunity to have a future or current trainee commercial solicitor as your mentor
- A dedicated Facebook group where you will find a questions & answers forum for any commercial law careers questions you might have; regular updates about important commercial law events at the School of Law and University; regular updates about opportunities with law firms, as well as opening/closing dates for these; and any further support you may need!
How can YFTP help me?
YFTP offers guidance with 8 key areas you can focus on for training contract success:
Academic Success
The first component aims to help you with your academic endeavours by providing:
An Academic Success Introduction document
An Exams Guidance Document
A Coursework Guidance document
Commercial Law
To support with this area, resources provided include:
A Commercial Law guidance document
A trainee commercial solicitor timeline
A Law Firms Links document
Commercial Awareness
To support your development of commercial acumen, the FTP offers:
A Commercial Awareness guidance document
Vacation Schemes
To support your development of commercial acumen, the FTP offers:
A vacation scheme guidance document
Networking
Networking enables you to gain further insight into a legal career. The FTP provides:
A networking guidance document
Applications
Support for this area is provided in the form of:
An applications guidance document
Interviews
To help with your interview preparation, resources include:
An interviews guidance document
Assessment Centres
To help with your assessment centre preparation, resources include:
An assessment centre guidance documents