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Introduction to Law

Location: United States Experience Type: Virtual Experience

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Explore a career in law at Browne Jacobson

Welcome to the Browne Jacobson Introduction to Law virtual experience programme! We are so excited to have you here. 

At Browne Jacobson, we’ve always worked across business and society, and this expertise sets us apart. Here, we champion fairness, make the complex simple and forge connections between clients to find creative solutions. This is how our lawyers improve outcomes for every person, community and business we serve.

In this programme, you’ll work through different tasks such as reviewing contracts, advising on disputes and drafting witness statements. At the end of each task, you’ll be able to review the model solutions provided by our team. Only three tasks need to be completed in order to earn a completion certificate.

Good luck! We hope this programme equips you with valuable skills as you learn about and explore a career in law.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 7-8 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Settlement Agreement for an employment dispute
    Help a client settle a dispute with a former employee by reviewing the terms of a settlement agreement

    • Reading Comprehension
    • Critical Analysis
    • Attention to Detail
    • Legal Research
  • Review a marketing contract with an influencer
    Review and advise on an Influencer Marketing Agreement with a famous influencer

    • Drafting and Writing
    • Attention to Detail
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Critical Analysis
  • Advise an Education Trust on a student dispute
    Advise a client regarding allegations made against a secondary school

    • Written Communication
    • Drafting
    • Issue Identification
  • Draft a witness statement
    Help the Clinical Negligence team assemble a witness statement

    • Attention to Detail
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Fact Finding
    • Data Sorting
  • Judicial review advice
    Advise a public sector client defending an administrative decision

    • Written Communication
    • Drafting and Planning
    • Issue identification
  • Due diligence for a real estate project
    Help our Real Estate team investigate any issues with a proposed property development project

    • Critical Analysis
    • Issue Identification
    • Verbal Communication Skills

Experience Information

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Contact & Location

Phone
616-526-6485
Email
career@calvin.edu
Address

Hekman Library 313
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Career Service Hours

Day of the week
Office Hours Resume/Cover Letter Walk-In Hours
M Monday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
T Tuesday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
W Wednesday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
TH Thursday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm
F Friday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Meet the Team

Courtney Banks-Tatum Meet Courtney
Meredith Segur Meet Meredith
LaShone Manuel Meet LaShone
Ryan Lipsker Meet Ryan
Abby Priebe Meet Abby
Vanessa Alvarez Meet Vanessa
David Wilstermann Meet David
616-526-6485
career@calvin.edu

Hekman Library 313
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

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