Tamsin read Chinese at The School of Oriental and African Studies, part of the University of London. She then did her GDL at the BPP Law School in London. She joined us as a trainee in 2007
I've always had a keen interest in China
When I was looking for firms that had a strong presence here,
Freshfields was the leading one. I did the 4-week summer vacation
programme and really liked the people, so when I got the offer to
join, I jumped at the opportunity.
There's a lot of practical training
During my IP/IT seat I worked on a deal where we had to go into
China and carry out due diligence on a factory to find out whether
there was any IP infringement. I visited the factory, looked at the
machinery, and talked to the workers. When we came back I drafted
the due diligence report.
The team here is brilliant, and
you get to do a wide variety of work
When I was researching firms, people always had very good things
to say about Freshfields and about the people. I thought it was
very important to find a firm where I felt I fitted in,
culture-wise. What I liked about Freshfields people is that there
isn't a 'type'. There's a real mix of people and they all have
their different interests. They're interesting people - in and
outside of work.
