My internship experience at RWY
It
was my semester break again and this time I decided to do something productive
about it since I have plans to study abroad for my final year in the upcoming
months. I immediately went on a search
on law firms around my housing area, and with the help of Google, I stumbled
upon RWY, a cosy and decent law firm situated not far from my house. After
reading up on their website and legal background I’ve decided to send in my
resume. Soon after, I was accepted to begin my internship
there after an interview with the partners, Mr Yip and Mr Richard, who turned
out to be less intimidating than I thought it would be.
During
my one month of internship here, my learning experience include transcribing
minutes and cases, drafting legalized letters, attending clients’ AGM as a
representative lawyer, witnessing Mr Richard and Sarah deliver a speech and the
idea of Safer Malaysia to college students, and not to mention day-to-day
office work such as basic comb bindings, photostatting documents and paper
shredding. Although it may seem insignificant, but without a doubt it is
essential to keep the firm organised and running smooth.
Like
any other interns, I too had the privilege to tag along with the partners to
attend several court hearings and at least one trial which turned out to be
extremely valuable as it goes out to show that how much work and preparation
has to be done before a lawyer can confidently take on the trial stage in court.
These experiences have taught me
more than what I could learn from a class lecture. Apart from that, I am also
honoured to be given the opportunity to contribute a Wikipedia page on behalf
of the firm!
My
one month experience at RWY was definitely priceless. Besides the reasons
mentioned above, I was also always blessed with neverending amount of food from
the firm! RWY does knows how to treat their staffs in the most appreciative
manner = food. I have proudly ended my internship with pride and dignity as
well as some extra gains of happy lipids onto my weight!
Last
but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the
opportunity to be part of the firm. Even though it was only temporary, the
experience I had was nothing short of amazing. So thank you Mr Richard for
believing in me, giving me the courage to speak with confidence and act with
integrity in hopes of transforming me into a reputable lawyer like him one day.
Thank you Mr Yip for sharing his experience and advice on overcoming stage
frights and vocal fears, I needed that. Thank you Sarah as well for being so
patient with the clumsy me, I really look up to her charisma in handling
difficult clients with a cheerful attitude and positive mind set! Also to
Lesley, JyhLing and Luey, being able to work under their guidance has given me
a glimpse on how to be a mini perfectionist which is definitely essential to a
lawyer’s duty apart from striving hard and to be consistently hardworking in
order to excel in the legal field. Finally, big thanks to Penny, Kak Sal and Aunty
Wee for taking me in as a family, really appreciate their ever willing guidance
and patience to my silly questions and mistakes. I am forever grateful and
blessed with the invaluable experience I had whilst working at RWY.
By Jackie
