Mergers & Acquisitions

Advise our clients on a potential takeover offer with our Mergers & Acquisitions team.

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Latham & Watkins. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Talent Network Open

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Latham & Watkins. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Latham & Watkins. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced3-4 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntermediate

Are you interested in helping clients overcome complex and high-profile challenges? In joining a collaborative, team-focused culture spread around the world? In doing some of the best work of your life in an environment that encourages you to be you?

Our virtual job simulation gives you a chance to learn more about our firm and the type of work we do. It’s part of our ongoing effort to develop and offer meaningful mentoring and training to our lawyers as well as to those just starting their legal careers.

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Skills you will learn and practice:

NDA review

Issue spotting

Contract negotiation

Key contracts review

Contract analysis

Transaction document structuring

Commercial legal advice

Client communication

Regulatory advice

Board advice

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Latham & Watkins. No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Kick-off the transaction

30-60 mins

Intermediate

Get started in Project Reno, a high-stakes M&A transaction, by reviewing an NDA and preparing your client's negotiating position on key drafting changes.

What you'll learn

How to analyze and compare original vs. revised legal drafting positions.
How to create a negotiation-ready issues list with recommended responses.

What you'll do

Review voicemail instructions and provided redlined NDA.
Craft a concise issues list highlighting changes and suggestions.
Prioritize practical solutions for swift client resolution.

Reviews

Over 6750

5 Star Reviews

"It is a quite enriching experience as it feels like a real M&A project. Since I have not done any before, I was not very skilled at each task but through the model work I was able to reflect and learn. However, there are some grammar errors in the instructions, probably in task 1."-- Student from University of Strathclyde

"I found the tasks a little challenging as I had no prior experience, however the elements of self evaluation using model answers after having submitted my own work has immensely helped me develop and fill in gaps in my knowledge and allowed me to think critically. I would 100% recommend this Virtual experience to aspiring lawyers."-- Student from The Manchester Metropolitan University

"Absolutely loved the simulations and instructions provided by Latham & Watkins. It was super engaging and gave me a great idea of how Mergers and Acquisitions take place in the real world."-- Student

"I made a mistake I wanted to share on linked in cuz it's also a part of the assignment but I alt f4ed by accident and lost my chance to share it there clearly..."-- Student from My institution is not listed

"The program teaches you practical skills that are important for a career in legal practice. It gave me a better understanding of what tasks a M&A lawyer does and helped me confirm my interest in this area of law."-- Student from University of South Africa

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