First week of my new seat (UK international firm). Have literally nothing to do. Have approached supervisor and other partners for work but they all say will give me work when it comes by. Other team members look busy. How do I ask for work without being annoying or too eager? On the same vein, how do I show my abilities without being assigned any work?

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Network with associates. Takes 6-8 months for a steady flow.

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Don’t worry it’s just your first week. Half the team will just be busy and won’t have tasks a new trainee in their first week can do and half the team won’t have even remembered it’s trainee changeover week... it’s nothing personal! Just keep trying to talk to everyone in the team and mention you have capacity. Remember you will be getting work from associates most of the time as opposed to partners directly so go to them first.

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It's Monday? I don't understand how you can be concerned about not having work on literally the first day.

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Write an article or two. Once your work load picks up you won’t have time and resume padders are always nice.

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