An ever increasing proportion of our lives is being lived through our smart phones – but could the experience of entering corporate law soon become an on-screen experience too?

Possibly, according to U.K. law firm Macfarlanes, which announced on Monday it had created a ‘trainee experience’ app. Not everyone can easily spend two weeks in London away from their responsibilities, says a statement from the firm, and so the app can give someone a taste of what being a trainee is like remotely.