Internship Review at Nabarro

The Role

Role Description

Assisting in the department with day-to-day tasks. This included conducting legal research, drafting documents and reports and producing attendance notes from meetings and conference calls.

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

A really well organised placement, the HR team and department made me feel welcome from day one and most importantly I was given interesting work on real cases.

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Again, the fact that I was given real work on current matters, really made me feel like I was doing something useful and not just being a hinderance.

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

All the support I needed. Everyone from HR to the head of my department took the time to explain things to me and give me any help I needed.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

A good amount of busy. I had plenty of work to keep me out of trouble for the 3 weeks, but none of it was boring time filling work. There also wasn't so much that i felt swamped.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

As a vac schemer I really didn't expect any responsibility but seeing some of my notes and research used and even drafting reports for clients did make me feel like I had a higher level of responsbility.

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Defnitely helped to confirm that I'm doing the right thing. I really enjoyed the work and it will hopefully give me a bit of a head start when it comes to doing the conversion.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Always good and positive. Bit quieter when everyone was busy but even then pretty friendly.

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Can't fault the organisation. Everything worked perfectly and it was really well thought through.

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Eerything we needed for the vac scheme. First two days were all IT and reseach training and I was brought along to knowledge meetings whenever possible. My department also always took the time to explain the thigns they were working on to me.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Subsidised Canteen

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Very appealing as a potential place to work. I was really impressed.

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Yup, great to have drinks, lunches and dinners outside of the organised one. A lot of emails during the day too to keep you going.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

It's London so it's always going to be high but no more than anywhere else.

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Central London, everything's there!

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

There were vac scheme specific events and trainees invited us to join sports teams etc. Vac schemers keen to organise out of work events too.

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

A really excellent scheme if you're thinking about law. 3 weeks might be longer than most but you definitely get a better feel for the office and the work in that time.

Review 64/87 for Nabarro

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