Internship Review at Mayer Brown International LLP

The Role

Role Description

I won an internship with the firm through a mooting competition and spent three weeks sitting in 2 departments at the London office.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Having never worked in city firm before, I wan't sure what to expect, but I thoroughly enjoyed my placement.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Everyone was extremely friendly- when first arriving in a department I was introduced to the lawyers and staff there. Nearly everyone made time to make sure I was enjoying myself and had interesting work.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

My supervisors always tried to make sure I had work- often passing on work themselves, but other members were good to come round and offer me work on some of their cases.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

For a non-qualified lawyer I was pleasantly surprised at the level of responsibility I was given- legal research, writing memos, even some drafting work. (there was some photocopying, but this was at a minimum).

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The environment was often serious and hard-working, but the lawyers in each department got on very well and were quite sociable.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Supervisors and other lawyers always made time if I had any questions or needed help with something. There were also seminars on different practice areas throughout the internship.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

• Subsidised Canteen
• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

This was fostered by social events regularly organised by the Graduate Recruitment team, including bowling, a barbecue and a trip to the Brussels office!

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

As it was in central London, the cost of living was obviously going to be high, but this was not unexpected (the firm's restaurant has great quality food at a very good price though).

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

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