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The Recruitment team and general members of the office were very receptive and friendly to the interns and went out of their way to make sure that we had interesting work to do and feedback on any tasks we performed for them.
The experience I had at Simmons & Simmons was a hugely beneficial experience where I learnt a lot about the firm and a career in law.
An excellent opportunity to engage with people across all levels of the firm. Was engaged with real work, seeing both the fee earning and pro bono side of the firm. Doing the pro bono work was especially interesting as what I was doing was in the news...
I thoroughly enjoyed the insight, it was a great opportunity to learn something completely new with experts to support me.
It was fantastic. It gave a great insight into the culture of the firm and its working environment, which I found highly friendly. The insight scheme was valuable in providing confirmation of what the graduate website and brochures stated regarding the fi...
Overall, it was a very well structured programme, giving us the opportunity to actually assist with client projects and perform meaningful work, which I really enjoyed. Within 2 days, I think this was probably the closest one could get to experiencing wha...
It was a good mix of infomation session, that are genuinely helpful, time with the department, and networking events.
The Insight scheme was brilliant - it was really well organised, plenty of social and networking opportunities and the chance to take on some work from a trainee.
The Winter Vacation Scheme was certainly insightful, although I would not consider it enjoyable. The quality of the scheme vastly depends on luck - whether your supervisor takes the time or interest in giving you work. My supervisor was incredibly busy wh...
I found this Winter Vac Scheme to be thoroughly enjoyable and I had the opportunity to become involved in genuine and meaningful work. I was consistently busy throughout my time at Simmons & Simmons, with each day filled with training workshops, in-depart...
I really enjoyed my insight into commercial law at Simmons and Simmons. The placement involved 5 days (spread over 2 weeks) in one department, for me that was the real estate department. The week involved many social events, such as: drinks with the train...
I found the scheme to be thoroughly enjoyable with a strong focus on assisting members of the firm with genuine work. Each day of the one week Christmas scheme was busy and filled with a range of in-department work, Learning & Development sessions and soc...
The scheme provides good opportunities for networking, learning more about the Compass programme, and good exposure to challenging work, with a good level of feedback on tasks completed. The working environment is very friendly and non-hierarchical, so ev...
I really enjoyed the insight. I was kept very busy which meant that it was challenging and tiring at times, but the department I was in was incredibly friendly and happy to help if I had any concerns or questions.
I very much enjoyed my insight into Simmons & Simmons. I felt that there was a good combination of interesting work, social activities and informative events. I felt that a true effort was made to allow students on the insight to understand what life at a...
Overall it was a thoroughly enjoyable insight. The schedule adopted the right balance between workshops, talks, socials, and time spent at the desk in the department. There was always work available to do and it was always useful for the supervisor/associ...
