Spring Insight Scheme Review
by Simmons & Simmons LLP
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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About You
5.0
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The Company
5.0
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Everything Else
5.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
I enjoyed the programme as it has offered me valuable opportunities. Although it was only a 2-days programme, I had gained lots of experiences. This was my first time working in a law firm. I thought the law industry was all about reading documents which are quite tedious. However, the tasks I came across was intersting. Therefore, I really enjoy my time here.
I worked with the Projects team of the firm. Every member of the team was so nice. I was given quite a lot of tasks which the members of the team have been working on for days. They were very keen to teach me how to work on those tasks as well.
I have talked to staffs from different positions, including trainees, associates and partners. They were all very helpful. Whenever I have a problem, no matter it was about the content of the work or it was just some basic technical issues, they tried their best to help me. My personal trainee supervisor knows that I do not have a law background. So he tried to guide me through when I was reading legal documents.
I am doing a science degree at my university. Therefore the content of the work was not relevant to my degree. However, I definitely improved my writing and reading skills as I have done quite a lot of reading work throughout the programme. These skills can definitely help when I am writing an essay.
The Company
We had a number of talks and workshops at the beginning of the scheme. The information we received from these sessions were essential.
Everything Else
We were allocated to different departments. For me, I was in the Projects team. I was introduced to every member of the team and I have talked to most of them. On the second day, we had a networking lunch. I had lunch with an associate who works in another department. This was a great opportunity for me to learn more about the firm as well as what people do in different departments.
I appreciate how this company encourage employees to have a work-life balance. Most of the employees here enjoy participating in different leisure classes or sports teams of the firm. For example, the yoga class and the football team.
Absolutely.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
London
April 2017
