Summer Intern Review

by DLA Piper

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • About You
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I thought the people on the scheme were great. Very competent and very easy to get along with. What I really liked was that DLA is clearly a firm that puts a lot of emphasis on employing nice, personable people. I also thought the scheme was organised very well. The induction week was particularly good considering they had to coordinate 89 of us.

    3/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Unfortunately in my first seat I got put with a partner who was not in 3/5 days during my first week. I apreciate that being a partner the person was very busy all the time. However I did not feel very good about this, Especially considering that my peers had supervisors who were always there to offer guidance and support.

    2/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • My second seat was really enjoyable. The Real Estate Team was great. Everyone was extremely willing to help and give advice.

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Despite some of my time here not being too great, these three weeks helped me realise a lot of things about myself and about what future careers I should be looking into. I took the negative feedback in a constructive manner and I am convinced this will help me later on.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • On paper the structure of the Insight was great. As mentioned before the Induction week was extremely well organised. The idea of sitting in two departments and having a rating at the end of each one is also a really good idea as it allows the interns to get face to face feedback and ask their supervisors for clarification at the end. The only thing which I would recommend changing is the supervisor allocation strategy.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • The general atmosphere was really enjoyable.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Workshops on pro bono and soft skills were very insightful and appreciated. Grad rec team members wer enthusiastic throughout and were very engaging.

    4/5

  • 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?
  • Considering that in the first week I did not really do that much I am not sure. I am also not sure how indicative the work that we do is here in terms of potential future trainee work.

    3/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Insight was very useful. Most people here are genuinely nice and fun.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • It was quite useful in the sense that it helped me consider things which I had not done before.

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 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?
  • Yes, regular meetings with partners, trainees, associates and people on probono initiatives.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Insight sessions were really good, the rest of them were not that great as there were maybe 3 people in the room and 15 of us crowding round each one.

    4/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Yes, my trainee buddy told me that there is a london community and london people group.

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Provided that he or she does not have the negatives of my experience yes definitely

    4/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

July 2018


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