Virtual Insight Programme Review

by DLA Piper

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Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Business Insight
    4.3
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

    • The days started off with a welcome from the head of Graduate Recruitment who went out of her way to make us all feel welcome despite it being virtual. Each day there was a trainee spotlight session where a trainee would talk about their journey into commercial law and provide us with tips going forward. There would then be around 2 or 3 main sessions per day covering different topics such as pro bono.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I enhanced my knowledge of how law firms operate and DLA Piper's strategy. The sessions put on by Graduate Recruitment helped me to understand how to perfect applications and do well at Assessment Centres- seeing these from the perspective of recruiters was really helpful.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?

    • 3/5
  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development

    • 5/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

    • We were given a comprehensive overview of the business but the insight was geared towards commercial law. As a result, although the sessions did briefly mention other roles within the firm, the Insight Programme did primarily focus on being a solicitor.

  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the structure of the insight

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The Graduate Recruitment team went out of their way to make everyone feel welcome and let us know that they were on hand should we have any questions or problems. All of the speakers from trainees to partners were very personable and engaging. They were all very down to earth and conveyed that DLA Piper is a very friendly firm.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • The sessions were all engaging and relevant. The timetabling was perfect, none of the sessions felt overly short or overly long. The ability to access senior firm leaders and Graduate Recruitment was invaluable. All of the speakers were engaging and warm and I felt like I took something away from every single session. Overall, I greatly enjoyed the insight and felt like I was able to get a taste of DLA Piper's culture.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at DLA Piper

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend DLA Piper to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to DLA Piper

    • Its clear that the firm values diversity and a range of different experiences. Be yourself and try to let your experiences shine through.

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law, Legal/Law

Yorkshire and Humberside

April 2021

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