Legal intern Review

by Wells Fargo

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • As I sat with various departments my days varied. Some days I would be reviewing legal documents, working on projects, sitting in client calls and talking to various senior lawyers in different departments in the bank. I also had personal development sessions twice a week where we were able to speak to guest speakers in the bank and learn about our own professional development.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I was definitely able to expand on a lot of my skills such as : networking, time management, organisation, team work, public speaking, research skills, analysis skills. I also gained some new skills such as condensing legal documents and reviewing huge legal documents.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • During my time at Wells Fargo I had to input data into a project which was important as it had to be correct. Furthermore I had to write a brief note on the Senior Management Regime which was an important document the bank needed. I also had to condense a 200 page consultation paper into 2 by the FCA for Asset management. Therefore I had to make sure I analysed the document properly.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A lot! Everyone in legal were extremely supportive and welcoming. I also had a few buddies from departments I worked with which made it extremely easy to revive guidance and help. Everyone I met at Wells Fargo wanted to help, no one said no or dismissed me.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Wells Fargo had a manageable work hard culture. Not only that everyone at Wells Fargo were extremely friendly, helpful and easy to work with. Although I was a first year law student, I never felt judged or looked down upon as I worked with senior lawyers.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Wells Fargo. I will always be grateful for having the opportunity to work with hardworking in house senior lawyers.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Wells Fargo
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Wells Fargo to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Wells Fargo
  • Do not feel intimidated and always reach out to all departments in the bank. Although it may seem daunting my experience levelled up when I took the initiative to network outside the teams I was put into. With those that you meet always ask them if they can involve you in any work or projects!


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Legal/Law

London

September 2021


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