Spring Insight Scheme Review

by Simmons & Simmons LLP

Rating

4.2/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Business Insight
    4.3
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

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

    • The first day consisted of a variety of workshops and talks and the second day was shadowing a trainee associate at the firm.

    Skills

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

    • It helped to develop my time management and personnel skills.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development

    • 4/5

    Business Insight

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

    • It helped show me the variety of opportunities that would be open to me in various departments, not all being directly a field of commercial law.

  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight

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

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

    • 3/5

    Culture

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

    • The atmosphere was very comfortable and open. People were very friendly and there was not a discrepancy between lawyers higher up in the firm, as partners were very approachable.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 3/5
  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • I really enjoyed this insight as it provided me with a great opportunity to meet people and experience an immersion into the firm lifestyle and its culture.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Simmons & Simmons LLP

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Simmons & Simmons LLP to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Simmons & Simmons LLP

    • Discuss collaboration ! It is a key value of the firm that they clearly incorporate on a day to day basis.

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

April 2023

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