Intern Review

by Herbert Smith Freehills

Rating

3.8/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Business Insight
    3.7
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • It ranged from interactive sessions such as a negotiation task and practice area networking sessions to other chances to gaining in-depth understanding to the work done at HSF. This includes several inside the headlines of the form of high-profile litigation and corporate deals they did.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • I developed various skills on the day such as communication and critical thinking during the corporate negotiation task where new key words such as indemnity were taught. Also I understand more about the niche form of skills that lawyers need such as commercial awareness and the various ways to achieve this.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 3/5

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

  • 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
  • 4/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • It was definitely interesting because coming from a working class background these are areas that I wouldn’t normally be accustomed to knowing . Hearing and networking with people across the firms practice areas with different journeys to HSF was also extremely insightful.


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • It was good and it was nice seeing a mixture of individuals not just across the U.K. but also internationally.


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

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

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I enjoyed different parts of the sessions with the interactive sessions generally being the more interesting. However the talk on pro-bono and the shadowing session was definitely a highlight.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 3/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Herbert Smith Freehills
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Herbert Smith Freehills to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Herbert Smith Freehills
  • To really research the form and truly take this amazing opportunity in fully.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

April 2023


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