Spring Insight Scheme Review

by DLA Piper

Best Student Employer

Rating

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

    Overview

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

    • Three days of lectures and talks about the firm, the legal world and various aspects of work the firm has done. There was also an interactive litigation workshop and simulation trial.

    Skills

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

    • I got to understand the firm and legal world in much greater detail and also developed legal research and advocating skills during the litigation wokrshop

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

    • 5/5
  • 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?

    • Very well explained and this will definitely help me when applying for a vacation scheme next year.

  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight

    • 5/5
  • 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?

    • Very positive and supportive. It is hard to gauge from such a short scheme but all of the partners and lawyers seemed incredibly nice and the graduate recruitment team helped a lot and explained the process for applying etc

  • 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?

    • It was good fun and very insightful, the only negative is that there was no tour of the office. It was very enjoyable overall though.

  • 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

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

    • Yes

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

    • Do research on the firm and think of competency questions for the telephone interview

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

June 2023

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