Vac Schemer Review

by Latham & Watkins

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Business Insight
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.7
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • We were supervised by lawyers and were assigned research tasks to work on. We also received presentations on various practice groups, engaged in socials and gained an overall insight into Latham’s practice


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Holistically, I’ve certainly developed my people skills and ability to work in a team. My organisational skills have improved immensely too. Further, constantly being surrounded with highly intelligent lawyers naturally means my writing, research and legal skills have improved.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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 a novel experience, by which I gained a real behind the scenes insight into the upper echelon of a large commercial law firm.


  • 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
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The culture was both diverse and amenable, with everyone willing to help out.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I very much enjoyed getting to know how Latham works, the people there and gain a more acute understanding of the work that is done.


  • 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 Latham & Watkins
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Latham & Watkins to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Latham & Watkins
  • Latham is a firm that has a variety of USPs, so focusing on these will make your application stand out. Also it is good to understand the lack of hierarchy at Latham, and see how that fits in to your way of working.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

April 2024


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