Summer Vacation Scheme Student Review

by CMS

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Really enjoyable. Similar minded people on the scheme, graduate recruitment were lovely and had really organised the two weeks well

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was extremeley welcoming and approachable. Seemed to be genuinely interested in explaining things etc

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Any question was always answered, things were made very clear and there was always someone to go to for help

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Genuinely perfect balance between being given real work, and talks which had been organised by graduate recruitment about different practice areas of the firm and what life as a solicitor is like at CMS CMcK

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Varied depending on who gave the task and the busyness of the departments. Generally was trusted to get on with things myself and recieved some interesting tasks to complete

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Very good for confidence and learnt how to conduct myself properly in a professional environment. Also gained a real insight into a law firm that I had not been privy to before

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Really friendly, the different teams and departments really seemed to get on well with one another

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Only tiny complaint was that there could have been a small bit more IT training at the beginning of the scheme

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Some good training on presentations, negotiation exercise also. A little more training/workshops could have been incorporated though

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Genuinely feel I would be extremely happy if I was permanently employed by CMS CMcK

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Lots of drinks trollies, and vaacation scheme students organised their own social outings on top of what had been organised by graduate recruitment

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Expensive, but expected!

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good bars in the area

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Could have played with sports teams or been involved in CSR

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

July 2012

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