Lawyer Review

by Linklaters

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Rating

4.9/5
  • About You
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.8
  • Everything Else
    4.9

    About You

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

    • 5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Great welcome, definitely a place I aspire to work at.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • During shadowing, the guidance was exceptional despite them clearly being under a lot of pressure.

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

    • Especially, the skills in some of the personal development workshops will definitely be useful in the future.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Given a detailed program of the content we would cover at the beginning and this was stuck to.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Nice people, good activities, great experience, all in all, a worthwhile way to spend two days of my holiday.

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

    • Through various workshops etc. Also paying for my transport costs and a night in London were a welcome surprise.

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • Hence, I aspire to work at Linklaters in the future.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Family atmosphere with strict, high standards of work offered to every client.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Commercial Law is where I want to be.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Considering this was only a short scheme for 1st year students, I clearly did not expect to get paid, and the reimbursement of expenses was a nice surprise.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Networking was really enjoyable, a confidence boost and generally very useful.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Good fun.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Surprising amount of additional activities were on offer.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Well worth the long application process, long journey and part of my Easter holiday.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2013

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