Open Day Review

by Clifford Chance

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Rating

3.8/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    3.6

    About You

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

    • The Open Day was informative and gave me an understanding of what life is like as a commercial lawyer.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • The lawyers that I spoke to made an effort to get to know us.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • We received some training during the dispute resolution workshop.

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

    • My experience in the Open Day enables me to decide whether commercial law is a career for me.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • There was a good mix of presentations, workshops, and networking sessions.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • The presenters (especially those who did the Capital Markets presentation) took an effort to interest us in the subject matter of their presentations.

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • During the Graduate Recruitment session, we were taught to identify unique characteristics about ourselves and make those stand out in our application.

    4/5
  • 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?

    • Sufficient time was allocated to skill-based sessions (such as workshops and presentations), but we could have been given more time to interact with the trainees.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • The Open Day gave me an opportunity to experience the diversity and inclusiveness of the firm.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • 4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • As I live in London, this is not an issue.

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

    • We were given an opportunity to talk to the trainees over lunch.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • The lawyer to participant ratio was quite good, and I had the opportunity to interact with a few lawyers.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • This was covered during the presentation.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes. The Open Day gave me a chance to experience life as a City lawyer.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

May 2014

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