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Rating
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About You
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The Company
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Everything Else
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 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?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
Very enjoyable experience.
Work was of good quality and numerous opportunities to attend client meetings/calls and training sessions.
Employees were very approachable to queries.
Good opportunity to develop commercial awareness and a picture of life in a city law firm
The Company
Good have been greater transparency and structured presentations.
Very positive, although some employees could have been more approachable.
Very good opportunities to attend training sessions.
Very helpful in this regard.
Very helpful in this regard.
The placement appeared to be an accurate representation of the reality of life at Mayer Brown.
Everything Else
Pay covered the relevant expenses.
The seat rotation process aided such opportunities.
Enjoyable and well structured, although it would have been useful to have had the opportunity to socialise with more senior members of the firm.
Trainees in particular were forthcoming about the extra clubs with which the firm is involved.
The firm portrayed a very positive and ambitious image.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Commercial Law, Corporate Law
London
September 2014