Baker & McKenzie First Year Insight Scheme Review

by Baker McKenzie

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

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

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Graduate Recruitment went to huge effort.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Never left by yourself to complete a task. A number of presentations were given by employees at different stages in their career and in different roles.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Not much relating to my degree but presentation skills and application advice was useful.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Incredibly.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Appropriately relaxed for a firm of its stature.

    3/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • A lot of money was spent!

    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?
  • Perhaps shadowing could have been more insightful, but otherwise fantastic.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Could not be faulted.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • Over the two days my choice was reaffirmed.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • Numerous opportunities including lunch, dinner, networking and other activities.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • The best out of all the firms I have attended.

    3/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Learned all of this shadowing a trainee.

    5/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Without a doubt.

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law, Corporate Law

London

September 2014


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