Assistant Review

by Mayer Brown International LLP

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Rating

3.5/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.1
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

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

    • I really enjoyed the everyday insight into the legal offices.

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

    • I felt really welcomed by my department, and was given a lot of advice on the work I was given when I needed it.

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

    • The guidance from the work placement staff was really good. I was checked on to see how I was doing, and also felt comfortable asking for help.

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

    • I really developed my research skills through the tasks I was given, which Im sure will be beneficial to my further studies, and it also made me realise what I wanted to do

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The insight was really well structured. It was a great idea to have a talk about the work there from graduates and the ability to also have a main task for the week.

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

    • Everyone was really friendly, and there was a nice atmosphere in the department.

    3/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • i was basically given a lot of research tasks, or tasks where i had to find specific guidelines for certain cases, but understandably there wasn't long term tasks that really trained me in the profession.

    2/5
  • 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?

    • the work i was given didn't necessarily reflect what it would be like to have a full time role, but i for to observe what it might be like. also the time I was there (august) wasn't the best time, as the whole department wasn't busy, and a lot of people were on holiday.

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

    • It let me see the friendly environment, but also the policies in the company.

    3/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • It gave me a little insight in the types of things I might do if I were to continue in the profession.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • I was reimbursed lunch expenses which I think was adequate

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

    • There was definitely a lot of opportunity to meet not only the people in my department, but people in other departments, through lunches and talks, and generally doing work for them.

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

    • They were good, and made it easy and comfortable to ask questions.

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes i did hear about sporting activities for example.

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

    • Yes I would it was really useful.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Property Development

North West

September 2014

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