Intern Review

by Herbert Smith Freehills

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.2
  • Everything Else
    4.3

    About You

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

    • I enjoyed it very much

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

    • I felt very valued

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

    • I received much guidance, but it was not overbearing

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

    • It allowed me to see the practical aspects of what I had learned at uni

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The insight was very well structured. We had very informative seminars on the various practice areas. We had great social and networking events.

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

    • The general atmosphere was professional yet very friendly and inviting

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

    • Very much. I was surprise by how much time people that I assumed had better things to do spent with me

    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?

    • It allowed me to gain vast insight as I was sat with a partner just as a trainee would be and I was given real and practical work, sometime exactly what a trainee would do.

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

    • The social events really gave a good insight into the firm culture

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

    • I already new I wanted to be a lawyer

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 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?

    • There were many formal and informal opportunities to network and meet others

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

    • The socials were fantstic

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

    • We had an entire seminar on opportunities outside work

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

    • YES!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

May 2015

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