Vacation scheme student Review

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Challenging but very informative and extremely friendly and helpful people.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt like I was actually helping with supervisor's tasks.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everyone was very helpful and ensured that I had work to do and that I understood the task.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Even when there was no work assigned to me specifically I could do research into different areas on my own.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given enough responsibility to feel like I was learning but there was always support when needed and work was always checked by a supervisor.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Showed me that I would like to work in a law firm!

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Serious and hardworking but friendly and very happy to have a chat.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Everything worked very well and the structure meant that you always had something to be getting on with even if you had no work assigned by your department.

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

    • We were required to give a presentation and a mock negotiation so learnt new skills and supervisors taught us a lot about the legal system.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Organised meals were great to get to know everyone.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is quite expensive in general.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • We didn't really explore the nightlife as we were preparing for interviews etc

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Meals and trips were organised and we got on well as a group so had a drink after work a couple of times.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

April 2011

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