Vacation Scheme Student Review

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Varied workload and responsibility, good learning opportunities, well structured and organised placement, friendly colleagues

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

    • Friendly colleagues, thanked for efforts, given opportunity to participate in interesting work and help colleagues with interesting projects

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

    • I had a supervisor (Associate level) and a trainee buddy to help with any queries and guide in the right direction when working on tasks

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

    • Kept myself busy by looking for work, speaking with colleagues

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

    • I was involved in work (such as the preparation of documents for the sale of a business) which trainee's would be working on I was given responsibility which suited my level and was still challenging and interesting

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

    • I gained very important skills from placement - organisation, practical legal skills, time management. These will be very useful in future career and placement was a great insight into the tasks and responsibilities of a trainee solicitor.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Professional and friendly

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

    • Very well organised placement - lots of tasks to do. During any quiet times had a handbook of legal problem questions to work through.

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

    • The firm invested a lot of time in teaching summer vacation students about the work of trainee solicitors and providing an insight into this. The practice negotiation was supervised by trainee's who gave feedback on individual skills and suggested areas for improvement. The practice client meeting was with partners who took their time to listen to the presentations and provide feedback on presentation skills and areas for development. They also asked questions in order to develop communication skills and provide an insight into the relationship between solicitor and client.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 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?

    • Lunch with other placement students, social night on a wednesday (Pizza Express and bowling!)

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

    • Accomodation in London is expensive but salaries reflect this.

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

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

    • Opportunity to participate in netball and football teams

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Business Operations, Legal/Law

London

April 2011

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