Summer vacation scheme student Review

by CMS

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • The two week placement gave an excellent insight into what it is like to work for a big city law firm. It was very intense but enjoyable.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Generally speaking everybody made me feel very welcome.

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

    • Although I had a number of different supervisors over the two week period the general level of supervision was about right.

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

    • I was always given plenty of work to do and was able to take on extra tasks when capable of doing so.

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

    • I was given meaningful tasks to do, although any documents were necessarily checked by partners before sending out to clients.

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

    • The vacation scheme was a very important way of obtaining the necessary experience and exposure in order to secure a training contract

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The overall atmosphere was good with most people good humoured and sociable.

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

    • The organisers did an excellent job making sure that the placement contained the right balance of individual work experience, group activities and social events.

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

    • The vacation placement was an integral part of an assessment process which culminated in the offer of a training contract

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

    • Subsidised Canteen
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The placement formed part of an assessment process which culminated in an offer of employment.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The group doing the placement got on very well together. There were numerous social events and other evening drinks organised.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • As we were in Central London in the City, the area is quite expensive. However, little money was spent since many events were organised that did not involve personal expenditure.

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

    • I did not experience any nightlife during the placement.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Some evening social events were organised but two weeks was not really long enough for this to be relevant.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

July 2011

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