First Steps Programme Student Review
by CMS
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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About You
4.5
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The Company
4.2
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Everything Else
4.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 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?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 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?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
Very much. Grad rec was very welcoming and lawyers were very helpful, offering many tasks to learn from.
Grad rec made us feel important and trainees made us feel useful to be helping out with their work and helping to meet deadlines.
Much explanation was offered regarding the work being asked of us and somebody was always available for guidance or to answer questions even if they were not our trainee or grad rec.
Fantastic insight of what work in a commercial law firm is like and very helpful to know how to achieve it.
The Company
Perhaps fewer/shorter introductory talks so more time spent working in department.
Very positive.
Much work was given to help us understand the role of a trainee and work done in a commercial law firm. Drafting documents and carrying out work crucial to deals.
Timings of the day were probably a little unrealistic.
Very clear vision of what the company seeks to achieve and how it will go about doing that.
Very much so.
Everything Else
Was not made clear to me whether reimbursement was available.
Yes.
Networking could have been slightly better organised.
Only a few by way of personal research.
Yes.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Commercial Law
London
April 2017
