Student Review

I enjoyed the insight so much! It was so useful to see what the day in the like of a trainee is actually like, plus the trainer I was shadowing was so lovely and answered all the questions I had! The ADR and corporate workshops were also very enjoyable and interactive!

Very valued. Everyone was so friendly and always open to answering my questions! My trainee I was shadowing was so lovely and allowed us to have a go at some due diligence on a case they were currently working on in the corporate department. All the partners, graduate recruitment team were amazing and very friendly.

Lots of support and guidance! All the partners, associates, trainees and graduate recruitment team were so friendly and helpful and answered all the questions I had! If I was unsure about something, they would also make sure I was ok with what was happening! They catered very well for non law students as well with less legal knowledge.

I learnt so much from the insight scheme. Before the scheme I had no idea what due diligence was or ADR, but I came away with extensive knowledge on it, which I can take back to my studies. Also I feel my communication and confidence skills developed through all the networking events

Very well structured. As soon as we got there we were given a booklet explaining what would happen over the next few days. Everything always stuck to time limit and was engaging right from the start. The hotel was very well organised and would like to say thank you so much for that!

Great atmosphere from all involved. All the students were very friendly, as well as all the staff! I felt very welcomed by all and would love to visit HSF again soon. Lunch was great to network with the trainees and partners, although it was very chilled, I learnt a lot from it

The firm was so great with investment. I felt like they cared about my development and personal training. From having a one on one shadowing afternoon with a trainee, this was a great way to experience what being a trainee actually entails. We had a variety of workshops and talks from partners which certainly helped to develop my skills.

Extremely well. We had a variety of talks and presentations from partners and associates. We also had a careers fair where we could go round each department talking to the partners/associates/trainees and get a feel for each of them! By also shadowing a trainee this was a great way to see what their usual day is

Very well. The company culture is very diverse and so proactive about personal development.

Very valuable. It has certainly confirmed my interest in becoming a solicitor and definitely applying for future work experience with HSF such as vacation schemes and training contracts.

The firm was so great with expenses. They covered my train fares which were almost £100 from Lincolnshire. They provided us with food for both days, exciting merch such as notebooks and also paid for a hotel for us all to stay in which I am very thankful for! Overall it was great!

Lots of networking opportunities. On the first day we had a careers fair where we could talk to people from each department. In the evening we had a network social at the Boundary Project where we had the opportunity to chat to partners/associates and trainees at the firm which was very useful.

Amazing!! It certainly helped me to get to know everyone and even after 2 days we became such good friends who I felt I’d known for years! The network event at boundary was very useful, it was very chilled but great, I managed to get comnections with several people on linked in, who I can hopefully stay in touch with.

Yes there are several activities they could get involved with. At the networking event I spoke to a trainee who was a part of the rugby team and also HSF supported her through her gym regime.

Aholsitely!