Vacation Scheme Review

I had a wonderful experience in the Vacation Scheme. The people at the firm are extremely friendly and supportive, and ensure you have a good time. The socials were fun, and the work was very interesting. Overall, I had one of the best internship experiences at Linklaters and will always value it.

The firm truly follows a flat structure, and you can have engaging conversations with even partners, and they will give due weight to your opinion and research. You are valued not only as a potential employee, but also as a person. Your work is always interesting, so you feel like you are adding value to the firm.

Everyone is very approachable, and is always willing to answer your questions. They will also check up on you to ensure you are doing okay, and understand the work. There was never a dearth of support during the Scheme, both from the lawyers, and from Graduate Recruitment and other support networks.

The Scheme gives you a chance to work on huge, complex multi-jurisdictional deals, which a unique opportunity. It gives you a lot of hands-on experience, which is invaluable to better understanding the law and the kind of work you will be expected to do as a Trainee. It gives a very accurate picture of what life would be like at Linklaters.

The firm provides a schedule of events at the very beginning of the Scheme, so you always know what is happening on a given day. Further, if there are any changes, you are told well in advance as well. The socials and the sessions were structured well so as to facilitate the best environment and mindset for the Vacation Schemers to balance work and social events.

The general atmosphere was extremely positive. Everyone is very friendly and approachable, and people will go out of their way to help you and make sure you are comfortable and having a good time. You are free to set up coffees with even senior members of the firm, and they will take out a bit of time to answer your queries.

The firm made extensive investments in personal training and development throughout the course of the scheme. Sessions were held almost daily, and ample opportunities were given to the students to explore their interests, and the firm actively facilitates this by providing a supportive environment and networks for all of your unique needs.

The Scheme provides an unprecedent chance to get an insider's perspective, so to speak, on life at the firm. The tasks and projects you work on are reflective of what life as a commercial lawyer at Linklaters looks like. EVeryone is also willing to chat about their experiences so you can understand better.

The firm has an open and diverse culture, and offers many opportunities to understand the company culture.

The work was reflective of the kind of work you would do as a layer at the firm, and was very useful in deciding on future career paths.

The firm paid for our tickets, visa, accomodation expenses, as well as transport to and from the airport. Over this, a weekly stipend was paid.

There were several networking opportunities in the firm. There are networking dinners and breakfasts organised, so that you have ready and ample opportunites to network and build a strong support system. Further, everyone was open to talk about their experiences to ensure you had a realistic idea of what life at the firm looked like.

There were fantastic networking and social opportunities organised, twice a week. These included several chances to expand your horizons and learn new things.

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