Summer Vacation Scheme Review
by Latham & Watkins
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
4.6
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The Company
4.5
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Everything Else
4.6
- 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
The small intake size allowed us to get well-acquainted with the Graduate Recruitment team. Lawyers at the firm were also very forthcoming in meeting with us informally and making us feel welcome.
Despite the short length of the scheme, we were given numerous touchpoints with the firm i.e. Graduate Recruitment, trainee buddies, mentors, all of whom were highly responsive.
The scheme provided insights into the daily work of my selected practice group, and how the firm operates as an organisation.
The Company
The timetable struck a good balance between formal programmes and downtime for us to complete assigned tasks, and organise our own engagements.
Welcoming and fun.
We were exposed to firm employees from a comprehensive range of practice groups and levels of seniority.
We were able to learn about the firm's values both from lawyers in senior management, and anecdotes on how these were put into practice from the other firm employees. I was definitely able to witness Latham's culture on a much deeper level than I would have simply by perusing third-party sources.
Everything Else
Firm employees were very accommodating in organising informal networking chats and engagements.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
London
August 2020
