Spring Vacation Scheme Review
by Herbert Smith Freehills
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Business Insight
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
- Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
- 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
- Please rate how insightful you found the insight
- How would you rate the structure of the insight
- How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
- 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the networking opportunities?
- Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
- 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Herbert Smith Freehills
- 7. Would you recommend Herbert Smith Freehills to a friend?
- 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Herbert Smith Freehills
Overview
Sat in two departments, corporate and disputes, for one week respectively. Shadowed associates in meetings and completed tasks which replicated trainee work.
Skills
Definitely - as someone from a non-law background, the vacation scheme was invaluable for finding out what tasks are actually done day-to-day at a law firm. I was challenged to learn skills like legal research, drafting etc. to complete the assigned work.
Business Insight
The vacation scheme definitely affirmed my interest in law. HSF did a good job of making sure vac schemers spoke to people at all levels of the firm, from trainees to partners, so we could get a clear sense of how a career at the firm might develop.
Culture
HSF lives up to its reputation of being very friendly. At no point were the vac schemers made to feel like they were pitted against each other, and there was a plethora of evening events for us to socialise in a more informal setting. Also, almost everyone I met worked on an "open door" basis and did their best to drop by and chat with the vac schemers.
Your Impressions
It was very enjoyable - I felt like the HSF team really designed the scheme based on what vac schemers would want to know (e.g. presentations from different teams, on HSF's approach to SQE) instead of just what we can be formally assessed on.
Yes
In the Assessment Centre, you'll more than likely be given a complex problem you don't know how to solve - try to think out loud, and show how the interviewer how you reason and work towards a solution.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
London
April 2022
