Placement Year Student in Real Estate Finance Review

by BCLP

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Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Working on transaction management, helping out the wider team with various paralegal - level tasks

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Transaction management, leadership, time management, attention to detail

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes, it's an experience of learning through doing the task which allows for a lot of independence and responsibility

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • A lot - regular catch ups with your supervisor, ability to ask questions at any point, generally working in a team that is keen to respond to your needs

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Laid back, definitely a family- like feel to the team, easy-going but at the same time very professional, you get to work with some of the best lawyers in the City

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • If you are considering a career in Finance Law, this is a great place to be

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at BCLP

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend BCLP to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BCLP

    • Focus on your strengths and be capable of showing them - you will be able to apply that in the team

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2022

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