Vacation Scheme Student 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
My day to day tasks usually involved completing a piece of research and then structuring this into a client-facing note. Other tasks involved listening in on and taking notes in client meetings, getting the opportunity to go to court and attending presentations about different areas of work available at the firm.
Skills
I think a really valuable skill that I learnt through the vacation scheme is the ability to convert cryptic, esoteric knowledge into an accessible, digestible format. Other skills learnt were how to remain professional in all environments and how refining my verbal and written communication skills
Business Insight
It was really valuable to meet people at all levels of the firm and to hear about their work. Everyone was more than happy to give me their time, and to ask about my experience on the vac scheme. I feel like I now have a holistic understanding of the firm and their client portfolio.
Culture
The company culture is probably the thing that impressed me the most. Even people very senior in the firm (who were obviously very busy) were more than happy to give me their time. I think this ethos is evident at all levels/
Your Impressions
I really enjoyed the insight into the firm. It was been perfectly balanced between formal work, informal networking and meeting new people. Over the past 2 weeks, the firm has really put an investment in me, and I hope to return this investment.
Yes
For the assessment centre, I would recommend the friend brushes up on their commercial awareness and does practice exercises on comprehending FT articles. For the vac scheme, I would recommend that they just try to enjoy it and make the most of all the opportunities available.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
London
December 2022
