Vacation Scheme Review

by Latham & Watkins

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Business Insight
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • Engaged in social events daily, doing ad hoc tasks for my supervisor and other associates in the team as well as two research tasks over the two week period.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Communication, drafting, and legal research at the firm


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
  • 5/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • It was amazing, learning about my potential TC route and track to partner or counsel. I also learnt about client secondments, international secondments, the best practice areas to sit in for my own development and interests like project finance. I also learnt about Latham supporting me on the ability to move to other clients and in house counsel.


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very informal and energetic. Everyone would give you their time, regardless of (or rather lack of) hierarchy. Everyone was driven by ability and potential to succeed, and everyone wanted to uplift me and make me the best that I could during the two weeks.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I enjoyed every moment of the scheme. Everyone was a pleasure to talk to and every task was engaging, informative, and gave me the ability to develop my own skills. The social events cultivated our cohort into a true friendship group and I would enjoy working with every single individual there.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 5/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Latham & Watkins
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Latham & Watkins to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Latham & Watkins
  • Try! Ensure you know how the firm works on a global scale, and how this impacts the clients and work. Beyond that, the culture is the overarching point.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

April 2023


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