Summer Vacation Scheme Review

by Linklaters

Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Business Insight
    4.7
  • Culture
    3.7
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • Worked in Financial Regulation Group with my principal. Attended a series of timetabled talks and sessions. also attended socials and chats with various persons across different departments.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Yes, I developed my social and interpersonal skills. I also developed analytic and research skills required for advisory, transactional and contentious work. I learnt and developed commercial awareness and the ability to understand the client and current market conditions.


  • 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
  • 4/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • It was insightful and a source of excitement discovering and exploring the various roles available across different departments and the potential secondments available at Linklaters. Moreover, it was beneficial in seeing the bigger picture of how a global law firm manages various kinds of tasks at once cross border.


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

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 4/5

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

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The culture was accommodating and friendly; it was easy to reach out to people across different senior levels and talk to them. furthermore, support was available through out the vacation scheme with regards to any work or challenges.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

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

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I enjoyed it to a high degree. The work assigned was engaging and exciting, and the skills exercised during those tasks are ones that i enjoy practicing and applying.


  • 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 Linklaters
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Linklaters to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Linklaters
  • To get in touch with workers at Linklaters beforehand and listen to their experiences.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

August 2023


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