Vacation scheme Review

by Herbert Smith Freehills

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Business Insight
    4.7
  • 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.

    • Sat in seats of IP and CRT. Completed tasks based on and for real cases. Assisted associates, trainees, paralegals and partners with their tasks. Attended events put on by HSF such as diversity networks, partner networking, business development. Attended socials put on by the firm. At least 2 of these things occurred each day.

    Skills

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

    • Have a better insight as to what working in law is like. Learnt a lot about HSF and their values. Learnt more about CRT, which was a practice area I had not considered before. Had a better idea of what the path throughout law can look like. Developed my legal writing skills and networking skills.

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

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • We had a lot of exposure to different employees and roles of the firm. This ranged from assistants to executive partners. We also had different talks such as business development, which enabled us to see the firm from different angles.

  • 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

    • 4/5

    Culture

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

    • The culture was very positive. Everyone was friendly and willing to help. Everyone was approachable. Teamwork is clearly very central to the firm. The atmosphere of the scheme was enjoyable, but it did feel a little tense at times.

  • 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 thoroughly enjoyed the insight. It was very useful and affirmed that this is a job I would love to do. It is very intense, but it really does give you a good insight to what the role entails and what it is like working at HSF.

  • 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 Herbert Smith Freehills

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Herbert Smith Freehills to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Herbert Smith Freehills

    • Try and relax, be yourself. Be social- talk to people and smile! If other candidates on the scheme make you feel uncomfortable, move away and just focus on yourself.

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Corporate Law

London

April 2024

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