Summer Internship Review
by DLA Piper
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at DLA Piper
- 7. Would you recommend DLA Piper to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to DLA Piper
Overview
As an intern, you have the opportunity to meet network with a cross-section of people in the firm. The day-to-day tasks vary, this can be research tasks, drafting legal documents, or experiencing client calls and meetings.
Skills
Absolutely - I have developed my social skills, my legal knowledge and my resilience.
Responsibilities
Yes - you were responsible for your own time management and balancing your workload with other commitments (coffee chats, group presentation, etc). The tasks provided to us were rewarding and challenging!
Support & Guidance
I received a lot of support and guidance! We were given a trainee buddy and a line manager. These were people who we could approach with any question about the work or even questions outside of the work given! Everyone around the office was willing to help and always found time to talk to you!
Culture
The culture was supportive and encouraging. The atmosphere was light and the team seemed to genuinely enjoy their job!
Your Impressions
I absolutely loved it - I have developed my soft skills and nuanced my legal knowledge! It allowed me to meet people who could offer me advice for my future career path.
Yes
Be yourself! They are a very inclusive firm with a wide range of different personalities and backgrounds! Use every opportunity as a way to learn and develop your skills!
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Corporate Law
North West
June 2024
