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
4.7
- 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
Shadowing my supervisor. Undertaking research tasks. Taking minutes and attendance notes of meetings and client calls. Attending trainee training. Proofreading witness reports. Helping trainees with their actual tasks, and business development. Developing pitches for a client in a simulated environment. Adapting client-facing presentations for updates in regulations.
Skills
Yes. Confidence in presenting and meeting people in senior roles. Active listening and curiosity in asking employees about their roles. Writing skills, particularly being solution-oriented and making documents readily presentable. Time-management and organisation. Prioritising tasks.
Business Insight
Exciting to learn how non-legal roles both drive the business forward and serve to help the lawyers with their own client-facing service.
Culture
Wonderful atmosphere. Everyone was genuinely interested in you, your experiences and your ambitions, whilst being honest about why they loved working at the firm. Really appreciated the open door policy where you could go in and speak to nearly everyone.
Your Impressions
I really enjoyed the insight - due to the range of work I encountered and the honesty and intelligence of the people I met.
Yes
Show enthusiasm and interest at every stage of the process. Attend open days and insight events, and be genuinely interested in people, their work and why they love being at the firm.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Commercial Law
London
July 2024
