BUILD Intern Review
by A&O Shearman
Best Student Employer
Rating
4.5/5
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.0
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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 A&O Shearman
- 7. Would you recommend A&O Shearman to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to A&O Shearman
Overview
Sat in ICM - Derivatives - did a lot of legal research, writing the first drafts of memos, document reviews
Skills
Absolutely - gained a lot more self confidence, a better eye for detail, time management also
4/5
4/5
5/5
5/5
Responsibilities
Yes, often the work I was doing was the first step toward an opinion for a client
4/5
Support & Guidance
Lots, I had a wonderful trainer and a lot of support from grad recruitment
5/5
5/5
Culture
Lovely - soft skills were clearly a requirement as everyone was friendly and willing to give me some of their time
5/5
3/5
4/5
4/5
Your Impressions
Very much so- it was brilliant!
5/5
5/5
5/5
Yes
Definitely give it a go and be yourself - that is what they’re looking for!
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Legal/Law
London
August 2024
