BUILD Intern Review
by A&O Shearman
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 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
I sat in corporate - mergers and acquisitions and was involved in drafting board resolutions, reviewing and proofreading due-diligence reports, sitting in online court hearings and composing research emails to associates. I was also involved in preparing a team presentation which was presented to partners at the end of the scheme. I would attend 1 hour sessions in the morning which would give us employability skills and knowledge of practice areas.
Skills
- Developing and maintaining connections, - Writing in a concise and clear form - Developed my communication and teamwork skills
Responsibilities
Each week what I was entrusted with increased and became more significant
Support & Guidance
I had many mentors from my Trainers to my trainee buddy to my reach buddy and HR
Culture
A very great environment to work in. Everyone was transparent and friendly and I got a feel that it is somewhere I would want to work
Your Impressions
There was not a day that I did not wake up excited and expectant. Even after I left I was experiencing withdrawal symptoms
Yes
Really demonstrate your creativity, ways you have been innovative and be a person that can\has evidence that you can work effectively with others
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Commercial Law
London
August 2024
