Legal Intern Review

by RPC

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • As an intern, you generally have the role of a trainee lawyer, assisting lawyers where appropriate. This could consist of drafting ancillary documents, proofreading, legal research, taking minutes and much more.

    Skills

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

    • Developed general IT skills, and gained proficiency in all Office Apps. Also developed legal research skills, and gained confidence using Lexis and Practical Law. General social / networking skills also improved by virtue of the sheer number of people you meet day to day.

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

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I was given a large amount of responsibility from the outset, but surprisingly, this increased even more once I showed proficiency in my work.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • All the supervisors were lovely and on hand to answer any questions. If they were busy, the wider team was always happy to lend a hand.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

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

    • Everyone was incredibly welcoming and made an effort to get to know me as an individual. This made it really easy to to get involved in their work as a genuine connection had been formed.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I really enjoyed the placement, and it was a great way to spend my summer!

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at RPC

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend RPC to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to RPC

    • Definitely make sure to be yourself in the interview as it's something they truly value. Be genuine! Also having a strong knowledge of RPC and where their strong (insurance) is helpful.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Legal/Law

London

August 2024

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