Summer clerk Review

by Baker McKenzie

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Greatly enjoyed the scheme. Very interesting work, approachable and supportive mentors and lots of social events, presentations and training sessions.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone made a real effort to find interesting tasks for me and took the time to explain the underlying concepts and cases to me. All the work I was given was actually relevant to ongoing cases, upcoming conferences etc.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Amount of support and guidance varied wit the departments I was sitting in, but overall everyone was very supportive and made sure I didn't miss out on any interesting conference calls, meetings etc.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • The workload varied from day to day. However, my supervisor gave me on ongoing research project at the beginning of my scheme that I could come back to whenever I did not have any urgent tasks to complete.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I hardly did any administrative work and only had to proofread one document during the entire two weeks. Almost all of my tasks were research-based.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learned a great deal in both departments I was sitting in, as everyone made a real effort to explain things to me and I was taken along to many internal training events. Also we had presentations about the different practise areas every morning and participated in a client pitch exercise.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly and everyone was very supportive.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was very well-organised and ran exceedingly smoothly. Also the firm kept in constant contact with us in the run-up to the scheme and organised a welcome event as well as an intern photo book.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We had a presentation about a different practise area almost every morning and were given nurmous opportunities to network with and ask questions to trainees, associates and partners alike. I also learned a great deal while preparing for a mock-client pitch.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I can definitely see myself working at Bakers.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Bakers organised lots of social events and the summer clerks got along very well with each other.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • pretty expensive.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • reasonable.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were lots of social events, but opportunities to get involved with the firm's sports clubs or pro bono unit would have been nice.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

July 2012

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