Vacation Placement Student Review

I thoroughly enjoyed the Vacation Placement. I had a fantastic two weeks! I got involved with a variety of interesting work and met some great people, both in the firm and also on the placement itself.

Everyone in my department was extremely friendly and welcoming. They were more than happy to answer any questions that I had and made me feel like part of the team. I have not got a bad word to say about anyone I met in the firm at all as they were all so welcoming and approachable.

Everyone in my department was more than happy to answer any questions I had. My supervisors and trainee buddy were all very helpful and offered me a lot of great advice on completing the work I was given or on life as a trainee more generally. At the end of the placement my supervisor gave me feedback on the work I had completed which was very helpful for the future. The whole department was very supportive and I could not have asked for more.

I always had work to be getting on with and sometimes more than one task on at once but I was never overwhelmed by work so it was a great balance.

I felt like I was given a lot of responsibility as I was completing work that a trainee would be completing. I drafted documents and had to check through documents, but there was always help available if I had any questions about the work.

I enhanced a lot of key skills during the placement; time management, communication skills, attention to detail, teamwork, and also experience of what the assessment process is like.

Everyone was very friendly and approachable and more than happy to come over and have a quick chat. The open plan layout of the office was great and there was definitely a sense of teamwork.

The placement was extremely well organised. We were given a detailed timetable so we knew what was happening each day. On the first day everyone met in the London office for inductions and talks which was very well organised. Nearly every morning (except for assessment days) we had a different practice presentation which were all fantastic and very informative as we received an insight into the other practice areas and could ask any questions we had. All the social events were very well organised as well as other events such as a Partner Lunch and office drinks. There was a slight issue on the assessment day as the assessments were running quite late but we were kept very well informed on the day and so in my opinion it wasn't really a problem.

I thought the placement was extremely well organised and a lot of effort had gone into it so we could get the most out of it as possible. Everyone was extremely welcoming and were more than willing to answer any questions I had or just come over and have a chat. I got an excellent flavour of what it would be like to be a trainee in the firm.

I am waiting to hear whether I have received a training contract offer. I would absolutely love one but the competition is very high.

All of the placement students got on really well and I have met some amazing people. We all went to events organised by the trainees and we also organised a lunch out on the last day. Every day we also tried to all have lunch together in the canteen. There was a great social scene!

The social events were organised and paid for by the firm and the canteen was subsidised so overall it was quite cheap! I just had to pay to commute by bus each day.

Leeds has a great nightlife and social scene!

There was an opportunity to play hockey one night and we all took part in the social events which included a Pool tournament and Treasure hunt! We also had lunch with a Partner on one day and had office drinks on a couple of evenings.