Vacation Scheme Student Review

by Taylor Wessing

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Really fun and interesting work

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Colleagues asked for work that they needed help to complete quickly.

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

    • Under supervision throughout but not much communication unless asked for.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Not at all at the beginning, really busy by the end. Depends on the department.

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

    • Involved in some really important and interesting cases.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learnt a lot about different practice areas through focus on sessions which provided a good overview of different areas of law.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was very happy and fun, even when workload was heavy.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Outlook calendar used to ensure everyone knew where to be and when. Could have been given a bit more warning about nature and timings of socials.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Lots of practice area sessions and interesting activity based talks.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • An all-round lovely firm.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Other placement students were very friendly and up for having fun.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • City of London, so pretty expensive. Socials were all paid for by the firm.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Only a few pubs, but socials planned in centre of london.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Chance to get involved in pro bono work.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

July 2012

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