Summer Vacation Scheme Student Review

by Herbert Smith Freehills

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • The work placement was a great deal of fun. Good amount of work and fun socials.

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

    • My colleagues, particularly in my first team, were clearly looking out for me. They made a real effort to make sure that I was having a good time.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I was able to ask my supervisors pretty much any question, and they were looking to find me work.

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

    • Could have done with a little more work, but on the whole it was a good balance.

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

    • I was not given much responsibility at all, but this is (surely) to be expected. I don't think that I would have felt particularly comfortable if I had been given any real responsbility!

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The training is unlikely to help me in my degree course, but will certainly help in a city work environment.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Serious and hard working, but friendly.

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

    • The placement was well organised on the whole. Often we had to wait for various members of the group to all arrive in one place, but that was perhaps to be expected. Socials were good fun.

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

    • The firm clearly wants us to apply and has invested a lot of time and effort (and money) into this programme. They are not just assessing us but are looking to help us make the choice to become lawyers, or help develop us as lawyers if our minds are already made up.

    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?

    • Difficult to say precisely, but they have invested a great deal in us at this point.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The other vacation schemers were good fun, particularly after getting over the initial hurdle of realising that we are not being watched/assessed 24/7.

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

    • Socialising in London is expensive. But we already knew that.

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

    • Nightlife isn't fantastic around the office, but that doesn't bother me.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were a few sporting opportunities, but not a great deal more than that. The placement was really designed to help us to get a better idea of the office environment.

    2/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

July 2012

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