First Year Open Day Review

by Norton Rose Fulbright

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Rating

3.7/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.7
  • Everything Else
    4.1

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Even though this was only a First Year Open Day, I enjoyed it a lot. The day was well thought out, and gave a real insight into what the firm was like.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • It was quite an informal day, and everyone was really nice, allowing you to have your questions answered by trainees and associates at the firm.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • It was only a one day insight, but graduate recruitment were very helpful in case you needed any questions answered.

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

    • The workshops were particularly helpful, especially in letting us know what kind of skills they are looking for when it comes to training contracts

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured. We had a some workshops, a talk with a partner, and a negotiation game that we had to participate in.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Both the people from the firm, and the people at the Open Day were really friendly, and got along well.

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

    • Again, it was only a one day insight, but the negotiation game was useful in helping to improve our own negotiation skills.

    3/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • We had a talk given to us by graduate recruitment on how to apply for training contracts and vacation schemes next year, and what they entailed.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • It was a great insight into how friendly the firm was, there was a big emphasis on employees joining other societies/clubs at the firm such as music or sport- which many of the associates seemed to participate in.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • 3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • They reimbursed up to 100 pounds for travel tickets.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • We had a chance to talk to a partner, as well as many of the trainees/associates who came round to each table to talk to us. We also had an opportunity to talk to them over lunch and breaks.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Again, we had many opportunities through out the day for informal chats. Some associates were willing to give out their emails.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • As mentioned before, there was a strong emphasis on employees joining other societies at work. They also didn't seem to mind if employees had other commitments outside of work.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes, definitely glad I went. It was very insightful, particularly the negotiation game and talks with the associates. The people were really friendly too.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

April 2013

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