Vacation Scheme Student Review

by Herbert Smith Freehills

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.2
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

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

    • The work was interesting and the people nice.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • As valued as a vacation scheme student can feel. I felt like a member of the team.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Feedback was regular.

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

    • Not helpful for my degree, but for becoming a solicitor the skills would have been extremely useful

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Good.

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

    • Friendly, nice, social and exciting.

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

    • We had a workshop on negotiation and presentations on practice areas.

    4/5
  • 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?

    • Good, but they let you/told you to leave at 6pm rather than the time a normal solicitor would leave. Obviously, the importance of the work and client contact was small.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Had talks from practice areas and Mark Rigotti.

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

    • This will form the basis of my decision

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • £350 per week.

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

    • Drinks

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

    • Fun.

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

    • Internal email notified us of sport etc.

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

    • It was fantastic.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

August 2013

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