Vacation Scheme Student Review

by Baker McKenzie

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.0
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

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

    • It was a great two weeks, the time flew by.

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

    • Felt very valued as I was given some real matters to work on with big clients. The supervisors were supportive and made me feel very welcome.

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

    • More legal training sessions would have been useful.

    3/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Skills and information received were extremely valuable for my career plans. Gained a real insight into the type of work that is common in a commercial law firm. Also became aware of areas of law that I had not even been aware of before starting the placement.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The structure was good considering the short amount of time we had.

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

    • Really fun atmosphere in the work place and good connections within the group.

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

    • Good bit of training, particularly on pitching. There could have been a few more legal training sessions.

    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?

    • Gained a good insight and was treated like an employee.

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

    • The company culture was impressed upon us throughout the scheme.

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

    • Content was interesting and useful.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Adequately paid.

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

    • Good networking opportunities, including with the management committee.

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

    • Great events, particularly curry night and bowl-eoke!

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

    • Interesting talk on pro-bono opportunities.

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

    • Yes, definitely.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2014

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