Vacation Scheme Student Review

by Herbert Smith Freehills

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.7
  • Everything Else
    4.8

    About You

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

    • I really enjoyed the work I was given and the people I met and worked with.

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

    • All members of staff at the firm worked very hard to make my experience as useful as possible.

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

    • I was always able to ask Graduate Recruitment any questions and the system of giving vac schemers a trainee "buddy" for each seat gave me a chance to ask question I might not have wanted to ask more senior members of staff.

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

    • I learned some useful skills about researching and presenting legal reports which will be useful in my GDL studies.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • It was structured so as to give vac schemers as much insight into the firm as possible in two weeks. We had presentations from every group within the firm and various networking events. Working in a different department every week also helped in this respect. I was able to work for one day in a department I had not been allocated upon request.

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

    • I was given interesting work and there were a variety of social events that were all pretty fun. The group of vac schemers all got on very well which helped.

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

    • They put on a variety of events such as negotiation workshops. We were given a partner mentor for the scheme who was able to give useful advice.

    5/5
  • 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?

    • The firm tried hard to recreate the trainee experience throughout by having vac schemers share offices with partners and senior associates and giving us meaningful work to do.

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

    • I was able to meet a large number of people from all of the levels of seniority and so was able to see how people within the firm interact and what they are like.

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

    • 5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • £700 for the two weeks.

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

    • There was a partner welcome drinks on the second night. We were encouraged to work with as many people within our departments as we could.

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

    • Drinks evenings offered an opportunity to meet a lot of different people which was interesting. Events like an exclusively vac schemers dinner at Jamie's Italian and a cooking class were also fun.

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

    • I played a game of rugby for the firm and heard about other sporting opportunities. Pro Bono opportunities were also outlined.

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

    • It was a very enjoyable two weeks and there is a good chance of a training contract at the end of it.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law

London

May 2014

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