Vacation Scheme Review

by A&O Shearman

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Rating

4.4/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.4
  • Everything Else
    4.3

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • The insight gave me a highly informative picture of the working practice and culture of the firm. There were many formal and informal social opportunities from which I greatly benefitted from, thus concluding that I enjoyed the insight very much.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • The work I was given was largely comparable to that of a trainee and due to the level of inclusion I felt both at my desk and away from it, I would agree that I felt highly valued.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • I was fully briefed before every task I was given, every call I sat in on and every meeting I was invited to. In addition, any question that I had was dealt with comprehensively.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The information that I learnt will indefinitely help me further down the line when I am to become a lawyer and the skills of time management and social interaction will be carried with me to my final year of university.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • There was enough time given to us to spend at our desks and enough presentations that I felt that I learnt enough about the firm. The timetable was the best I had this summer.

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Everybody was highly inclusive and friendly, including partners. Each vacation schemer was very interesting and fun and I had a very good time at the firm.

    3/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There were many information sessions run by different departments and briefings from my trainer, making me feel that a lot of time and effort was spent in my personal development.

    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?
  • To a great extent, although we did not have to work long hours or do any substantial work which would contribute to the firm, given that we were not qualified.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • I felt that through the insight I met enough people to understand the culture and had access to enough information to support this.

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • Extremely, I believe that I would be able to make a firm decision on whether to take a training contract or not, if I were to be offered one, based on the insight.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • Yes, there were many networking drinks, social event which senior associates and partners joined and opportunities during the day.

    4/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Highly informative and enjoyable. Could have done with some more time alone with the other vacation scheme students however.

    4/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • I learnt about the sports teams and clubs as well as cake bake-offs and other informal events that trainee's participated in.

    4/5

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

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Corporate Law

London

August 2014


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