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Rating
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About You
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The Company
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Everything Else
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 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?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
I found every aspect of the first year workshop enjoyable! I feel it provided an invaluable insight into the firm, whilst also creating an enjoyable expereince when taking part in various workshops.
Even as a first year I felt personally welcomed into the firm, with all employees offering advice and support at any given opportunity.
I feel every element of the workshop provided me with support for tasks I was undertaking across the two days as well as support for my future legal career.
I feel all of the skills I learnt and the knowledge I acquired will be hugely helpful in applications for vacation schemes and training contracts. I also feel the information about working within the company will be of great help when applying for experiences within any city firm .
The Company
Every aspect of the insight was extremely well structured. I feel there was an exceptional balance between workshops, information sessions and networking experiences.
Every member of the firm were all exceptionally welcoming with the overall atmosphere being friendly, inviting and collaborative.
I feel the firm invested a lot of time and effort in helping develop each individual as well as training the group as a whole to develop essential skills for life as a solicitor.
The opportunity to talk to a variety of members from all areas of the firm, as well as being able to shadow a solicitor for the afternoon provided me with a true insight into the everyday life of an employee. I was also given an insight into the extra work and incredible experiences that many have been lucky enough to undertake.
I feel I have a true understanding of the firms diverse and welcoming culture and am confident in saying that the insight days provided me with an invaluable insight into how the firm functions.
The content of the day was vital in helping me establish that a career as a solicitor in a city law firm is definitely for me!
Everything Else
I was adequately reimbursed for my travel expenses and put up in a beautiful hotel.
There was an exceptional range of various networking opportunities which were incredibly useful in providing me with different insights into the firm and the firm's work.
The networking opportunities were incredible, especially the trip to the London eye and evening drinks/food at Skylon. There were so many opportunities to talk to so many different people.
We were given sufficient information regarding the firms pro-Bono opportunities, which all sound greatly appealing.
I would recommend this experience to anyone! It was an incredible insight and a wonderful opportunity!
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Commercial Law
North East
April 2015