Vacation Student Review

by CMS

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I found the placement exciting, enjoyable and challenging. It exceeded all of my expectations, and made me certain that a career in City law was a good choice to make.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone seemed pleased to have me around. I was given the impression that people were genuinely grateful for my input, and I was trusted to go and get on with whatever tasks I was given.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everyone was very friendly and eager to explain things to me and generally have a candid chat about the firm and what they did.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • At times I was very busy, but in an exciting and challenging way, I never felt as though I was swamped with work and anything was beyond me if I worked hard.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • For the work I was given, I had a lot of responsibility for. As you would expect though, I was only given work that was appropriate for me to do.

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

    • As far as my degree studies, this was very much practically based, so there was not much of a relationshi to my studies, which were mostly academic. In terms of other skills however, I learnt the importance of organisation, document presentation and furthered my research skills greatly.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • A good friendly atmosphere, with an appropriate degree of seriousness.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was organised seamlessly, a perfect balance of work/social events, all coordinated very well.

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

    • The firm were very clear that the firm's future lawyers were recruited at this stage, so they were eager to attract me to the firm and involve me in its activities in the limited way that they could.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I was offered a training contract with them, which I subsequently accepted.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • We all got on very well and went out together often.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • City prices

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Fairly ok, some nice bars and restaurants

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Although I didn't, I'm sure had I expressed an interest, I would have been able to participate in any of the CSR activities that were going on in my fortnight vacation scheme.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

April 2011

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