Summer Scheme Student Review

by Nabarro (now CMS)

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • I had great support from my colleagues and the HR staff. It was a really fascinating three weeks, although it was also quite exhausting. I really enjoyed working with my colleagues, who were all really brilliant and very kind.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • 100%. They were incredibly supportive and given that I am not a law graduate, very helpful when explaining different tasks and concepts. They thanked

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

    • My supervisor was brilliant. She was very busy but always took teh time to go over everything carefully and slowly. She never made me feel like I was a nuisance and really welcomed me into the team.

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

    • Very busy, which I liked.

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

    • I was very busy but I was not given anything I could not handle- they give you work that pushes you but it will never be anything that isn't checked so as long as you try your best, there is no need to worry.

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

    • It developed my research skills. it's given me a better sense of commercial awareness.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Very good. Everyone was very busy, but people all liked each other (or seemed to!) and the atmosphere was very congenial, as well as very hard-working and motivated.

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

    • Well. The only issue was that the projects were in on the same day as some of the interviews, which was not ideal, but that's more down to Partner availability than anything else.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I would hope a lot. They allowed us to come into the firm for 3 weeks and as realistically the staff who gave us work must have had to spend a considerable amount of time checking it, I would say a lot of time and effort went into it- this is alongside all of the programs and events that were organised by the HR department.

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I will hear back shortly, but I hope they're very good!

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, I went for drinks with fellow placements students but also with colleagues who actually worked there.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • 3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • We went for drinks

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were planned activities for the summer scheme students.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

June 2011

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