Business Services Trainee (Conflicts) Review
at Latham & Watkins
Placement (10 Months+)
Corporate Law
London
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
The main roles involve both legal and non-legal tasks:
•Processing live vendor and business development conflict checks
•Communicating with attorneys responsible for matters that present a potential conflict
•Data management projects to improve the functionality of InTapp Open software
•Administrative tasks (e.g., Chrome River expensing, filing invoices, booking international travel, etc.)
•Processing live vendor and business development conflict checks
•Communicating with attorneys responsible for matters that present a potential conflict
•Data management projects to improve the functionality of InTapp Open software
•Administrative tasks (e.g., Chrome River expensing, filing invoices, booking international travel, etc.)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Project managed a data clean-up initiative, which involved organising a vast Excel spreadsheet database, as well as liaising with partners, to improve the functionality of the InTapp Software used to process conflict checks.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
•Communication skills
•Organization skills
•Team work capabilities
•Decision-making skills
•Interpersonal skills
•Organization skills
•Team work capabilities
•Decision-making skills
•Interpersonal skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A significant amount
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Inclusive, hard-working, fun
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
10/10
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Latham & Watkins
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Latham & Watkins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Latham & Watkins
Remain persistent, calm and be yourself
