CMS Academy Participant Review
at CMS
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Corporate Law
London
Review Submitted: July 2023
Overall Rating
4.8 /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 Experience
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Recommendations and Advice
Overview of Experience
Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Business of Law Week:
- Sessions on getting to know the firm better
- Sessions on building client relationships in the digital world
- Managing Complex Shareholders simulation
- Client visits
- Innovation Den
- Socials
Vacation Scheme (Corporate):
- Due diligence and proofreading exercises
- Training sessions
- Drafting
- Research tasks
- Sessions on getting to know the firm better
- Sessions on building client relationships in the digital world
- Managing Complex Shareholders simulation
- Client visits
- Innovation Den
- Socials
Vacation Scheme (Corporate):
- Due diligence and proofreading exercises
- Training sessions
- Drafting
- Research tasks
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Great! Everyone was super keen to offer their guidance as to what different roles and seats at the firm look like, and really gave us an idea of what life at the firm would be like. The early talent team also provided insight and answered our many questions pertaining to training and working at CMS.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
- Analytical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Networking
- Legal writing skills
- Attention-to-detail
- Presentation skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving
- Networking
- Legal writing skills
- Attention-to-detail
- Presentation skills
- Interpersonal skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
5/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
4/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The culture was excellent - it disproved many pre-conceptions I held as to what working in a law firm would be like.
The trainees wanted to help as much as possible, despite being busy themselves. Supervisors were more distant which is understandable since they had more work to do. There were partners who made little effort to get to know the students and others which came off as cold, however this varied across departments and was in the far minority.
Overall, everyone on the scheme found the culture to be as advertised.
The trainees wanted to help as much as possible, despite being busy themselves. Supervisors were more distant which is understandable since they had more work to do. There were partners who made little effort to get to know the students and others which came off as cold, however this varied across departments and was in the far minority.
Overall, everyone on the scheme found the culture to be as advertised.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
5/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I greatly enjoyed my internship, even more than I could have expected! I can see why the CMS Academy has received the recognition that it has as being one of the best internship experiences in the country.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid and reimbursed expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at CMS
5/5
Would you recommend CMS to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to CMS
- Be personable and willing to learn
- Pay attention to how you communicate
- Really take the time to understand what makes CMS unique, particularly its culture
- Shoot your shot, it was definitely worth it
- Pay attention to how you communicate
- Really take the time to understand what makes CMS unique, particularly its culture
- Shoot your shot, it was definitely worth it
