Vacation Scheme Review
at Mishcon de Reya
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
London
Review Submitted: August 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 Experience
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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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.
Each individual was assigned to a particular practice group, with which they spent the entire week. We also had the opportunity to learn about all of the firm's major departments and talk to current trainees about life at the firm. It offered a very useful insight into what life is like on a daily basis and what kind of work trainees undertake.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
The unique insights I gained were invaluable to understanding more about the firm and why it was so attractive as a place to work and grow in law. The work that the firm does is varied and of the highest quality.
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?
I enhanced my drafting skills, which I have continued to use at my current place of work. Also, the group assessment was a good opportunity to develop collaboration skills in a time-sensitive and pressured environment.
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?
5/5
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
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The culture and atmosphere were terrific. In addition to being friendly, everyone clearly enjoys what they do and, even in high-pressure environments, manages to strike a good work-life balance. People in law are frequently overworked and overstressed, so it was refreshing to see a working environment in which people take their work seriously and produce high quality results but still value the happiness of themselves and those around them.
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 was not expecting to enjoy the vacation scheme as much as I did. Although the firm was high up on the list of firms at which I wanted to train, the vac scheme catapulted it to the very top. The scheme gave me opportunities to work on live matters and, simultaneously, to learn more about the work of different departments and about the overall culture of the firm.
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
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at Mishcon de Reya
5/5
Would you recommend Mishcon de Reya to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Mishcon de Reya
Don't stress about always finding the right answer to every question with which you're confronted (particularly in the in-person interviews and vacation scheme assessments). It's not always about getting the right answer, rather about how you think under pressure and whether you can explain your views in an articulate and logical way (even if they aren't technically exactly correct). It sounds cliched but it is true.
