Summer Internship Review
at DLA Piper
Internship (1 Month+)
Commercial Law
Manchester
Review Submitted: June 2021
Overall Rating
4.5 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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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.
Listening to presentations from members of staff and engaging in group work in preparation for an end of week assessed presentation.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Mostly just listening to presentations that were not active participation, just a chance to ask questions at the end of each.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Further developed my communication skills through interacting with people from international offices and different parts of the business.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
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?
Lots of support from graduate recruitment and completely put me at ease the whole internship. Were always available to help with technology glitches.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Amazing support and all members of staff involved were very friendly and approachable, no matter how high up in the business they were. All very excited and encouraging to us as interns and potential future trainees.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
Found the whole internship very fun and learnt so much more about the firm than I expected to. Also found it very engaging despite the whole week taking place over Zoom.
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 DLA Piper
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend DLA Piper to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to DLA Piper
Be open to speaking and contacting people at the firm, they’re not as scary as they may seem and everyone I have approached for assistance or to ask questions has answered and been very friendly!
