First Year Workshop Review

Item: First Year Workshop at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

Review Submitted: April 2024

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 - Overview of Experience

5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

Several panels on the firms high level cases, a trainee Q&A panel, application and interview support.
Practice mediation workshop based on a mock case.
Afternoon shadowing a trainee and getting an insight into their role in their team and what their day to day tasks are.
Also an opportunity to network with lawyers from the firm during a sector fair, evening social and meal times.

What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

Very interesting, especially seeing how a trainee works within their team and discussing with them more about why they applied and what made them stand out in an application.
The sector fair was really useful in understanding the key difference between the different areas that the firms works in and what cases and roles they do, as well as how the different sectors work together.

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?

Gained a deeper insight into the roles of a trainee and what is involved.
Understood what is mediation and how to represent a client and negotiate between different parties.
Higher level knowledge of a vacation scheme application and legal interviews.

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?

Really friendly, everyone was happy to chat and provide help. The supervisors of my trainee let me listen in on calls so that I could understand more about how the team works together and what their different roles are on a case.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the networking opportunities?

5/5

Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

Highly enjoyable and such a great variation in the amount of workshops to really gain a broad understanding of the firm and commercial law.

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 reimbursed expenses

Recommendations and Advice

Please rate the future employment prospects at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

4/5

Would you recommend Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer to a friend?

Yes

What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Make sure the essay question is something you are truly interested in so that it stands out and you come across as passionate. Try to engage with HSF before the scheme such as through open days and online events to show how you are connected to the firm before you apply.
The questions for the VS application are the same so it's a good opportunity to gain an insight into this application and have practice.

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