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Latham & Watkins

Business Services Trainee Review

at Latham & Watkins

Placement (10 Months+)

Human Resources

London

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

4.9 /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 Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role day to day is to manage the employee life cycle, pick up all different types of queries, assist the team with any admin tasks, work on projects, generate reports and present and run meetings
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibly I never felt like an intern and always felt like a member of the team doing real work that had a real impact.
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?
Time management - by working on tasks and managing my work load
adaptably - to new events that happen every day no day is like the same and every leaver case is different
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?
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?
My team was always there to help me out if I asked and always offered to support me if I felt too busy. however they also let you grow on your own and are happy for to take lead on certain tasks if you feel comfortable
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?
Super friendly, social and motivated.
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?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed my placement and would not have changed it for the world
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
To ne honest, research into the firm and culture and if you have a real interest in this sector then go for it LW is an incredible environment to work in
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