Summer Intern Review
at DLA Piper
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
Birmingham
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Experience
3.8/5
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Skills Development
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
During both of my seats, I had to complete work consisting of the following:
- Completing legal research using legal databases
- Enhancing my own knowledge through general research
- Editing and enhancing slides
- Undertaking organisational work for documents
- Attending client meetings
- Socialising with various people around the office
- Completing legal research using legal databases
- Enhancing my own knowledge through general research
- Editing and enhancing slides
- Undertaking organisational work for documents
- Attending client meetings
- Socialising with various people around the office
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
It has been great learning about the business and experiencing the culture that the firm values and clearly acts upon.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
- Confidence: I feel significantly more confident as I am having to put myself forward when introducing myself to new people.
- Resilience: the work is fast-paced and requires you to be on your feet, so I have worked through moments where that has been difficult.
- Time-management: there are often not enough hours in the day to get all the work done, so it is important to prioritise and figure out what to do when.
- Resilience: the work is fast-paced and requires you to be on your feet, so I have worked through moments where that has been difficult.
- Time-management: there are often not enough hours in the day to get all the work done, so it is important to prioritise and figure out what to do when.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
2/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
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
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Brilliant. DLA is what it displays itself to be - a firm that takes very seriously its ability to cultivate a friendly, welcoming culture around seniors who want to help you achieve your best.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
4/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
It is an enjoyable experience but can get quite tiring with it being essentially a 3 week interview.
It has felt like a genuine and real experience, especially considering that the members of each team make you feel like a part of them, and give you work with trust in your ability.
It has felt like a genuine and real experience, especially considering that the members of each team make you feel like a part of them, and give you work with trust in your ability.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
4/5
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 DLA Piper
5/5
Would you recommend DLA Piper to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to DLA Piper
Sharpen your basic skills such as attention to detail, communication skills, etc. You have to think about what you would expect someone with little to no legal knowledge to look like, if they were making up for the lack of legal knowledge with other traits. It is important to be punctual, diligent, and thorough, whilst still being friendly and working collaboratively with your fellow interns.
