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Legal and Compliance Undergraduate Review

at Honda Motor Europe

Placement (10 Months+)

Legal/Law

Bracknell

Review Submitted: July 2024

Overall Rating

4.1 /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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
2.5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Day-to-day activities included;
- collaboration with the business on various commercial agreements.
- Maintain a log of requests for legal support.
- Support the Legal secretary on cosec activities including POA's.
- Reviewing and drafting NDA's, Statement of Works, Supply of services agreements,
- Legal research on EU Directives, or regulations that could impact Honda.
- Carry out Quarterly compliance reports on litigation.
- Manage the accounting administration for PO's and invoicing.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, from the outset I was trusted with a range of responsibilities from managing contracts, to presenting at the annual Compliance conference. I was closely supervised by experienced lawyers, who were actively involved in my professional and personal development whilst at Honda.
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?
Commercial awareness, contract management, attention to detail, communication, teamwork, organisation, problem solving,
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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?
I was closely supervised by the Legal team and trusted to communicate directly with the business and external advisors.
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?
Corporate environment.
The Legal team are friendly, and open to support in my development. Respectful.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
2/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement, developing professional and practical skills of the inner workings of an international organisation.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Honda Motor Europe
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Honda Motor Europe to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Honda Motor Europe
Read up on Honda culture, and make the most of networking opportunities, do a cover letter (this is optional, but do it). Ensure your grammar is correct.
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