Legal Intern Review

Item: Legal Intern at Unite Students
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Unite Students

Internship (1 Month+)

Legal/Law

Bristol

Review Submitted: August 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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - 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.

Drafting formal legal responses
Offering internal legal advice
Advising on company legal strategy
Reviewing title plans and registers
Reviewing HMO
Reviewing, advising and altering company T&Cs

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given my own individual tasks to work on throughout my internship, ranging from week long projects to some that spanned the entirety of my time at Unite Students. It was my sole responsibility to ensure the completion of these individual tasks. These projects were checked by my supervisors and I was then tasked with completing any alterations based on the prior feedback. There was both responsibility and the security of a safety net.

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?

Decision making and strategy
Critical thinking
Time management
Confidence
Independence
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 received support at every junction throughout my internship, it was made very clear from the beginning that there was nothing wrong with asking for help. A weekly check in session with my supervisors gave me a platform to address any concerns, share my thoughts and discuss how each week had gone.

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?

General atmosphere was friendly and lively, every single person whether it be someone on your team, a manager or the wider staff are more than happy to stop for a chat and answer any questions or direct you towards someone else who can. Individuality and self expression is encouraged and embraced. There was a big effort to ensure sure that the intern cohort had a strong relationship with each other as well as the placement students.

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?

4/5

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?

From my first to my last day I thoroughly enjoyed every day of my internship. The excitement and novelty of the first few days only continued to grow as the more I learnt and the larger my responsibility became. Unite Students really makes an effort to ensure that everyone that works here feels a part of the business, whether they're here for 10 weeks or 10 years.