Vacation Scheme Student Review

Item: Vacation Scheme Student at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

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 Experience

5/5 - Skills Development

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.

Shadowing my supervisor. Undertaking research tasks. Taking minutes and attendance notes of meetings and client calls. Attending trainee training. Proofreading witness reports. Helping trainees with their actual tasks, and business development. Developing pitches for a client in a simulated environment. Adapting client-facing presentations for updates in regulations.

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

Exciting to learn how non-legal roles both drive the business forward and serve to help the lawyers with their own client-facing service.

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?

Yes. Confidence in presenting and meeting people in senior roles. Active listening and curiosity in asking employees about their roles. Writing skills, particularly being solution-oriented and making documents readily presentable. Time-management and organisation. Prioritising tasks.

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?

Wonderful atmosphere. Everyone was genuinely interested in you, your experiences and your ambitions, whilst being honest about why they loved working at the firm. Really appreciated the open door policy where you could go in and speak to nearly everyone.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the networking opportunities?

5/5

Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

I really enjoyed the insight - due to the range of work I encountered and the honesty and intelligence of the people I met.

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 paid

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

Show enthusiasm and interest at every stage of the process. Attend open days and insight events, and be genuinely interested in people, their work and why they love being at the firm.

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