Summer Vacation Scheme Student Review
at Linklaters
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Commercial Law, Corporate Law
London
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
5 /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
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Overview of Experience
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Company Culture
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.
We had various sessions and talks (about practice areas, the firm, strategy etc), socials (speedboating, mini golf, cooking, lunches and dinners) and we sat within a team. Our team would give us work (could be answering queries, proofreading, doing markups) and we also had assessed tasks on the scheme as well. We were free to book coffee chats with different people. You are expected to balance all of these activities and commitments with one another.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
We had various talks about the business and got to understand the different areas and roles through those, and i also was able to learn through various coffee chats. It was really insightful and especially the Practice Area talks allowed me to understand a lot more about the business.
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, time management for sure. As mentioned above, you’re expected to balance the work from your team, various sessions, coffee chats, socials and assessed tasks.
Attention-to-detail, as your work can have material impacts on the team and potentially clients as well. You get the chance to do real work which is exciting!
Communication - whether it be written or verbal, you get many chances to develop this through your work or communications with your Principal, people on coffee chats etc.
Attention-to-detail, as your work can have material impacts on the team and potentially clients as well. You get the chance to do real work which is exciting!
Communication - whether it be written or verbal, you get many chances to develop this through your work or communications with your Principal, people on coffee chats etc.
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?
The culture was amazing - everyone was so friendly, supportive, kind and willing to help!! People are very generous with their time and there is a genuine open door culture at Linklaters where real friendships can truly be formed. Everyone just wants the best for you and is always willing to support you.
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 - i was able to learn a lot just by sitting with my Principal in my team. I was also able to arrange coffee chats with various lawyers in different departments and that along with the different sessions gave me good insight into the firm. I learnt a lot and the presenters in the sessions often tried to make them engaging which was nice.
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 Linklaters
5/5
Would you recommend Linklaters to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Linklaters
Think of the Agile Mindset Framework always, they consist of the key qualities that Linklaters looks for. Just be yourself in the interviews and try to enjoy yourself, they’ll be able to sense it if you actually enjoy yourself and have a genuine passion for links and commercial law.
