vacation scheme student Review

Item: vacation scheme student at Ashurst
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Ashurst

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Corporate Law

London

Review Submitted: September 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 - Overview of Experience

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

1) Trainee-type tasks (e.g., drafting emails, reports for clients, summarising key precedent cases for the rest of the team
2) coffee chats with members from across the firm
3) workshops organised by graduate recruitment e.g., developing your own personal brand

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

Really supportive members at the firm - all levels (graduate recruitment all the way up to the CEO)
helpful mentorship provided via the trainee buddy, as well as interview workshops, and general introduction sessions
workshops where different members of the firm came to discuss their roles were particularly helpful
hands-on understanding of the work that ashurst does was possible through real-life tasks when sitting in both departments

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?

networking, communication, organisation, concise writing, leadership, curiosity

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?

amazing!! super supportive. everyone was willing to take some time to chat to vacation scheme students, and there were regular check ins from everyone. social events such as putt shack mini golf helped create a nice atmosphere between trainees and vacation schemers alike.

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?

loved it! couldn't have asked for a better vacation scheme. I learned more than I thought I was going to, and genuinely found all of the activities and workshops organised really interesting. everyone was so kind and supportive. I also got a lot more involved in client matters than I thought I would, which not only was really fascinating but it allowed me to learn more about the firm's work and clients.

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 Ashurst

5/5

Would you recommend Ashurst to a friend?

Yes

What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Ashurst

really know what differentiates the firm from others (key industries and sectors), focus on why the firm has offices where it does, there is no point in simply mentioning that it is international. bring up its culture. be yourself and highlight your strengths and interests in your application, events the firm has hosted that you have attended. stay commercially aware and read the news - summaries on finimize are great, for example.

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