First Year Insight Scheme Review
at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Commercial Law
London
Review Submitted: April 2025
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.
The day included listening to talks from Gibson Dunn employees with different roles, having conversations with them and networking. It was an amazing opportunity to learn more about the firm’s culture, secondments and pro bono opportunities. It was also incredibly insightful to hear from trainees, associates and partners across different practice as as well as the Graduate Recruitment team.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
It was exciting to learn about Gibson Dunn's wide range of different practice areas, showing that training at Gibson Dunn leads to a huge variety of opportunities. Learning about the firm's transactional and dispute resolution teams which work on top international deals, made me even keener to apply to the firm. Learning about the firm's diversity policies and resilience to stick to these policies was also inspiring.
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?
The main skill I learnt was in relation to writing an application for Gibson Dunn. Hopefully, learning tips and tricks about this process will improve my chances of securing a vacation scheme with the firm in the future. Besides this, I gained a great deal of knowledge about different support networks, practice areas and secondments at the firm.
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?
It was a great opportunity to gain an insight into the firm's incredibly supportive culture. Throughout the day, Sarah Harte, Charis Hyman and Holly Parker offered their support and were open to questions, whether public or private. The trainees explained how a small trainee cohort reduces competition within teams and leads to supportive environments. Tommaso Salvatore was particularly supportive, emphasising that participants should reach out to him if advice was needed in the future.
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?
The insight day was extremely enjoyable. Firstly, the day's program was excellent, being able to speak to people in all different roles at the firm about the huge different range of both legal and non-legal opportunities. Secondly, it was a pleasure to be a part of the friendly community for the day and to be offered so much support, giving me more confidence and inspiration to apply to join Gibson Dunn in the future.
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 not paid and had no expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
5/5
Would you recommend Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
I would share the information I was given during the application Tips and Tricks session, such as ensuring there are no grammatical errors in an application, being well prepared for assessments and interviews and backing up all skills and information provided with examples. I would then suggest applicants do further research into the firm's deals, practice areas and opportunities.
