Vacation scheme Review
at Macfarlanes
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
London
Review Submitted: July 2025
Overall Rating
4.5 /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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Experience
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
There were multiple talks delivered each day which gave a deeper insight into various practice areas and the firm in general. Alongside this there was time to work in my given departments each week, completing a variety of trainee-level work
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Having come with an interest that focused on only a few practice areas, I will be leaving far more interested in a larger variety of practice areas. This was due to the detailed practice area talks
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
I have learnt and developed a variety of skills, especially in research and drafting. These were both core elements of much of the work, and required me to pay great attention to small details
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?
4/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
4/5
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
3/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The firm had an impressively friendly culture and it was extremely easy to become ingratiated into the firm and the work
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?
As my first vacation scheme I can easily say that I was massively pleased that I enjoyed my time at the firm, and found the work highly engaging
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 Macfarlanes
3/5
Would you recommend Macfarlanes to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Macfarlanes
Any applicant to Macfarlanes should make sure they know what truly makes this firm unique, and try to experience the culture that makes this a special firm
