Summer Placement Scheme Review

Item: Summer Placement Scheme at Stephenson Harwood
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Stephenson Harwood

Internship (1 Month+)

Commercial Law

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.6 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Insights into the work being done by the firm, involving talks by the various practice areas and completing tasks within these departments including researching for a firm newsletter and preparing a note for a Case Management Conference

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, the work was emailed to us and it was expected we would complete these tasks by ourselves.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I learnt about the type of skills needed in a role as a commercial solicitor and the type of work done at a global firm like Stephenson Harwood

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I was allotted two mentors, a trainee and associate, who I was able to meet during the scheme. Alongside this, there were various opportunities to catch up with the early careers team if we needed any additional support or guidance