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First Year Insight Scheme Review

at DLA Piper

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Corporate Law

London

Review Submitted: April 2021

Overall Rating

4.9 /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 - 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.
Talks from different employees at DLA Piper including graduate recruitment team, partners, managers and trainees
A commercial awareness task
An opportunity to ask questions throughout
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
It was very knowledgeable and insightful
In depth information was given
All questions were answered very well
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?
Developed listening and observatory skills
Note taking skills
Communication skills
Camera etiquette skills
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?
Extremely friendly
Very casual with a lot of jokes and laughs
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?
A very high extent. It definitely exceeded my expectations
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 DLA Piper
5/5
Would you recommend DLA Piper to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to DLA Piper
To definitely take advantage of this scheme
To take on board all of the advice given
To maintain connections on LinkedIn
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