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PRIME Student Review

at Clifford Chance

Work Experience

Legal/Law

London

Review Submitted: May 2022

Overall Rating

4.8 /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!

4.6/5 - Overview of the Experience
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Company Culture

Overview of the Experience

Please give an overview of what your work experience involved:
5/5
Skills workshops. Presentations from lawyers from different firms and departments. Group business challenge.
To what extent did you enjoy your work experience?
5/5
Absolutely brilliant, I was made to feel so welcome met lovely people, learnt a huge amount, developed new skills and hugely built my confidence.
How well organised was your work experience?
5/5
Lots of emails explaining everything in detail, could not have asked for more.
How much did your work experience help you in deciding on your future career path?
5/5
Hugely, it helped me to learn what was important to me when thinking about my future and understand what options are available. Hearing from lots of different lawyers was particularly helpful for this.
Were you paid or reimbursed for this experience?
3/5
I was not paid but reimbursed for all expenses.

Skills Development

What training and skills development did you learn from your work experience?
5/5
Improved my communication and teamwork. Developed my commercial awareness.

Company Culture

How much did you learn about the company culture and what it would be like to work there?
5/5
A lot, I was able to meet lots of people at different stages of their career from senior associates to trainees from whom I was able to gain a deep insight into what it would be like to work there. Hearing from the global inclusion director also provided excellent insight.
Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees?
5/5
Loads! It was great to meet employees in both formal and informal settings which was really helpful to ask lots of questions.

Recommendations and Advice

Would you recommend Clifford Chance to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Genuinely lovely people willing to help and share their insight not to mention really interesting work to learn about.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Clifford Chance?
Be yourself, it's a culture that values individuality and wants to understand who you are so you can do your best.
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