2022 Insight Programme Attendee Review
at DLA Piper
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
London
Review Submitted: April 2022
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!
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
4/5
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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.
Attending talks from solicitors at the firm, ranging from trainees up to the CEO. Interacting workshops where you can showcase/ develop your legal skills/ analysis. Eating an impressive amount of food!
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
This scheme offered an amazing insight into one of the largest law firms in the world, pulling back the curtains on a sector which may be unfamiliar to non-law students. The firm organised talks from employees from differing departments and so insight beyond the standard commerically-dominated sectors was provided. Hopefully the information provided by the firm will be useful in Vacation Scheme applications.
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?
Absolutely. As a non-law Psychology student, I was able to develop the skill critical thinking of documents through the litigation simulation task.
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?
Very welcoming. Every speaker seemed thrilled to be there and speaking to a physical audience for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. The enthusiasm from each speaker rubbed off, I've left the scheme thinking I want to qualify in all of the departments! As far as enabling the attendees to break the ice, the management did a great job, by the end of the scheme people were very friendly.
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?
Greatly. Again as said earlier, this scheme offered an amazing opportunity to find out more about life in a law firm to a non-law student. Given the number of non-law students who attended and had the same opinion shows how well designed it was. The talks were interesting and the workshops 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 reimbursed expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at DLA Piper
4/5
Would you recommend DLA Piper to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to DLA Piper
For this scheme, write about something relevant and you find interesting. I wrote mine about the energy crisis but others wrote about anti-monopoly policies in America. There isn't a correct thing to write about as long as it is relevant!
