Vacation Scheme Student Review
at Clyde & Co LLP
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
London
Review Submitted: May 2022
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
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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
5/5
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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.
Day to day, we had various training sessions with members of different departments and sectors of Clyde & Co. We also had several hours per day completing department work, in which we were given task by our supervisor in our given department to complete relevant to the work we were doing.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
The vacation scheme allowed me to liaise with various lawyers from different departments within the firm, hence exposing me to certain practices that I had not considered previously. This was helped by the fact that we were given department work in a seat that we did not choose.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
4/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
I was able to enhance my legal research skills in a way that I have not been able to do on my law degree. I was also given the chance to put my networking skills into practice in an in-person environment for the first time.
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?
4/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
4/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The firm was welcoming to its vacation scheme students with many being taken out to lunch by their departments. However, this caused conflict as some of us were not lucky enough to be taken to lunch. There was also a lunch for vacation scheme students organised by trainees at the firm that hald of us were not invited to.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
4/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I enjoyed the insight greatly in the fact that I was able to meet and network, but as mentioned I was disappointed that some of us were left out of some social events just because we were not lucky enough to have a trainee that was part of the group of friends that organised the expensed lunch.
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 Clyde & Co LLP
5/5
Would you recommend Clyde & Co LLP to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Clyde & Co LLP
Ensure that you put lots of effort into the video application and the assessment centre because the scheme is highly competitive.
