Legal Work Placement Student Review
at Irwin Mitchell
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Legal/Law
Holborn
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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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.
Each day you would be briefed on a trainee-style task and would have the rest of the day to complete. During the rest of the day, meetings were organised with teams such as wellbeing and corporate growth as well as informal 'coffee-catch ups' with different employees within the daily schedule.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Lots of information was provided about working as a trainee at the firm - both formally in presentations but also via informal chats with current trainees. At the end of the week, Graduate Recruitment took us clearly through the next steps and potential roles available.
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?
I have hugely developed my legal skills. Throughout the week, you get exposure to a broad range of work such as legal drafting and other trainee-style tasks.
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
5/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
4/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Company culture was so friendly! I really felt that everyone was approachable and nearly every employee encouraged you to contact them again in the week with any further questions or for a chat (which I did make use of!). The only comment I could make is that I didn't come into contact with as many partners but I know lots of them worked from home so it was more difficult to meet in office.
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I really enjoyed the insight scheme. I felt like I gained further insight into nearly every department, met so many trainees and NQs who provided even more invaluable insights and also got the opportunity to learn about different areas of the business (international work, wellbeing, inclusivity networks, commercial growth).
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 Irwin Mitchell
4/5
Would you recommend Irwin Mitchell to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Irwin Mitchell
When applying, really understand the firm's values - they are key to their day-to-day operations. If you get to the legal placement, make the most out of the opportunities and ask questions but also don't be afraid to get in contact with anyone working in an area/with experiences that interest you and meet for lunch/coffee - from my experience, everyone was so friendly!
