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 Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
The first week was an introduction to the business of law, while the rest of the placement takes place in person, as part of a team at CMS completing tasks like other trainees.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
We were given much responsibility, including liaising with clients, completing case files and being left to complete independent research
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Strongly developed interpersonal, networking and presenting skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support, with an emphasis on employee welfare, and the potential for feedback and productive discussion in the case of any areas of weakness.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Incredibly supportive, with talks and processes to do with diversity, inclusion, mental health and welfare focused on from the very start. Socials were organised to create a further sense of inclusion, altogether approached extremely well.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I very much enjoyed it, it was excellent to get an insight into one of the top law firms in the world and to get to know so many similar minded people.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at CMS
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend CMS to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to CMS
Go for it, be yourself, and be aware that this is a firm that puts its people first
