Vacation scheme student Review

Item: Vacation scheme student at Latham & Watkins
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Latham & Watkins

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

Liverpool Street

Review Submitted: July 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!

5/5 - Overview of Experience

4.5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

Research task, client work, social events, practice area talks, coffee chats with trainees and associates

What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

It was really interested and it confirmed my enthusiasm for a career here

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?

Yes - developed communication, independence and taking the initiative, teamwork through giving critical feedback to my peers’ research tasks, and time management to get everything done in the week.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

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?

I loved the culture, it was so friendly and everyone was so interested and invested in you and didn’t judge you based on your background

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?

I enjoyed it so much, I am really hoping I get a training contract here! My supervisors in structured finance and competition were so lovely , and my trainee buddy in banking made me feel so welcome