Summer Vacation Scheme Review
at Simmons & Simmons LLP
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Corporate Law
Moorgate
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
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Overview of Experience
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.8/5
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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.
Sat in a department and completed real work tasks, as if working as a trainee solicitor. Supervisors and trainee buddies assigned work, which you’d complete during department time. Breaking up the day, you had various meetings, calls, talks & workshops to attend each day which gave informative insights into life and the culture at the company
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Many opportunities to engage and ask questions. Everyone was very interactive and happy to go into details when answering questions - not only during scheduled sessions. The roles on offer were made clear during sessions
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?
Time management - being able to take on various pieces of work and balance your time accordingly so you don’t compromise any other commitments - such as meetings and talks.
Working under time restraints - having deadlines for each work task, knowing how to prioritise tasks.
Teamwork & collaboration - internally within the department, communicating with colleagues, but also with your peers on the Scheme, completing a group case study.
Working under time restraints - having deadlines for each work task, knowing how to prioritise tasks.
Teamwork & collaboration - internally within the department, communicating with colleagues, but also with your peers on the Scheme, completing a group case study.
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
4/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
4/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Collaborative, collegiate and supportive. People trusted you to be independent with your work and make it your own, while always being their for support and to answer questions when you need it. Everyone works as a team- but not just professionally; in a personal capacity too.
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 loved the experience. I felt I had a direct impact contributing to real work. There were many opportunities to challenge myself, grow & learn more about the legal industry and the many intricacies of the law.
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 Simmons & Simmons LLP
5/5
Would you recommend Simmons & Simmons LLP to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Simmons & Simmons LLP
Know how the firm is structured and what it specialises in. Understand the opportunities on offer - from pro bono involvement, to social clubs and sports teams - and draw alignments with what interests you personally, or where you see yourself in 5 years time. If that fits in with what Simmons focus themselves on, then use that to justify why you want to be at Simmons.
