Legal Intern Recruitment Consultant Review
at Hays
Placement (10 Months+)
Legal/Law, Recruitment
Cheapside
Review Submitted: July 2025
Overall Rating
4 /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 Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
My role is to place as many candidates as possible into legal roles. To do this effectively, I have to call candidates regularly, arrange meetings with them to understand their requirements in a new role, sending and receiving many emails, posting job ads, amending CV's, ensuring candidates are compliant, logging aftercare calls etc.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
So far, I feel like I have been given a good amount of responsibility. I never have nothing to do. I am not given set task lists by my manager, I just know what needs completing in a day. The more you get to know your candidates, you develop a sense of responsibility over them and try to help them as much as possible.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I've developed the skill of effective communication. I have learnt a lot about the London legal market such as demand and salary. I have become more organised and now pay greater attention to detail.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
At the beginning we had a lot of online training to do to teach us the basics which was very long but useful. We have also had a lot of in-person training sessions with different staff members. These are good as it is a more collaborative style of learning. All the colleagues on my team are very supportive and I feel comfortable asking for help. Often they ask how I'm getting on with tasks.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The general atmosphere is friendly here. You can tell the employees are serious about their work but they make the time to have conversation with you and ensure you are getting along ok with the work you are doing.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
So far, I have enjoyed my placement at Hays because I have picked up essential workplace skills which I know I can apply to any career path I decide to take. This job has allowed me to feel a sense of responsibility over my candidates. I like the way I have targets set to work towards so it feels like I always have a goal. I enjoy working with my colleagues and I look forward to achieving great things here.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Hays
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
I would advise that they need to be a confident individual who is looking to help people find a suitable role. I would say you need to be organised to do well in a job like this and work towards you targets. You also can't be afraid to make mistakes as this is the best way to learn in a job like this. Although training is helpful, the best way of learning is by doing, and I appreciate the practical experience you get so early on at Hays.
