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Business & Legal Affairs Intern Review

at NBCUniversal

Placement (10 Months+)

Legal/Law

London

Review Submitted: May 2026

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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Collaborate with lawyers and contract managers drafting agreements and legal documents related to consumer product licensing arrangements, retail/marketing activations, NDA’s and service agreements.
Assist in tracking and following up on contracts that have been sent externally for review and signature, ensuring deals are brought to completion within designated timeframes.
Prepare documents for electronic signature and ensure signed contracts, amendments are correspondence are archived and organised within our internal document management systems.
Support the B&LA department with additional tasks as needed to achieve business and speed-to-market goals.
Work closely with commercial, finance, franchise, creative, and other legal teams within the company, offering valuable insight to how we protect and licence our brands.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes
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?
Yes. Contract drafting, legal research, communicating with business partners. Grew existing skills within a commercial environment and learnt my legal skills from scratch (as a non-law graduate). I met all of my individual goals in drafting licensing agreements, promo agreements, NDAs, customs letters, etc.
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support- weekly check ins with manager and other team members. Frequent events put on by early careers to check in. Felt thoroughly supported and part of a close knit team.
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 friendly, plenty of internal initiatives to be involved with. Partook in Million Makers where I worked on the annual charity gala.
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?
Very much, thoroughly enjoyed day to day role alongside company initiatives tied to the King's Trust. Development exceeded expectations.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend NBCUniversal to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to NBCUniversal
Have knowledge of the company and the business area you will be working under, express a genuine interest in what NBCU puts out. Read the company site for recent news of your department/ any deals they have done.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at NBCUniversal
3/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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