Summer Intern Review

Item: Summer Intern at DLA Piper
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at DLA Piper

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

Dublin, Ireland

Review Submitted: July 2026

Overall Rating

5 /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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

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

The insight programme included several training programmes, two assessments to test candidates abilities (one written assessment, one group presentation), and rotations in two areas of the firm. My seats were Litigation and Regulation, and Corporate.

How would you rate the structure of the insight

5/5

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

Practically taking part makes it much easier to understand the business than simply reviewing a firm's website. It gave a great opportunity to find out more about all the practice groups through meetings with the country managing partner and partners in individual teams.

Please rate how insightful you found the insight

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I've definitely learnt how to quickly summarise legal case material and use case law to build arguments or counterclaims. Moreover, I've hugely developed my ability to work under pressure in quickly evolving situations.

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

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

In the Dublin office, the culture is incredibly friendly. There is an open plan layout, so I felt almost no division between interns, associates and partners. All levels of staff were very open to helping interns develop in the time we had available.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

5/5

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight

5/5

How would you rate the networking opportunities?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

Thoroughly enjoyed. The insight programme has encouraged me to return to DLA Piper.

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

Would you recommend DLA Piper to a friend?

Yes

What tips or advice would you give to others applying to DLA Piper

Explain in detail why working at a globally connected firm that has offices in so many countries suits your working style, as it is a key USP of the firm.