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Placement Student Review

at BCLP

Placement (10 Months+)

Commercial Law

London

Review Submitted: January 2023

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

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
The role varies each day depending on the work within the department usually different research tasks, bundling documents. Each day features a great deal of time management and organisation to help in any way possible.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes on a daily basis I am given a good amount of responsibility, the best part of this is that it comes at different levels and sometimes it can be seen as freedom on smaller tasks which is nice and sometimes on larger tasks which helps push me to be better.
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?
I have learnt quite a lot through different trainings but especially have developed my writing ability and research skills, I feel I can present information a lot more succinctly and clearly.
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?
My supervisor is great and constantly checks on in me on a daily basis, we have frequent chats about how I am getting on and have had a couple of more formal feedback sessions to discuss my aspirations for the year. I have also had chats with the emerging talent team in regards to my progress and how I am finding it. The trainees are also a great support system and always help when they can.
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?
It was amazingly nothing like I anticipated it to be. I expected people to be cold and unapproachable and it was the complete opposite. People were the reverse, approaching me to learn more about me and getting to know people in little conversations during the day and always inviting me to lunch and other social occasions to get to know people in my department and to help me widen my network.
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?
So far I have really loved my placement. I always knew I wanted to be a solicitor but I thought a placement would be the best way to confirm this. My only regret is not being able to stay longer and having to go back to university to finish as I really love each day in the office and the work that is being done.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BCLP
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BCLP to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BCLP
I would tell anyone to just be themselves, the firm is full of so many wonderful and different individuals, the team aren't looking for any one type of person and I think showing your personality is one of the best things you can do, the team will be your family and you want them to know the real you from the start.
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