First-Year Workshop Review

Item: First-Year Workshop at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Law

London

Review Submitted: April 2023

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 - Overview of Experience

5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - 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.

Learn about the firm, its culture and some major deals. Finished with trainee shadowing which was incredibly insightful, learning about the actual day-to-day life of a trainee.

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

Very interesting to see the many different departments of HSF. Opportunities to talk to representatives of each gave ideas of work and what aptitudes would work best where.

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?

Didn't learn any new skills per say, but achieved a much better understanding of the firm and how it operates.

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

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight

5/5

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Going in I was oblivious to the culture of different law firms, holding the belief that they were all the same or very similar. Was pleasantly surprised at how fun all the trainees were and the discussions regarding the culture differences between firms.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the networking opportunities?

3/5

Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

I enjoyed it thoroughly. I remember coming back and gushing about the insight to my university friends. To the extent that my friends who attended the same insight the following week felt cheated because I talked it up too much.

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 reimbursed expenses

Recommendations and Advice

Please rate the future employment prospects at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

5/5

Would you recommend Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer to a friend?

Yes

What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Regarding the question about introducing something personal on the application. I suggest using this to something out of left field, demonstrating your personality, instead of something which neatly fits into the field of law such as a business transaction.

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