Trainee Solicitor - Anonymous employee Freshfields Employee Review

2.0
5 June 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good name on CV that will open doors in law High profile clients and big ticket deals and cases

Cons

Long hours Bad culture Juniors treated poorly Hardly any training High associate turnover rate from burning out Takes quite a few years of grinding it out before getting any responsibility

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Cons

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