Legal Undergraduate Review
by Volkswagen Financial Services
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
3.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Volkswagen Financial Services
- 7. Would you recommend Volkswagen Financial Services to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Volkswagen Financial Services
Overview
General daily tasks involve dealing with all legal post received that day and collating the data or evidence needed to investigate. You will undertake legal research on the most recent regulations and legislation created that may have an affect on the business or commercial activities. Corresponding with internal employees and external solicitors to provide or receive advice and information on various matters.
Skills
Skills in relation to drafting, such as court mandated documents, emails and letters. Communication skills as you will need to reach out and respond to various internal and external persons who may be providing/asking for advice or information. Organisational skills are learnt and developed due to the fast paced and varying nature of the work.
Responsibilities
To a large extent, yes, however due to the professional level of the department, supervision and checks over work is extremely common. This provides large amounts of feedback to help and improve all skills involved.
Support & Guidance
Due to the common supervision on work, a large amount of support is provided and check ups are put in with the line manager and often other members of the department.
Culture
Extremely welcoming and understanding of everyone's levels and abilities. Help and support is always offered by all levels of employees.
Your Impressions
To an extremely large extent, not just due to the work and experience, but the relationships built.
Yes
Be yourself and conduct research on the business as well as its values. Not just to do well in the interview, but in order to understand if the company is the right fit for you.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Legal/Law
East of England
June 2025
