The following is a Graduate Review for Mills & Reeve LLP.
Mills & Reeve LLP scores 4.2/5 based on 30 reviews.
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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?
Best
The variety of work. It's highly unlikely that any two days will be the same. There are always lots of exciting projects to get involved in.
Worst
As a trainee it can be difficult to move seats every four months and start from scratch. You have to be a chameleon - adapting your style of working to suit different fee earners. Even within the same team, different fee earners have very different preferences which you will need to learn and work in line with.
What is the annual salary for this role?
Starting salary: £25,000 - £27,000
Current salary: £27,000 - £29,000
What hours do you actually work, on average?
Start: 08:30
Finish: 18:00
What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?
Think outside of the box - working in a law firm is not the only relevant experience! Have you organised an event? I'm sure you can draw on some problem solving skills, negotiating and organising that this task required!
Do you have any interview tips?
I know it's hard when you feel under pressure but try to be yourself and let your personality shine. Everyone who has made it this far probably has the technical skills required - now it's about whether you as a person are a good fit for the firm. The people interviewing you want to know that you are someone that they can enjoy working with every day!
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