The following is a Graduate Review for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner scores 3.9/5 based on 90 reviews.
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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?
Best
The best thing about my current role in Real Estate Finance is the team. The team are friendly, approachable and down to earth. Everyone is helpful and always has time to help you if you need it or if you just want a catch up (especially now everyone is working from home). The team provide lots of training when you first start the seat to ensure you are familiar with the documents, how security is taken and the key tasks a trainee will be carrying out. This was really helpful especially as a first seat trainee when everything can seem a little daunting. The job is interesting and during my three months in the seat I have worked on some of the biggest new developments in London assisting both developers and lenders. In this seat you have the opportunity to interact internally with other teams and see their role in the transaction. Whilst also having a lot of client interaction, which sometimes trainees miss out on.
Worst
The job can at times be stressful due to tight deadlines and you can be required to work long and late hours to get the deal done. However, this doesn't seem as bad because there is a real time spirit in REF, everyone pitches in and there are lots of snacks, calls and late time laughs to get you through. Also, your hard work is rewarded and doesn't go unmissed.
What is the annual salary for this role?
Starting salary: £41,000 - £43,000
Current salary: £41,000 - £43,000
What hours do you actually work, on average?
Start: 09:00
Finish: 19:30
What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?
Spend time researching the firm to ensure you understand the firm's values and culture. When carrying out your research think what am I interested in and make sure this is reflected in your application, that way you can show why you would be a good fit for the firm. If you can attend open days and vacation schemes it is a great way to get to know the firm and probe its employees about what they enjoy about the firm .
Do you have any interview tips?
Most importantly be yourself, the interview is about getting to know you therefore don't be afraid to show your personality, at the end of the day they are hiring someone who they would want to work with. If you are unsure of an answer to a question in an interview don't panic, take a deep breathe, ask for a minute to think about it and then show your reasoning for reaching the answer. Even if your answer is wrong, your reasoning will show the partners you think things through in a logical way. Also the partners will help point you in the right direction, just smile and carry on.
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