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Herbert Smith Freehills

4.4
  • #1 in Law
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Training & Personal Development at Herbert Smith Freehills

8.9
8.9 rating for Training, based on 15 reviews
Please describe the training programmes at your company and tell us what skills you've picked up.
The formal training at HSF is excellent. In each practice group that I rotated through, the first month or so would involve attending multiple training sessions introducing us to the basics of that area of law. We are also exposed to lots of different types of matters. Juniors are encouraged to get involved in all types of work. Informally, I think the firm tries hard. We have a buddy and a 'coach'. We also have 'career conversations' with our partners. I think that the informal feedback could be given in a slightly more structured way. Often I am merely comparing the finished product with the one I submitted to determine where I can improve. That said, the senior leaders are always very approachable and if I want more specific feedback, then all I need to do is ask.
Other (Please specify) - Solicitor. Finished the graduate program about a month ago., Sydney
Each sector has a graduate training program that runs for 6 months. This includes CLE's and other CPD sessions.
Graduate, Perth
Lots of training when you start at the firm then once you start within your practice group there is a lot more training so there is pretty of opportunity to learn and explore the areas of law you may be interested in. You can register for additional training programs or workshops both in Perth and nationally in Australia.
Graduate, Perth
There are regular training programs for each rotation team so that no grad is left unaware of what to do.
Graduate, Perth
There is a lot of it
Graduate, Perth
Good on-the-job training - you learn from seeing mark-ups and compares of your work from when they've been further augmented by a senior lawyer, so you can see how you can continue to add more value. Structured training programs for each level of your career, as well as continuous legal education programs which you can 'opt in' for.
Graduate, Perth
Very thorough and well presented. There is ongoing training for all lawyers, not just grads.
Graduate, Melbourne
Very good training across the board. The best training is always on the job in my view, and there is lots of good on the job training. The firm is very willing to allow juniors to push themselves and have a go at things 'beyond their level', which presents great learning opportunities.
Graduate, Melbourne