You've collected your freebies at the careers fair and won through the interview process. Congratulations! But now you've arrived, is the firm living up to its brochure promises? Firms in this table certainly are and in top spot is Payne Hicks Beach, a traditional private client firm based in picturesque Lincoln's Inn. The small group of trainees here say their experiences are 'incomparably better' than peers, who are 'envious about how interesting (and high profile) some of my work seems to be'. Mirroring the previous table, there are high scores again for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP and Latham & Watkins, both worlds apart from Payne Hicks Beach. Despite experiencing 'erratic and unpredictable hours', the small group of Skadden trainees love 'high-profile deals and the friendly, team-orientated approach'. It's a similar story at Latham, where trainees relish 'extremely high quality work (0.5% photocopying and 95.5% real and interesting client work)'. Boyes Turner, Burges Salmon LLP, Forbes and Blake Lapthorn, again all high-scorers in the previous table, put in another strong showing here. One Boyes Turner trainee says 'from conversations with friends, it seems as though the close-knit community amongst all the staff here is rarely replicated elsewhere', whereas at Burges Salmon LLP 'I seem to matter here and am given fulfilling roles'. A Forbes trainee feels that the firm's promises of trainee responsibility have been kept: 'I've enjoyed all of my training so far. I've had the opportunity to run my own files, seeing matters right through from start to finish'. Blake Lapthorn trainees are similarly happy; 'my training contract has far exceeded my expectations. I get lots of responsibility and am involved in a variety of work'. At IP specialists Bristows one trainee likes 'everything. The people are clever, but without being arrogant, they are also genuinely nice and great to work with'. Another strong player in the IP and life sciences field, US firm Covington & Burling is making its trainees 'feel part of the firm, and part of the future of the firm. Senior lawyers are willing to put time and effort into training and mentoring you'. The free Krispy Cremes also help!