Summer Vacation Placement Student Review
by Pinsent Masons LLP
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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About You
4.1
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The Company
4.5
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Everything Else
4.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement, the work was enjoyable and the people were very welcoming.
The work we did went towards actual client work and I felt that we were able to make a valid contribution.
We had a trainee buddy and supervisor both of whom were easy to talk with and offered a lot of support.
The work we did offered very valuable and transferable skills that will be invaluable in any work place.
The Company
There were not issues and the placement was very well structured.
Great, everyone was very welcoming.
Greatly, we were on the placement with a view to progressing to a traineeship and so they were keen to show us what they could offer us and what we would learn.
We were part of the team and helped with a lot of trainee level work and so I think it gave us a very good insight into what would be expected.
We were involved in office and social life, including being invited to socials.
It gave me a great insight into what I could expect in a career in commercial law. I was able to experience interaction with clients and day to day working life in a commercial law firm, particularly as a trainee. It has definitely made me consider a career in commercial law.
Everything Else
The firm was very generous with payment of £300 a week plus expenses. It made it possible for me to undertake such a placement as it would have been very difficult to work alongside. It also made use feel like we were valuable members of the team who were contributing to the work.
Yes there were both formal networking events in work hours including a networking lunch, as well as more social events which happened to be on during my time. They allowed us to meet people in both contexts and learn about the workings of the firm.
They were great, everyone was very inclusive and made a good effort to talk with us and bring us into conversations. It also gave us great insight into the working culture of the firm and it was great to see that everyone was so close and got on in a non-office environment. It definitely made a more appealing firm to work for and it was clear how important employees work-life balance was and their well-being.
It was very clear that everyone in the office got on in a social capacity as well as a work capacity and that they enjoyed spending time with each other outside of the office
It was very enjoyable and relevant experience and I would highly recommend it.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Scotland
July 2017
