Vacation Placement Review

by Pinsent Masons LLP

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    4.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I absolutely loved it!

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Yes, the team was very welcoming!

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • A lot of support - always there for questions if I needed.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Really busy some days, others were a little bit quieter - but I was never bored, twiddling my fingers.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Lots, I did a lot of drafting and ended up taking on a lot of tasks myself that the trainee would have done otherwise.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have definitely developed time mangement, organisational and communicaiton skills. Also the extensive interview process will help for the future too.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Sometime a little bit quiet, as quite a lot of the lawyers were away on business. But the PA's were always around for a joke and my trainee buddy was always around.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very well organised, the day to the London office on the first day to meet everyone else from the other offices was well managed. All the practice presentations, meals out, drinks with trainess and partner lunches ran smoothly. However the interview day was quite unorganised, and was running behind by about 2 hours. However the graduate recruitment team, receptionists and the interviews were all lovely about this and kept us informed about what was happening,

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I felt like everyone, even the partner in my team, helped me and made time to let me ask questions and discuss areas that were interesting.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would love to work for Pinsent Masons! Just not sure whether I was good enough, the whole vacation scheme was of a very high standard.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • YES! All the placement students were very social and wanted to go out for drinks and meals etc.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was in Leeds City Centre so it was prices that were expected for that, we did however get a lot of food and drink free on the social events. I had to get a train every morning, but this was not too expensive.

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Leeds has really good nightlife!

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes, we did a treasure hunt and there was opportunities to play hockey against a client.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Yorkshire and Humberside

June 2012

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