Vacation Placement Review

by Pinsent Masons LLP

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Rating

4.5/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.3
  • Everything Else
    4.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Best vac scheme I have done (albeit out of this and one other).

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Worked in corporate practice, good area for a vac schemer as you get to have input in a lot of different tasks

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Trainee buddy was there to give advice whenever needed, open plan office where everyone has time for you if you need anything explained.

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

    • Useful skills applicable to a legal career (obviously), great information on the firm and the wider industry.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Packed a lot into 2 weeks but went by v smoothly

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Collegiate atmosphere, even in larger team such as corporate. Within corporate you might expect it to be slightly more impersonal (with 50+ people in the London office) but the opposite was true.

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

    • As much as expected.

    4/5
  • 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?

    • This was the point of the vac scheme (alongside the assessment that goes with it)

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Very clear on values important to the firm; this plays an integral part to what you are being assessed on.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Had already decided, but helped confirm my goals.

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Payment more than covered food/transport over course of the scheme.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Encouraged to talk to anyone/everyone

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Useful - got to talk to a good cross section of the firm

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Sports, CR projects (for which you get an allowance of hours to take of to do per year)

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Would recommend to anyone who wants to work somewhere where there are exciting opportunities for growth (UK and internationally). If you are attracted to law solely because of mega deals and the idea of working for a global behemoth, PM is probably not for you.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

June 2013

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