Work Experience Review

by Pinsent Masons LLP

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    3.8

    About You

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

    • V. enjoyable

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Everyone was very welcoming and gave us work which we were both capable of doing and that felt useful.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Quite a bit. Depended on how many questions you chose to ask.

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

    • Not particularly useful for my degree but for my applications for TC - very useful

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Everyone was friendly.

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

    • They did not give us skills workshops but presentations on life as a lawyer. (we were doing the work experience for 16year olds though).

    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?

    • Very well. Presentations on various practice areas and life as a trainee was useful in this regard.

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

    • Once again, got to meet lots of people and also received many presentations.

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

    • I had this when I was still at school. The experience was formative and I have now accepted a training contract at an international law firm.

    4/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Work experience

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

    • You had mentors who invited you for coffee etc.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • There were no formal events as such but we were only work experience students.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • There were plenty of opportunities to discuss things with employees of the firm.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

December 2013

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