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Vacation Placement Review

at Pinsent Masons LLP

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

Birmingham

Review Submitted: July 2025

Overall Rating

4.8 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Experience
5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Each day consisted of something new. My trainee buddy and supervisors kept me occupied with a variety of different tasks. The team were incredibly helpful and patient in explaining concepts to me and how the practice area works. I was also included in team meetings. 10/10 experience!
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
I learnt a lot about the team and the work that they do. I think perhaps I would have liked learning about the firm itself on a wider scale. However, I do prefer that my time here was focused on actual work .
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Research skills,
Jargon/ terminology e.g. purpose and meaning of a debenture or floating/ fixed charge
Operating companies house
Drafting
Spell checking
Amending documents - being detail orientated.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
5/5

Company Culture

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The team were extremely friendly and I really value their openness and communication methods towards each other. e.g. concerning workload.
I never felt intimidated approaching people in my team and teams replies were quite fast.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
3/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I really did enjoy it, I wish perhaps we got to interact with grad rec a bit more to know more about next steps.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid

Recommendations and Advice

Please rate the future employment prospects at Pinsent Masons LLP
5/5
Would you recommend Pinsent Masons LLP to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pinsent Masons LLP
Be friendly and keen.
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