Work experience student Review
at Pinsent Masons LLP
Work Experience
Legal/Law
London
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
3.7 /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!
3.8/5
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Overview of the Experience
3/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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Company Culture
Overview of the Experience
Please give an overview of what your work experience involved:
4/5
Participating in debates and presenting back to the group, and doing some individual work such as drafting. As well as listening to employability sessions from senior members and apprentices.
To what extent did you enjoy your work experience?
3/5
All in all overall it was good. Most sessions I did enjoy as they were interactive and engaging, some however, were not for me as I did not find them interesting, but that is only my opinion
How well organised was your work experience?
5/5
Very well organised the forage platform was super easy to use and the introductory videos made it so easy to use. I experienced no difficulties logging on to the platform and had no issues through the week.
How much did your work experience help you in deciding on your future career path?
2/5
If anything I feel I have made the right decision that law is not for me, although I enjoyed some tasks and enjoyed certain aspects e.g risk analysis section, some sessions were not interesting enough for me to want to read more about it etc.
Were you paid or reimbursed for this experience?
5/5
No, it was work experience
Skills Development
What training and skills development did you learn from your work experience?
3/5
Team work and communication skills, when discussing the task in groups.
Drafting and analytical skills when looking at documents and identifying the error and making necessary ammendments.
Drafting and analytical skills when looking at documents and identifying the error and making necessary ammendments.
Company Culture
How much did you learn about the company culture and what it would be like to work there?
1/5
I did not learn a lot about the company culture, the values of the firm were not stressed. I did get a good feel of what it would be like to work there as many talked about their routes into the firm and how they began a career in law, but this was not specific to the firm.
Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees?
5/5
Yes, there was a networking session at lunch, which was nice and there were smaller group discussions to participate in.
Recommendations and Advice
Would you recommend Pinsent Masons LLP to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Good insight into law if you want to study it, but the programme is based that you should have some basic law knowledge, to feel that you understand everything properly.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pinsent Masons LLP?
Read up on their values, and align them to yourself
