Work Experience Student Review
at Pinsent Masons LLP
Work Experience
Legal/Law
Sevenoaks
Review Submitted: August 2022
Overall Rating
2.5 /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!
2.6/5
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Overview of the Experience
2/5
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Skills Development
2/5
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Company Culture
Overview of the Experience
Please give an overview of what your work experience involved:
3/5
Attending teams calls where we listened to trainees and solicitors about different aspects of Pinsent Masons and doing a few interactive tasks
To what extent did you enjoy your work experience?
3/5
It was interesting, and something good to talk about. I enjoyed the sessions where we were reading through a lease/ piece of legislation the most
How well organised was your work experience?
4/5
The sessions were fully planned out and there were few, if any, technical problems
How much did your work experience help you in deciding on your future career path?
2/5
I had already decided I wanted to do law before the course so it hasn't influenced my decisions much other than I now think I would rather be a barrister than a solicitor.
Were you paid or reimbursed for this experience?
1/5
no. The work experience scheme wasn't paid, but I wasn't expecting it to be paid
Skills Development
What training and skills development did you learn from your work experience?
2/5
Not much, much of the information provided about joining the legal profession were things I already knew
Company Culture
How much did you learn about the company culture and what it would be like to work there?
3/5
Pinsent Masons seems like an inclusive place to work, but not much about the culture because a lot of the people we heard from were junior so we couldn't get a full understanding of the comapny
Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees?
1/5
Very little. We aren't allowed to connect with the trainees or solicitors online and there wasn't much interaction between the people doing the work experience
Recommendations and Advice
Would you recommend Pinsent Masons LLP to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It seems like a friendly place, less stressful than some of the magic circle firms
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pinsent Masons LLP?
Take time to fill in the application but it doesn't need to be perfect, just talk about things you are interested in
