Rating

9.3/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I shadowed many trainees and full time solicitors. Also I helped with many basic tasks and also completed exemplar solicitor work.

    9/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Being able to work on my own and doing very complicated tasks without any help was something I found I was doing a lot.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my work experience. It gave me an idea of the type of work I am interested in

    10/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Pinsent Masons?
  • Pinsent Masons was entirely welcoming to all of us. We were treated as colleagues and were always occupied with interesting tasks to complete.

    10/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • The program was very well planned as we all were allocated certain areas of work each day as we were given different people to work with

    9/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • They helped us organise everything and get to and from work. The free lunches were a bonus but everything was explicitly laid out for our benefits

    10/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • It varied as some departments had cases that they worked on and didn't have much time to speak with us but others had lots of time to support us in everything

    7/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • All expenses were paid.

    10/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • No

    10/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Pinsent Masons to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • They treated each employee with equal respect and the overall atmosphere was positive


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pinsent Masons?
  • Do it and be confident in any tasks you are assigned


Details

Work Experience

Scotland

June 2016


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