Work Experience Student Review

by Pinsent Masons

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of what your work experience involved:

    • Discussions with solicitors, independent legal work, group debates/discussions, presentations/information regarding careers in law as well as about the firm.

    9/10
  • 2. What training and skills development did you learn from your work experience?

    • Statutory interpretation, understanding what a career in law entails

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent did you enjoy your work experience?

    • I enjoyed it a lot. Personally would've enjoyed more independent work and less about CV's and interviews (that is still a long way away for many of us so it is less relevant), but still enjoyed it a lot

    8/10
  • 4. How well organised was your work experience?

    • Very organised, everything on time, everything clear on forage.

    10/10
  • 5. How much did you learn about the company culture and what it would be like to work there?

    • Learned a lot about Pinsent Masons, about their approaches to employment, company values, how they operate, fields they provide legal work in and more

    9/10
  • 6. How much did your work experience help you in deciding on your future career path?

    • Whilst I was already pretty set on studying law, the independent work and talking to solicitors confirmed that I would want to practice law post-degree. Also are the stars not the wrong way round for this question, shouldn't 10 be the positive one?

    1/10
  • 7. Were you paid or reimbursed for this experience?

    • No - but no financial costs.

    1/10
  • 8. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees?

    • Yes there were; lunch time networking sessions and messaging feature on forage

    8/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Pinsent Masons to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • Gave me a good insight into how the company operates and gave me a good feel for what legal work they do.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pinsent Masons?

    • Don't really have any.

Details

Work Experience

Legal/Law

Bath

October 2022

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