Summer Vacation Student Review

by Pinsent Masons LLP

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Everyone was really friendly and the work was varied and challenging. Lots of social activities to get to know trainees and partners.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone, especially trainee buddies really seemed to care about how you were getting on. Trainees became good friends.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Supervisor was always there in the office, which is open plan, for any questions and had three feedback meetings.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Never didnt have a job to do, some of which was really interesting and some of which was more administrative. Never had to stay later than 5pm unless I chose to do so.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Got to do important tasks like phoning clients and drafting letters.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Drafting, speaking in a corporate environment, networking, researhc skills.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everyone was really friendly. As the office is open-plan people were always around to talk to or ask for help and you didint need to knock on doors to speak to senior stuff such as partners.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There were a few admin issues with emails but this was mainly because the firm had only gone through a merger 2 months before. The firm had done exceptionally well to integrate the two firms in time for us.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Given lots of opportunities to meet partners and do work which will be useful in future life. Lots of presentations so we would be aware of what kind of work we want to get involved in.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Completed the assessment for a traineeship, and they often get around 70% of trainees from the summer placement.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • All the placement students got on really well, and are still in contact. The company put a lot of social activities on for us, and we were even invited to after work drinks which were not officially organised for us!

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Edinburgh is always going to be expensive but a lot of things were paid for by the company.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The office is based in the centre of Edinburgh so there are lots of bars and clubs around.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were lots of social activites. We were also invited to take part in company hockey etc.

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

Scotland

July 2012

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