Vacation Scheme student Review
by Pinsent Masons LLP
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.2
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The Company
3.8
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The Culture
3.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I was in IP and absolutely loved the work. In fact I've all but decided to try to qualify into this practice area post-training-contract.
The trainees around me were all really busy during the time that I was around, which was great because I got to work alongside them doing the exact same stuff that they were working on - the results and deadlines were real, as opposed to how it is when you're given some old files to look through or a simulation exercise, which are both great but it can be a little difficult to feel "valued".
Tonnes, although this does depend on how attentive and busy your trainee buddy and supervisor are. My supervisor was extremely busy during the two weeks but still managed to sit down and have a few chats with me and give me feedback. My trainee was super nice - very inclusive and he must have dropped by my desk or walked past at least once every half an hour just to check that everything was going alright.
For obvious reasons it would be a bit ludicrous to expect to be given heaps of responsbility before even becoming a proper employee of the firm, but I was allowed to get very involved, e.g. I sat in for a half-hour-long conference phone call to a client.
Again this matters a lot of which department you sit in, the nature of work it does and what kinds of deals they are currently working on.
The Company
Just right for me. I didn't give this 10 stars because I don't see "fun never stopped" as necessarily being a wonderful thing...
Subsidised Canteen
Company Parties/Events
The Culture
We went out for drinks together a few times
No idea to be honest, we usually tubed further out
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Intellectual Property Law
London
July 2013
