Pinsent Masons

Pinsent Masons is a full service commercial firm ranked in the top 15 of UK law firms and in the top 100 of law firms globally. The firm has a turnover of £172 million, 260 partners, a total legal team of around 900 and more than 1,500 staff in the UK and internationally.

Areas of Work

Arbitration, ADR, Banking, Charities, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property, Company & Commercial, Computer & IT, Construction, Corporate Finance, Corporate Tax, EC & Competition, Employment, Energy, Environment, Insolvency, Insurance/Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Multimedia, Telecommunications.

Training Contract

As a full service law firm Pinsent Masons are able to offer a training contract with a great deal of variety. Your training contract will comprise six-month seats in four of the following areas: Banking & Finance, Corporate, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Employment, Insurance & Reinsurance, International Construction & Energy, Outsourcing, Technology and Commercial, Pensions, Projects, Property, Tax and UK Construction & Engineering.

Training

Trainees sit in four seats of six months across our practice groups and are supervised by partners or associates. There are also opportunities for trainees to be seconded to clients. There is a supportive team structure where hands-on experience is an essential part of the learning process, with early responsibility and contact with clients encouraged.

In addition to the PSC/PCC, the firm has a structured training programme designed to broaden trainee business and legal knowledge. This is the first stage of the firm's focused legal and management development programme that supports individuals through to partnership.

The firm has an open-door policy and informal atmosphere with a positive focus on work life balance.

Training Contract Benefits

In England the firm pays CPE/GDL and LPC fees and a maintenance grant for graduates who have accepted the offer of a training contract prior to starting law school. In Scotland the firm provides financial assistance for your Diploma fees and a maintenance grant.

Vacation Placements

Pinsent Masons' vacation placements are structured to ensure you get the very most out of them. The core of your fortnight with the firm will be spent working alongside our trainees and lawyers, within the firm's practice groups. You will get involved in genuine fee-earning work, liaise with lawyers, associates and partners, and experience every aspect of life at Pinsent Masons.

In addition, you will receive an induction to the firm, including a skills workshop and presentations from the practice groups. Overall wthe firm aim to give you exposure to as many people at as many levels as possible, so you can share their experiences. This placement will also give you the chance to make a name for yourself with a view to a future training contract, and you will take part in a small number of assessment exercises. Naturally there will also be social events organised by the trainees, and these will give you the chance to get to know the firm's lawyers and your fellow placement students.