Your gateway to a legal career

For many people, a summer internship presents the first opportunity to work in a professional organisation and environment. We make sure that first step is an easy one with a day one induction. You’ll be welcomed to the firm and encouraged to make the most of every opportunity.

You’ll experience first-hand what it’s like to be part of a team and get the chance to make a great first impression. You’ll also get the opportunity to develop transferable professional skills, building your confidence along the way. It’s also a great opportunity to get a feel for the social scene, make friends and start building a useful network of contacts for the rest of your career.

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You must also meet one of the following:

  • You have reached the penultimate year of a law degree or beyond
  • You have reached the final year of a non-law degree or beyond
  • You have already graduated

If you don’t meet the above minimum academic criteria but you have mitigating circumstances, there’s an opportunity for you to include this information in your registration form.

 
  • Applications open: Monday 16 December 2024
  • Applications close: Monday 03 February 2025
  • Programme start: June 2025
  • Programme duration: 3 weeks

Programme 1: 03 June - 20 June 2025

Programme 2: 30 June - 18 July 2025

We do not offer ad hoc placements so you must make sure you’re available for the full internship during the above dates.  

We believe internships should be paid as you will be making a valuable contribution to our business. We also recognise that undertaking internships can mean incurring costs for travel and accommodation. This is why we pay our summer internship students a competitive rate of pay whilst on the scheme.  

Our salaries are subject to review on an annual basis. The salary rates as of June 2024 are as follows:  

Dublin office: €500 per week

What is the recruitment process?

The below shows the typical recruitment process for our Early Talent programmes in our UK, Dublin, Johannesburg and Dubai offices:

  • 01. Registration & application form

    Tell us about yourself, your academic history and your employment history where applicable. We also gather information about you to support our contextualized recruitment approach.

  • 02. Online blended assessment

    The next stage of the recruitment process will involve completing our online blended assessment. This blended assessment incorporates situational judgment questions, a written case study and a short recorded video interview allowing Pinsent Masons to see how well you would perform in different scenarios.

  • 03. Assessment centre

    If you pass the online blended assessment, we’ll ask you to book a place at one of our in-person assessment centres. You will complete three exercises over the day – This will include a one-to-one interview, a business simulation exercise and a case study.

  • 04. Offer

    Whatever the outcome, we’ll let you know as soon as we can after the assessment centre. If you display the key attributes we are looking for and perform well throughout the assessment, we’ll send you an offer and talk you through the onboarding process.

How to apply

To start your application, please click on apply now. Once you have registered an account, you will need to complete the following before the application closing date:

  1. Registration form
  2. Application form
  3. Online blended assessment

Once you have submitted all of the above, our recruitment team will review your application alongside your online blended assessment and will be in touch in due course regarding your outcome. 

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