Penningtons Manches (Winter Vacation Scheme) - Playbook 2025

Want to stand out in your Penningtons Manches Cooper Winter Vacation Scheme application? Here’s a new Playbook to help you impress them.

This Playbook (3,224 words) covers:

• What is Penningtons Manches Cooper’s strategy for growth?
• Which practice areas is Penningtons boosting and why?
• What do Penningtons’ recent hires and moves tell us?
• Must-Know data from Penningtons’ financial results

Plus how to use this information to stand out in applications and interviews!

⏱️ Deadline: 10 October

🧠 Practice Area Strategy

In short: PMC is leveraging its full-service model across four divisions – Business Services, Dispute Resolution, Private Individuals, and Real Estate – while prioritising high-growth sectors.

Litigation & Shipping: Disputes are a core strength – last year, commercial litigation, marine, trade & energy disputes, and real estate litigation all outperformed. Notably, PMC’s specialist aviation team is defending Swiss Re in the colossal AerCap insurance litigation (a $10 billion case over aircraft losses in Russia). Shipping and insurance are growth sectors for the firm, boosted by its 2019 merger with Thomas Cooper (a maritime boutique). With offices in Piraeus and Singapore, PMC is deeply embedded in global trade and marine work – now even extending to superyachts (more on that later). This disputes prowess matters as clients seek firms that can handle complex, cross-border problems.