Experience with Osborne Clarke virtual AC

[Lawstudentlookingforjob]

Does anyone have experience with OC's virtual AC? It would be a research exercise and a presentation, but the recruitment team was quite sparse with the details

 

[Lilil]

Did mine this morning, you get a task, followed by an hour of prep time, then have to deliver a 10 min presentation (mine was to two partners). My start time on the email invite said 9:30am, but the actual thing started at 10am which was annoying.

 

[rebeccar]

I hope it went well Lilil! Can I please ask if the partners asked any follow up questions about your presentation?

 

[Lilil]

Hey, yes they did, think my presentation was around 8 mins long so they filled the rest of the half hour asking me questions, all linked to the presentation (and all quite predictable)

 

[rebeccar]

Hey, yes they did, think my presentation was around 8 mins long so they filled the rest of the half hour asking me questions, all linked to the presentation (and all quite predictable)

amazing thanks so much and good luck !

 

[searchingforaTC]

Hey, yes they did, think my presentation was around 8 mins long so they filled the rest of the half hour asking me questions, all linked to the presentation (and all quite predictable)

Hiii, were you allowed to use and refer to your own notes for the presentation? and also was the research monitored?

 

[Lilil]

Hiii, were you allowed to use and refer to your own notes for the presentation? and also was the research monitored?

The hour research time wasn't monitored at all. You're not allowed to use any materials for the presentation, its just 10 mins of you talking. You might get away with using some notes, but that's your call.

 

[searchingforaTC]

Thanks for your insight!! also is the Watson test part of the in-person AC now?

 

[Lilil]

Thanks for your insight!! also is the Watson test part of the in-person AC now?

Yes think so, i didn't do one at the virtual AC stage

 

[bella98]

Did mine this morning, you get a task, followed by an hour of prep time, then have to deliver a 10 min presentation (mine was to two partners). My start time on the email invite said 9:30am, but the actual thing started at 10am which was annoying.

Hi Lilil,

Thank you so much for your insights!! Just to clarify, are we given a particular topic and we have to do some research on it or is it a case study where you're given a lot of documents about a company and you have to assist/spot issues?

 

[Lilil]

Hi Lilil,

Thank you so much for your insights!! Just to clarify, are we given a particular topic and we have to do some research on it or is it a case study where you're given a lot of documents about a company and you have to assist/spot issues?

Hey, its a topic to research, there is no information to look at besides the brief. You can use any resources you like for your research.

 

[bella98]

Hey, its a topic to research, there is no information to look at besides the brief. You can use any resources you like for your research.

Thank you so much for this information!

 

[HugoH]

Did mine this morning, you get a task, followed by an hour of prep time, then have to deliver a 10 min presentation (mine was to two partners). My start time on the email invite said 9:30am, but the actual thing started at 10am which was annoying.

Hi thanks for this helpful info. Was there anything within the presentation/questions from partners that asked about yourself and your motivations for applying to OC or was it all from a commercial and objective point of view?

 

[Lilil]

Hi thanks for this helpful info. Was there anything within the presentation/questions from partners that asked about yourself and your motivations for applying to OC or was it all from a commercial and objective point of view?

It was all commercial, no competency/motivation questions.

 

[ellannadi6]

It was all commercial, no competency/motivation questions.

Hi, I have my online AC on Monday. Do you have examples of the types of commercial questions they asked, were they specifically about the topic, and nothing about you and the firm?

 

[noha01]

Hi, I have my online AC on Monday. Do you have examples of the types of commercial questions they asked, were they specifically about the topic, and nothing about you and the firm?

Hi, I had the AC yesterday, the questions were specifically on the topic. The only questions about the firm were how they might be involved within the topic to assist clients etc.

As an example, I mentioned contracts law and they asked me how a firm would go about securing contracts for clients. Just be prepared to expand a little on anything you mention and you'll do good

 

[noha01]

Also, does anyone know when we hear back from the online AC?

 

[77777law]

Hi all, thanks for all these really helpful insights! Do you think it is expected to provide slides during the presentation? As I can see there is an option to share your screen on the online platform. Just not sure whether we would have time to create slides and all with 1 hour research time? Thanks

 

[3000to1shoteverytime]

Hi all, thanks for all these really helpful insights! Do you think it is expected to provide slides during the presentation? As I can see there is an option to share your screen on the online platform. Just not sure whether we would have time to create slides and all with 1 hour research time? Thanks

No to slides.

 

[77777law]

No to slides.

Thank you!!