Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

[Penelope]

Any Mishcon updates?

 

[Vany]

Hi ! Has anyone got any tips for the Addleshaw Goddard VI ?( Manchester summer placement). First one ever for me Thanks !!

Oh I just found this thread on the forum: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/addleshaw-goddard-video-interview.1081/
But just in case anyone has done it even more recently, I'm all ears ! Thank you!

 

[Tcapplicant]

Any Mishcon updates?

Still haven't heard a thing since putting my app in on 30th November! Getting a bit worried as deadline closes on the 15th Jan.

 

[W]

Anyone heard from Ashurst or Travers for direct?

 

[Helena]

Anyone heard from Ashurst or Travers for direct?

Nothing from TS and nothing post test from Ashurst.

 

[W]

Do firms ever send emails to the application inbox itself rather than your email or is that rare?

 

[Ayo Babatunde]

that's great, well done!!

I did the VS with them last year. I'm not sure if the AC would have changed this year but in 2019 we had a group assessment (think desert island scenario) and then a 45 minute interview with an associate and a member of grad rec. the interview consisted of questions about your motivation, competencies and one or two commercial awareness questions... the interview also had a mini reading task thingy in it.
Hope this is helpful!!

Thank you so much!

Thanks for the heads up about the structure of the AC, it is definitely really helpful

 

[Ayo Babatunde]

Hi ! Has anyone got any tips for the Addleshaw Goddard VI ?( Manchester summer placement). First one ever for me Thanks !!

I did the VI last summer for the direct TC. Sorry my memory isn't great haha, but I think I was asked:

Tell me about yourself. (This question also threw me off a little because I didn't expect it)
What skills are necessary to be a successful commercial lawyer?
Why Addleshaw Goddard?
How does Addleshaw Goddard differ from its competitors? (I really messed up this question because I didn't do enough research so definitely prepare for this)

 

[Penelope]

Do firms ever send emails to the application inbox itself rather than your email or is that rare?

I’ve had it a couple of times where it is in the application inbox hours before my email inbox, worth checking both!

 

[Penelope]

Still haven't heard a thing since putting my app in on 30th November! Getting a bit worried as deadline closes on the 15th Jan.

Maybe they’ve had more applications this year?

 

[Tcapplicant]

Maybe they’ve had more applications this year?

I'm not sure! This time last year they handed out first round interview invites - unless there just taking there time. After speaking to a couple of people at the firm I know each app is reviewed by different people from around the firm ie not just GR so could be that, also the removal of the tests could be a factor.

 

[Penelope]

I'm not sure! This time last year they handed out first round interview invites - unless there just taking there time. After speaking to a couple of people at the firm I know each app is reviewed by different people from around the firm ie not just GR so could be that, also the removal of the tests could be a factor.

Oh that’s interesting, I didn’t know other people reviewed each app! I did the VI over a month ago and I’m not sure if no news is good news...

 

[STWO]

I did the VI last summer for the direct TC. Sorry my memory isn't great haha, but I think I was asked:

Tell me about yourself. (This question also threw me off a little because I didn't expect it)
What skills are necessary to be a successful commercial lawyer?
Why Addleshaw Goddard?
How does Addleshaw Goddard differ from its competitors? (I really messed up this question because I didn't do enough research so definitely prepare for this)

How did you go about answering the "what skills are necessary to be a successful commercial lawyer" ? Your answer will ultimately be time restricted to 1 minute or so, so would you explain each skill and give examples where you have demonstrated/developed those skills? I always get confused as to what approach to take.

Thanks

 

[Alan]

Guys woke up today to see I won the Aspiring Solicitor of the Month Award, then checked my phone during my break and I’ve just received an AC invite from Simmons & Simmons!

 

[Vany]

I did the VI last summer for the direct TC. Sorry my memory isn't great haha, but I think I was asked:

Tell me about yourself. (This question also threw me off a little because I didn't expect it)
What skills are necessary to be a successful commercial lawyer?
Why Addleshaw Goddard?
How does Addleshaw Goddard differ from its competitors? (I really messed up this question because I didn't do enough research so definitely prepare for this)

Thank you so much Ayo !

 

[Jaysen]

Guys woke up today to see I won the Aspiring Solicitor of the Month Award, then checked my phone during my break and I’ve just received an AC invite from Simmons & Simmons!

Sometimes the good news comes all at once, well done

 

[Daniel Boden]

Guys woke up today to see I won the Aspiring Solicitor of the Month Award, then checked my phone during my break and I’ve just received an AC invite from Simmons & Simmons!

Huge congrats Alan!

 

[Ayo Babatunde]

How did you go about answering the "what skills are necessary to be a successful commercial lawyer" ? Your answer will ultimately be time restricted to 1 minute or so, so would you explain each skill and give examples where you have demonstrated/developed those skills? I always get confused as to what approach to take.

Thanks

The way I answered it was only picking a couple of skills, because as you have said, you only get a minute or so to answer each question. So I stated the skill and explained it. I didn't give my own personal examples /experiences for that particular question because I felt the question was more impersonal. If it said something like 'why do you think you have the skills to be a successful commercial lawyer', then yeah I definitely would have used my own examples. I tried to relate the skills back to what a commercial lawyer specifically does because I reckon that demonstrates an overall better understanding of the role.

Hope this helps

 

[Arash]

I have an interview coming up and one of the questions is:
If you could change any law, what would you change and why?

Does anyone have any ideas?

Just find a reg that yo think is not practical and it's not best for the society, scrutinise it and try to better it. e.g : mine would be the tax system for small bussines

 

[Laura Keane]

I've also noticed that... does this legitimately mean we have more time to complete it? or could it be a mistake

I emailed Grad Rec and they confirmed that the deadline has moved for the VI.