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Watson Farley & Williams Interview
When was your Watson Farley & Williams interview? August 2017 What was it for? Training Contract Please describe the interview process at Watson Farley & Williams. There is a group exercise, a written advice task, another group exercise and a proof reading exercise. What advice would you...- Jaysen
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Memery Crystal interview
When was your Memery Crystal interview? August 2017 What was it for? Training Contract Please describe the training contract interview process at Memery Crystal. It was an application form followed by an interview with HR and an associate. What advice would you give to future applicants...- Jaysen
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Cooley Interview
When was your Cooley interview? February 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Cooley. The first stage was a group exercise in which we had to advise a client on an acquisition. Distributing information between each other, we had to rely members to...- Jaysen
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Freeths Interview
When was your Freeths interview? April 2018 What was it for? Training Contract Please describe the interview process at Addleshaw Goddard. The interview was largely dominated by competency questions, so I was concerned that I was repeating myself. However, the interviewer was very good...- Jaysen
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Mayer Brown Interview
When was your Mayer Brown interview? February 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Mayer Brown. Full day assessment centre, and probably the most rigorous process among the firms I interviewed at. We started with a research and presentation task...- Jaysen
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Gateley plc interview
When was your Gateley plc interview? April 2018 What was it for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at Gateley plc. 1. Introduction to the firm. This includes a presentation, a video prepared by the firm, and coffee; 2. Hour-long panel interview with partners from the...- Jaysen
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Browne Jacobson Interview
When was your Browne Jacobson interview? May 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Browne Jacobson. There is an online application, online tests, telephone interview, and assessment centre. The assessment day was structured well. There was a group...- Jaysen
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Wesleyan Assurance Society (In-house)
When was your interview with Wesleyan Assurance Society (in-house)? April 2018 What for? 2018 Training Contract Please describe the interview process at Wesleyan Assurance Society. I felt very welcomed and comfortable at the assessment day. I built rapport with fellow candidates quickly...- Jaysen
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Stephenson Harwood interview
When was your Stephenson Harwood interview? August 2017 What was it for? Training contract Please describe the interview process at Stephenson Harwood. The assessment day started with a presentation, Partner interview, written test, commercial awareness interview, office tour and lunch...- Jaysen
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Kennedys
When was your Kennedys interview? January 2018 What for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Kennedys. First there is a video interview if you are successful at the critical reasoning test. If successful here, you go on to an assessment centre, which included a group...- Jaysen
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PWC Legal Interview
When was your PWC Legal interview? April 2017 What was it for? PWC vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at PWC Legal. The first interview was with a recruitment company who were screening applicants for PwC. They asked mostly competency based Qs, pretty standard ones such...- Jaysen
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Morrison & Foerster Interview
When was your Morrison & Foerster interview? Summer 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme/training contract Please describe the interview process at Morrison & Foerster. There are essentially two rounds of interviews at Morrison & Foerster - the first one with the recruitment team and two...- Jaysen
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DWF Interview
When was your DWF interview? 2017 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at DWF. The interview is mainly scenario based. Giving you situations you could potentially be in and then describing what you would do. They challenge you on your answers as well...- Jaysen
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Winston & Strawn Interview
When was your Winston & Strawn interview? Summer 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Winston & Strawn. Application with CV/Cover Letter and an interview (helpfully, they gave the option to do this via a video interview). It felt very welcoming...- Jaysen
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Jones Day Interview
When was your Jones Day interview? January 2017 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Jones Day. Online application with a very short cover letter followed by an interview with two partners. Admittedly, this might have been my worst interview...- Jaysen
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Ashfords Interview
When was your Ashfords interview? June 2017 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Ashfords. The assessment day took place in Bristol and consisted of four main parts: a group exercise followed by an interview with HR and then a partner. The group...- Jaysen
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Simmons & Simmons
When was your Simmons & Simmons interview? November 2017 What was it for? Winter Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at Simmons & Simmons. Simmons and Simmons has the most complicated application process of any firm I have applied to. In addition to numerous (I think...- Jaysen
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Foot Anstey Interview
When was your Foot Anstey interview? May 2017 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Foot Anstey. I was interviewed at the firm's Bristol office. Given that the firm is a leading regional firm, you will need to explain to the panel of interviewers why...- Jaysen
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HFW
When was your HFW interview? August 2017 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at HFW. First you complete a Watson Glaser test, then a written task on a scenario where you had to provide advice to a client. You have 45 minutes for this. Then there is an...- Jaysen
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Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer interview
When was your Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholar interview? April 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholar. First you are taken to a room to read a problem scenario on the EU regulation of [redacted] in electrical products. You...- Jaysen
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