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Simmons & Simmons
When was your Simmons & Simmons interview? November 2017 What was it for? Vacation Scheme (Winter) Please describe the interview process at Simmons & Simmons. The day was split into three assessments. For me, the first of these was the case study and interview with a Partner. The case...- Jaysen
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HFW
When was your HFW interview? February 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at HFW. Written exercise, group exercise, interview with two senior associates, Watson Glaser test, then lunch. 5 hours overall. What advice would you give to future...- Jaysen
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Watson Farley & Williams Interview
When was your Watson Farley & Williams interview? February 2018 What was it for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at Watson Farley & Williams. There had already been a video interview. There were seven applicants on this day, six hours overall. Written exercise...- Jaysen
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Stephenson Harwood interview
When was your Stephenson Harwood interview? December 2017 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Stephenson Harwood. 45 mins - hour interview with HR. Pretty structured set of questions, but very friendly interviewers who encourage you to do your best...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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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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Macfarlanes Interview
When was your Macfarlanes interview? February 2018 What was it for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at Macfarlanes. Initial greeting with HR ('claim to fame or claim to shame' icebreaker), then a group exercise, a talk from a trainee and an NQ and a written exercise...- Jaysen
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Dentons Interview
When was your Dentons interview? February 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Dentons. Hour-long interview with one HR representative. CV-blind: lots of questions about experience. Structure tended to be asking about each job or piece of...- Jaysen
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Fieldfisher Interview
When was your Fieldfisher interview? January 2018 What for? Telephone Interview Please describe the interview process at Fieldfisher. A member of HR rang at a scheduled time. No chit-chat - straight into the questions, of which there were five. It was fairly business-like - this actually...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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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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Dentons Interview
When was your Dentons interview? March 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Dentons. My Dentons interview was heavily focused on competencies. I felt that it came off as rather artificial and quickly descended into a box-ticking exercise. The...- Jaysen
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Berwin Leighton Paisner Interview
When was your Berwin Leighton Paisner interview? November 2016 What for? Vacation Scheme and Training Contract Please describe the interview process at Berwin Leighton Paisner. A group negotiation, a one-to-one role play and a written exercise. Following the vacation scheme, I was...- Jaysen
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PWC Legal Interview
When was your PWC Legal interview? February 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at PWC Legal. Our first task was to draft a report that considered three proposals for implement to achieve large-scale goals across a fictitious city. Many people did...- 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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Kennedys
When was your Kennedys interview? October 2017 What for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Kennedys. The assessment centre comprised of a group exercise, a drafting exercise, and an interview. I started with the drafting exercise, in which I was asked to read a...- Jaysen
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Osborne Clarke Interview
When was your Osborne Clarke interview? January 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Osborne Clarke. A full day assessment centre comprised of a group task, a written exercise and an interview with two partners. My feedback was that I came off as...- Jaysen
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Jones Day Interview
When was your Jones Day interview? November 2016 What was it for? Vacation scheme and TC Please describe the interview process at Jones Day. The Jones Day interview is centred around your personality. I was asked some typical questions, such as why law, or why Jones Day, and I was...- 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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Eversheds Sutherland Interview
When was your Eversheds Sutherland interview? March 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme (Notthingham) Please describe the interview process at Eversheds Sutherland. It was a strengths-based assessment day, so after each activity we would be questioned on what we liked/disliked about it...- Jaysen
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Gateley plc interview
When was your Gateley plc interview? February 2018 What was it for? Vacation Scheme 2018 Please describe the interview process at Gateley plc. Interview, group exercise, written exercise. The assessment centre was a very stimulating day. The partners at interview seemed very relaxed...- Jaysen
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