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17 Nov 2025
10:00 am – 12:00 pm (UK)
Hosted on TCLA Forum
Chat with Withers' graduate recruitment team and ask about life at the firm, secondment opportunities, and what it's like to be a trainee. Simply return to this page on the day to post your questions.
Join us for a live student panel with BPP University Law School. We'll be joined by Jonny Hurst, Senior Lecturer in Law at BPP, and current BPP students who will share their advice on passing the SQE.
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Timings are approximate and honestly time did fly by!
9am Arrival, 9:20am Discussion with Grad Rec about the order of our interviews
9:30-11:05 - Case Study
11:05-11:15- Short Break
11:15-11:50 - Competency
11:50-1210:-Break...
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12:00 - 45 minute interview with Graduate Recruitment and Senior Associate
Anytime during the day - Written assessment
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1) Interview
The interview was...
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10am - Arrival
10am-10:30am - Trainee Panel
10:30am-11am - Technical Interview Case Study Prep
11am-12pm - Technical Interview
12pm-1pm - Situational Judgement Interview
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8:45am Arrival,
9am talk from Graduate Recruitment,
9:30am - 10:30am Scenario Based Interview with One Partner,
10:45am - 12pm Case Study Interview (45 minutes sitting in a room analysing given case study, 30 minute interview with a...
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9am arrival with a brief introduction from Graduate Recruitment
Then, we were split into 3 groups to do tasks separately.
I had a situational judgement interview first (30 min), then a case study interview with time to prep the...
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12:30 pm – Written Exercise for 1h
1:30 pm - 2 pm – Reading article for discussion
2 pm - 3 pm: Interview with two partners, split equally between CV and article discussion
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm: Office Tour with a Trainee
3:45 pm – 4:10...
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10:00 AM – 10:20 AM: Introduction and ice breakers. This session includes all candidates and graduate recruitment representatives, helping to set a friendly and collaborative tone for the day.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Written exercise. A...
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Arrival was about 9:15am
9:30 Talk from Graduate Recruitment
10am Group Assessment
11am Case study with written exercise
12pm Partner interview which lasted 75-85 minutes (mine was 80 minutes but some peoples were shorter!)
Please...
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The final stage interview at Weil Gotshal & Manges is typically held on two different days. The entire process includes both an in-person interview (Part 1) and an in-tray exercise (Part 2).
Part 1: Interview with Two Partners (45...
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9:50 - Arrival
10:00 - 10:30 - General trainee Q&A with three trainees in their first seats
10:30 - 10:45 - Read through business case study and make notes
11:00 - 12:00 - Situational interview with 5 scenarios
12:00 - 1:00 - Partner...
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9.30 am arrival,
10am Brief from Graduate Recruitment,
10 am General Interview,
11.30am Internal Meeting Simulation.
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General Interview: Held with a...
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9:45am Arrival
9:48am introduction from Graduate Recruitment
10:00am Q&A with trainee solicitors
10:45am Time for reading case study task
11:00am A situational interview with a member of the HR team and a senior associate...
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8:45 AM: Arrival at the office. You are greeted by Graduate Recruitment, who provide an overview of the day and answer any questions. There are usually 8 candidates, so you are split into two groups of four candidates each.
9:00 AM –...
1. What do you find attractive about BCLP’s sectors/departments
and which area(s) are you interested in having exposure to in your
Training Contract and why? (500 words)
The Real Estate sector at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) attracts me due to
its emphasis on sustainability and green...
An opportunity to undertake a vacation scheme at the firm, commencing in 2024.
Scheme dates: 9th Dec 2024 - 20th Dec 2024
Apply here by 24th October 2024.
Hi! They dont appear to have any mention of winter schemes this year, here is the page where I found the details for spring and summer schemes!
https://www.lwcareers.com/en/beginning-your-legal-career/united-kingdom/our-programmes
An opportunity to undertake a vacation scheme at the firm, commencing in 2024.
Scheme dates: 2nd Dec 2024 - 13th Dec 2024
Apply here by 13th September 2024.
An opportunity to undertake a vacation scheme at the firm, commencing in 2024.
Scheme dates: 2nd Dec '24 - 13th Dec '24
Apply here by 31st October 2024.
An opportunity to undertake a vacation scheme at the firm, commencing in 2024.
Scheme dates: 2nd Dec '24 - 6th Dec '24
Apply here by 16th September February 2024.
An opportunity to undertake a vacation scheme at the firm, commencing in 2024.
Scheme dates: 9th Dec '24 - 13th Dec '24
Apply here by 13th September 2024.
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