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Ince & Co Interview
When was your Ince & Co interview? January 2018 What was it for? Training Contract Please describe the interview process at Ince & Co. First up on the agenda for the Ince & Co assessment day are two tests designed to test your writing abilities and soft skills. You will take a spelling...- Jaysen
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Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) Interview
When was your Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) interview? December 2017 What was it for? Training Contract Please describe the interview process at Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV). The assessment day includes a presentation, group activity and a written exercise. Core values to think about is...- Jaysen
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Shoosmiths Interview
When was your Shoosmiths interview? March 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Shoosmiths. The assessment day has four key elements: a role play, which is similar to a client meeting; a group exercise, where candidates discuss information they...- Jaysen
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Eversheds Sutherland Interview
When was your Eversheds Sutherland interview? 2018 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Eversheds Sutherland. In-tray exercise (About 1.5 hrs), Interview (About 1.5 hrs), Internal Meeting Simulation (About 1.5 hrs)- Activity 2 and Activity 3 are...- Jaysen
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Ashurst Interview
When was your Ashurst interview? September 2017 and January 2018. What was it for? Winter vacation scheme and training contract Please describe the interview process at Ashurst. Written case study, one hour HR interview and office tour by a trainee. What advice would you give to future...- Jaysen
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Hogan Lovells Interview
When was your Hogan Lovells interview? March 2016 What was it for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at Hogan Lovells. Once we arrived, we were taken to a room and had the day explained to us. We did some ice-breakers, sharing an interesting fact about ourselves...- Jaysen
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Jones Day Interview
When was your Jones Day interview? April 2016 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Jones Day. I arrived and saw no other applicants for the entire time I was there. I was called in for an interview with two partners. This interview mainly covered all...- Jaysen
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CMS Cameron Mckenna Interview
When was your CMS Cameron McKenna interview? April 2016 What was it for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at CMS Cameron McKenna. The phone interview before the assessment centre dealt with some motivation and competency questions. There were only four of us there...- Jaysen
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Macfarlanes Interview
When was your Macfarlanes interview? July 2016 What was it for? Training Contract Please describe the interview process at Macfarlanes. There were three elements. The first was a written exercise which was a letter to a client, a holiday company, about a complaint they had received by one...- Jaysen
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Macfarlanes Interview
When was your Macfarlanes interview? March 2016 What was it for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at Macfarlanes. There were quite a lot of applicants together on the same day. We sat around in a conference room and there were ice-breakers. We talked to the person...- Jaysen
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Allen & Overy Interview
From original first post: Allen & Overy (vacation scheme) I believe the case study was rather chunky. I think it was designed so that there was no possible way you could get through all the documents in time. There were various issues - IP, client contracts, governing law issues, an ongoing...- Jaysen
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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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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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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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