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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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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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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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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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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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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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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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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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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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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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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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Useful resources
About running a law firm: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidparnell/2014/06/11/david-morley-of-allen-overy-on-running-a-global-firm/#1323feb964e4 Understanding law firm deals/transactions Allen & Overy's Anatomy of a Deal: Simmons & Simmons' Experience a Deal:- Jaysen
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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Linklaters Interview
When was your Linklaters interview? January 2018 What was it for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at Linklaters. The day began with an e-tray exercise, followed by back-to-back interviews with HR and then a partner + an associate. What advice would you give to...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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Eversheds Sutherland Interview
When was your Eversheds Sutherland interview? February 2017 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Eversheds Sutherland. 1. Interview. 45-60 minutes. 2. In-tray exercises. 90 minutes. What advice would you give to future applicants about the Eversheds...- Jaysen
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CMS Cameron Mckenna Interview
When was your CMS Cameron McKenna interview? March 2018 What was it for? CMS Academy Please describe the interview process at CMS Cameron McKenna. I was invited to the assessment centre with CMS after undertaking a video interview. The assessment centre was well structured but full. We...- Jaysen
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Dentons Interview
When was your Dentons interview? January 2018/April 2018 What was it for? Easter Vacation scheme/Training Contract Please describe the interview process at Dentons. The Dentons first interview is an hour long interview with a member of HR. This interview has a structure that the...- Jaysen
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Pinsent Masons Interview
When was your Pinsent Masons interview? February 2017 What was it for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Pinsent Masons. 1. Interview. 60 minutes. 2. Psychometric testing. 60 minutes. Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed. What advice would you give to...- Jaysen
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Fieldfisher Interview
When was your Fieldfisher interview? March 2018 What for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at Fieldfisher. 1. Written task. You'll be given a bundle of information regarding a struggling company, and you'll have to write a letter to the owner with advice on how to...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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Taylor Wessing Cosmic Cadet Game
Hey there, I interviewed at Taylor Wessing but unfortunately they didn't have the Cosmic Cadet game then. Bear with me - I'll see if I can get my hands on a demo. J- 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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