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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 26299" data-attributes="member: 1">Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.January 2020Please specify what the interview was for.Training Contract 2021Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.14:00 Arrival, 14:15 Talk from Graduate Recruitment, 14:30 30-minute Case Study Preparation, 15:00 1-hour presentation and interview with partner, 16:00 Break, 16:30 Situational Judgment Interview, 17:15 Tour Around the Office with Trainee Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.Case Study - 30 minutes to read through M&A Bundle (i.e. Whether [redacted] Company X should purchase [redacted] Start-Up Y to diversity into the [redacted] Market). The bundle includes a diversity of documents including e-mail correspondence with the client giving you their key objectives and information about the detail, a preliminary due diligence report on the start-up's product portfolio and assets, a loan agreement from the bank, market analysis with competitors, and newspaper clippings. The interview with the partner then starts with a 10 minute presentation by you fundamentally answering whether or not the client should acquire the business and an outlining of the most significant/important factors to this transaction and strategies to overcome them. Afterwards for the remaining 50 minutes you will have a back-and-forth where the partner will pick up on any points you missed and ask further questions. Situational Judgment- Approximately 45 minute interview starting with your motivations to be a trainee solicitor at A&O, before going onto the situational judgment. Much like the online test, you will be presented with a diversity of scenarios in which you will have to explain your plan of action and the reasons underlying it. However, unlike the online test you will then be asked to relate to this scenario from a previous experience (i.e. tell me a time when you had to work with somebody who was difficult). Please list any interview questions you were asked.Why Allen & Overy? Why do you want to be a trainee solicitor? Tell me a time when you had to work with somebody difficult? Tell me a time when you had to lead a time? Tell me a time when you had to think outside the box?What is your best advice for each aspect of the assessment on the day? Please break this down for each assessment. This can include advice for preparation, as well as tips for the day.Case Study - Be well rested! There's an abundance of information with strict time constraints but what they're assessing is the way you think not your expertise on each of these contracts. You will be expected to think on your feet and do a quick yet comprehensive surveyal of the material. Structure! Rather than just blurt out every point that comes to mind, find a way to structure your presentation - be it based on priority of issues, by category, or by client's questions. Keep up to date with current affairs! Not a deal-breaker but obviously the case studies they use are ones that are contemporary and relevant - even being able to slide in a comment on your awareness of the issues plaguing the market will definitely get you ahead (i.e. with CBD, the regulatory uncertainty/blackhole make investment in this area highly uncertain). Situational Judgment-Revise your previous work experiences - categorize them by skills/attributes that you developed during these times. Go over your motivations - know exactly why you want to work at A&O (i.e. what specific characteristics of the firm attract you to it). Were you successful?No</blockquote>

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