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<blockquote data-quote="Elizabeth K" data-source="post: 110743" data-attributes="member: 13455"><p><strong>Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.</strong></p><p></p><p>October 2021</p><p></p><p><strong>Please specify what the interview was for.</strong></p><p></p><p>Training Contract 23/24</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>All Online from 10am </p><p>Welcome 10:30am </p><p>Case Study Exercise 11:30am </p><p>Trainee Meet & Greet/Q&A 12:15pm</p><p>Competency-based interview with member of Graduate Recruitment team and an Associate </p><p>If you pass this stage, there is a 45 minute interview with two partners</p><p></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>Case Study Exercise: 1 hour to read through bundle of documents about a proposition and write a business report with pros/cons of proposition and recommended action. </p><p></p><p>Competency-based interview: 1 hour with all the usual competency questions (Why commercial law? Why this firm? What are the most important skills for a lawyer?); also some scenario-based questions (e.g. What do you do if you think your supervisor has given the client incorrect advice?) </p><p></p><p>Partner interview: 45 mins, very commercial focused (e.g. how does X news story/event affect this firm and its clients?)</p><p></p><p><strong>Please list any interview questions you were asked.</strong></p><p></p><p>Why this firm? </p><p>Why commercial law? </p><p>What are your strengths? </p><p>Are you a leader or a follower? </p><p>Which of our practice areas are you most interested in? </p><p>Name a recent deal we've done; what do you think about it? </p><p>Name a story from the news; how does it affect us/our clients?</p><p></p><p><strong>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.</strong></p><p></p><p>Written Exercise: time management is really important: I gave myself 20 mins to read everything and 40 mins to write, which worked well. Try and think of how you would structure a business report beforehand (things like executive summary, table of contents are useful) </p><p></p><p>Competency interview: make a big bank of common competency questions (there is already a list on TCLA) and think of how you would answer them. Use a formula like the STAR approach to keep your answers structured. </p><p></p><p>Partner interview: make sure you follow the news regularly (I used podcasts like Watson's Daily, FT News Briefing and Economist Podcast) for a few weeks before your interview. I made a list of big business trends/global news stories and thought about how these would affect the firm. Obviously to do that you need to be very confident about the firm's key clients/sectors, so research that thoroughly.</p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elizabeth K, post: 110743, member: 13455"] [B]Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.[/B] October 2021 [B]Please specify what the interview was for.[/B] Training Contract 23/24 [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] All Online from 10am Welcome 10:30am Case Study Exercise 11:30am Trainee Meet & Greet/Q&A 12:15pm Competency-based interview with member of Graduate Recruitment team and an Associate If you pass this stage, there is a 45 minute interview with two partners [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] Case Study Exercise: 1 hour to read through bundle of documents about a proposition and write a business report with pros/cons of proposition and recommended action. Competency-based interview: 1 hour with all the usual competency questions (Why commercial law? Why this firm? What are the most important skills for a lawyer?); also some scenario-based questions (e.g. What do you do if you think your supervisor has given the client incorrect advice?) Partner interview: 45 mins, very commercial focused (e.g. how does X news story/event affect this firm and its clients?) [B]Please list any interview questions you were asked.[/B] Why this firm? Why commercial law? What are your strengths? Are you a leader or a follower? Which of our practice areas are you most interested in? Name a recent deal we've done; what do you think about it? Name a story from the news; how does it affect us/our clients? [B]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.[/B] Written Exercise: time management is really important: I gave myself 20 mins to read everything and 40 mins to write, which worked well. Try and think of how you would structure a business report beforehand (things like executive summary, table of contents are useful) Competency interview: make a big bank of common competency questions (there is already a list on TCLA) and think of how you would answer them. Use a formula like the STAR approach to keep your answers structured. Partner interview: make sure you follow the news regularly (I used podcasts like Watson's Daily, FT News Briefing and Economist Podcast) for a few weeks before your interview. I made a list of big business trends/global news stories and thought about how these would affect the firm. Obviously to do that you need to be very confident about the firm's key clients/sectors, so research that thoroughly. [B]Were you successful?[/B] Yes [/QUOTE]
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