Slaughter and May also use a CV & Cover letter for their application process. I applied to their Winter Workshop and got accepted, with the online process being the same as the TC one (no interview though).
However, the cover letter for the training contract structure I think is why law, why the firm and any mitigating circumstances. They repeatedly say they do not want a lengthy cover letter and should be around half a page. You also shouldn’t repeat experiences listed on your CV as they don’t want a regurgitation of it. Slaughter and May said they use the model because they want to get to know you in your own words and did not want candidates to be limited by answering questions created by the firm. They test the competencies they are looking for (e.g commercial awareness) rigurously in what sounds like a difficult but unique and exciting interview day.
Anybody else here interested in Slaughter and May?
