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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 26406" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.</strong></p><p></p><p>January 2020</p><p></p><p><strong>Please specify what the interview was for.</strong></p><p></p><p>Summer Scheme (Diversity Access Scheme)</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>9:30am Arrival where we were taken to a holding room. There were 8 people in total. We were then escorted to a different room where the graduate recruitment gave us an overview of the day. We were quickly divided into 2 groups. One group had an interview first and the other had the written exercise first. Each lasted an hour and there was a 15 minute break in between. The day finished at 12:45 after the graduate recruitment team answered a few questions from us.</p><p></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>I was in the group that had the interview first. Mine was with an associate and it was an hour long interview, mostly based on competencies as well as motivations for the firm. The associate said everybody would be asked the same set of questions for fairness. He, however, did ask me some follow up questions to some of my answers.</p><p></p><p>Next was the written exercise for an hour. We were given a bundle of documents to read through to advise a client on how best to spend their money. There were multiple options that the client could choose and we were asked to choose two best ones to compare and contrast, keeping in mind the client's objectives and values.</p><p></p><p><strong>Please list any interview questions you were asked.</strong></p><p></p><p>Time worked in a team</p><p>Time brought team to success</p><p>Time I used initiative</p><p>Why commercial law (and not human rights law) - this was a follow up questions because I have a background in this</p><p>How is legal tech shaping the industry</p><p>Fieldfisher's biggest competitors</p><p>Time I changed direction in a team</p><p>Do you like working in a team</p><p>How do you define taking responsibility</p><p>Why this firm/what do you know about this firm</p><p>Why do you want to do VC here</p><p>What do you hope to gain out of VC here</p><p>How do you manage time</p><p>Interest in other industries</p><p>What other career options have you considered</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>For the written exercise, I think it's important to keep an eye on the time as an hour is a short time to read through everything, make your decision and start writing to compare and contrast two different options. Aside of being aware of the time limit, I would recommend doing exactly what the prompt tells you to do, which in this case, was comparing and contrasting different options, as opposed to just listing the two options you thought were best and giving reasons for that.</p><p></p><p>For the interview, I think being familiar with your CV is a must as well as having a bank of experiences to draw from for the competency based questions. Being familiar with key skills that Fieldfisher looks for would also be useful as questions like "how do you define taking responsibility" threw me off a little.</p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 26406, member: 1"] [B]Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.[/B] January 2020 [B]Please specify what the interview was for.[/B] Summer Scheme (Diversity Access Scheme) [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] 9:30am Arrival where we were taken to a holding room. There were 8 people in total. We were then escorted to a different room where the graduate recruitment gave us an overview of the day. We were quickly divided into 2 groups. One group had an interview first and the other had the written exercise first. Each lasted an hour and there was a 15 minute break in between. The day finished at 12:45 after the graduate recruitment team answered a few questions from us. [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] I was in the group that had the interview first. Mine was with an associate and it was an hour long interview, mostly based on competencies as well as motivations for the firm. The associate said everybody would be asked the same set of questions for fairness. He, however, did ask me some follow up questions to some of my answers. Next was the written exercise for an hour. We were given a bundle of documents to read through to advise a client on how best to spend their money. There were multiple options that the client could choose and we were asked to choose two best ones to compare and contrast, keeping in mind the client's objectives and values. [B]Please list any interview questions you were asked.[/B] Time worked in a team Time brought team to success Time I used initiative Why commercial law (and not human rights law) - this was a follow up questions because I have a background in this How is legal tech shaping the industry Fieldfisher's biggest competitors Time I changed direction in a team Do you like working in a team How do you define taking responsibility Why this firm/what do you know about this firm Why do you want to do VC here What do you hope to gain out of VC here How do you manage time Interest in other industries What other career options have you considered [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] For the written exercise, I think it's important to keep an eye on the time as an hour is a short time to read through everything, make your decision and start writing to compare and contrast two different options. Aside of being aware of the time limit, I would recommend doing exactly what the prompt tells you to do, which in this case, was comparing and contrasting different options, as opposed to just listing the two options you thought were best and giving reasons for that. For the interview, I think being familiar with your CV is a must as well as having a bank of experiences to draw from for the competency based questions. Being familiar with key skills that Fieldfisher looks for would also be useful as questions like "how do you define taking responsibility" threw me off a little. [B]Were you successful?[/B] Yes [/QUOTE]
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