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Herbert Smith Freehills Vacation Scheme Interview 2018
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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 8609" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Herbert Smith Freehills vacation scheme interview 2019 (from a successful applicant)</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Preparation:</u></strong></p><p></p><p>I found that the information provided by previous attendees at the corporate law academy was extremely useful. The assessment centre had three stages.</p><p></p><p><strong>Competency and Motivational based interview:</strong></p><p></p><p>This is a standard interview with no major surprises, just make sure that you feel comfortable talking about everything that is included in your applications. I found useful writing down some of the questions that usually come up to make sure I feel confident answering them. Make sure that your answers to why law? why commercial law? and why HSF? are excellent as one or all of them will come up. </p><p></p><p><strong>Case-study interview:</strong></p><p></p><p>I was unable to prepare enough for this step, as you don't know what will come up. I think if you are a law student, this step is a bit easier as you are more comfortable referring to clauses at a contract and making sense of them.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scenario based interview:</strong></p><p></p><p>I prepared for that stage by reading Commercial awareness 2015/16 for an overall introduction to what is commercial awareness. I also read through the legal documentation of a Share Purchase Agreement, M&A agreement and a Loan. I also watched the Anatomy of a Deal on the A&O website. </p><p></p><p><u>The Assessment Centre:</u></p><p></p><p><strong>Competency based interview:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why commercial law?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why law?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why HSF?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tell me about a time you worked in a team (make sure you stick to the STAR structure)?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tell me why did you complete a Master's degree?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tell me why you chose this topic as your topic of interest in your application?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What are your best qualities?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What do you think will be challenging during your vacation scheme?</li> </ul><p><strong>Case Study</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A sponsorship contract</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Prepare to be pushed in terms of time and during the interview</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pay the most attention to the clauses in the contract</li> </ul><p><strong>Scenario Based Interview</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is mostly like a conversation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For me it was an acquisition</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What kind of lawyers will be involved and how</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I was dealing from the seller's perspective</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 8609, member: 1"] Herbert Smith Freehills vacation scheme interview 2019 (from a successful applicant) [B][U]Preparation:[/U][/B] I found that the information provided by previous attendees at the corporate law academy was extremely useful. The assessment centre had three stages. [B]Competency and Motivational based interview:[/B] This is a standard interview with no major surprises, just make sure that you feel comfortable talking about everything that is included in your applications. I found useful writing down some of the questions that usually come up to make sure I feel confident answering them. Make sure that your answers to why law? why commercial law? and why HSF? are excellent as one or all of them will come up. [B]Case-study interview:[/B] I was unable to prepare enough for this step, as you don't know what will come up. I think if you are a law student, this step is a bit easier as you are more comfortable referring to clauses at a contract and making sense of them. [B]Scenario based interview:[/B] I prepared for that stage by reading Commercial awareness 2015/16 for an overall introduction to what is commercial awareness. I also read through the legal documentation of a Share Purchase Agreement, M&A agreement and a Loan. I also watched the Anatomy of a Deal on the A&O website. [U]The Assessment Centre:[/U] [B]Competency based interview:[/B] [LIST] [*]Why commercial law? [*]Why law? [*]Why HSF? [*]Tell me about a time you worked in a team (make sure you stick to the STAR structure)? [*]Tell me why did you complete a Master's degree? [*]Tell me why you chose this topic as your topic of interest in your application? [*]What are your best qualities? [*]What do you think will be challenging during your vacation scheme? [/LIST] [B]Case Study[/B] [LIST] [*]A sponsorship contract [*]Prepare to be pushed in terms of time and during the interview [*]Pay the most attention to the clauses in the contract [/LIST] [B]Scenario Based Interview[/B] [LIST] [*]It is mostly like a conversation [*]For me it was an acquisition [*]What kind of lawyers will be involved and how [*]I was dealing from the seller's perspective [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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