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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 9463" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>When was your Herbert Smith Freehills interview? </strong></p><p></p><p>February 2019</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>What was it for? </strong></p><p></p><p>Summer Vacation Scheme</p><p></p><p><strong>Please describe the interview process at Herbert Smith Freehills.</strong></p><p></p><p>HSF: You go in at 9am with around 7 other candidates and start with a really informal introduction by a Partner. Candidates have their own room with refreshments and short breaks provided. I had the case study interview first, then the competency and scenario interview, with a trainee guided firm tour in between. The tour is not assessed, and the sequence of interviews varies.</p><p></p><p>case study: You get around 20 pages of info and 45 mins to read and make a 10 min presentation with extra 25 mins Q&A from the partner who assumes the role of a client. The info pack is manageable and they give you questions to structure your presentation. </p><p></p><p>competency: This is with a partner for 35 mins and is pretty standard. Although one question I got was "pick anything from you application form to talk about". Competency questions I got include: handling an unforeseen task, team work and your contribution and challenges.</p><p></p><p>scenario-based: My question was on the process of conducting an independent investigation on a publicly listed company and any risks - the questions really depend on how your interview is going i.e. the partner might ask for an elaboration or follow up. After that, there were around 10 mins left, so the partner gave me an additional scenario - cyber security attack. After answering all that, there was still time left over and he proceeded to ask me about my application form. </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>What advice would you give to future applicants for the Herbert Smith Freehills interview?</strong></p><p></p><p>case study: If you're a law student (they adjust the questions based on your degree), refresh on contract law esp terms and remedies. I got a lot of questions like "are you happy with this drafting" "does this contract protect my interests sufficiently" and my advice is to only say no if you really do have points to elaborate on, I didn't and simply said "nothing stands out to me at the moment". Some candidates experienced the partner saying "you're wrong" during the interview so be prepared to be challenged/called out. </p><p></p><p>competency: It's really about prepping the standard questions. This doesn't include any commercial questions and isn't too tailored to your application. Also prep questions to ask at the end.</p><p></p><p>scenario: Everything I prepped for was useless so I answered just based on common sense. You can ask questions and for a reminder of the facts which is helpful. When I needed more time to think, I would reiterate the question asked and get confirmation. I think its really about staying calm and taking a (short) moment to think and answer the question as clearly and logically as you can. I was asked about employment law and said I wasn't familiar with employment law but gave some examples and answered the question based on that ground and the partner was fine with it. I don't think you're meant to get more than one scenario or be asked about your application (my partner ran out of questions).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 9463, member: 1"] [B]When was your Herbert Smith Freehills interview? [/B] February 2019 [B] What was it for? [/B] Summer Vacation Scheme [B]Please describe the interview process at Herbert Smith Freehills.[/B] HSF: You go in at 9am with around 7 other candidates and start with a really informal introduction by a Partner. Candidates have their own room with refreshments and short breaks provided. I had the case study interview first, then the competency and scenario interview, with a trainee guided firm tour in between. The tour is not assessed, and the sequence of interviews varies. case study: You get around 20 pages of info and 45 mins to read and make a 10 min presentation with extra 25 mins Q&A from the partner who assumes the role of a client. The info pack is manageable and they give you questions to structure your presentation. competency: This is with a partner for 35 mins and is pretty standard. Although one question I got was "pick anything from you application form to talk about". Competency questions I got include: handling an unforeseen task, team work and your contribution and challenges. scenario-based: My question was on the process of conducting an independent investigation on a publicly listed company and any risks - the questions really depend on how your interview is going i.e. the partner might ask for an elaboration or follow up. After that, there were around 10 mins left, so the partner gave me an additional scenario - cyber security attack. After answering all that, there was still time left over and he proceeded to ask me about my application form. [B]What advice would you give to future applicants for the Herbert Smith Freehills interview?[/B] case study: If you're a law student (they adjust the questions based on your degree), refresh on contract law esp terms and remedies. I got a lot of questions like "are you happy with this drafting" "does this contract protect my interests sufficiently" and my advice is to only say no if you really do have points to elaborate on, I didn't and simply said "nothing stands out to me at the moment". Some candidates experienced the partner saying "you're wrong" during the interview so be prepared to be challenged/called out. competency: It's really about prepping the standard questions. This doesn't include any commercial questions and isn't too tailored to your application. Also prep questions to ask at the end. scenario: Everything I prepped for was useless so I answered just based on common sense. You can ask questions and for a reminder of the facts which is helpful. When I needed more time to think, I would reiterate the question asked and get confirmation. I think its really about staying calm and taking a (short) moment to think and answer the question as clearly and logically as you can. I was asked about employment law and said I wasn't familiar with employment law but gave some examples and answered the question based on that ground and the partner was fine with it. I don't think you're meant to get more than one scenario or be asked about your application (my partner ran out of questions). [/QUOTE]
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