Irwin Mitchell Interview 2021

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Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.
March 2021

Please specify what the interview was for.

Summer Vacation Scheme 2021

Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.

9am welcome talk
9:15am interview with two partners
10:15am written exercise
11:15 group exercise
12:15 debrief with early careers

Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.

Interview - 45 minutes
Started with a brief introduction about you and your career history and what you have been doing over the past few years. Questions started with why law, why the specific stream you applied for and why Irwin Mitchell. Interview included several scenarios focusing on teamwork and how you would act in certain situations e.g. how would you work with a team member who disagreed with you to persuade them to your way of thinking. Commercial awareness questions included a recent news story you are interested in and follow up questions about how this would apply to the firm.

Written exercise -
Asked to write an email to your supervisor about a question they posed. No extra materials to read through. Focus on SPAG and how the question could impact the firm.

Group exercise -
Had to work with a group to analyse some information and come to a unanimous decision. More information was given throughout the task which we were asked if this changed our decisions. Assessed on planning, analysis and teamwork. At the end graduate recruitment asked each member of the team a different question based on what had been discussed in the team.

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.


Interview: Pick a legal news story that has an obvious impact on the firm so that you can really relate it back to Irwin Mitchell. Show a real enthusiasm for the firm and be able to talk about both streams.

Written exercise: Focus on SPAG Relate the points back to Irwin Mitchell and really develop them Include an executive summary at the top of the email to make it easy to read.

Group exercise: Provide a lot of detail for your responses and here also try and link it back to the firm. Be vocal and don’t get swept along in agreeing with everyone else - make your own suggestions. Sum peoples points up in order to keep the group moving forward.

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