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Macfarlanes Interview 2019 - 2020
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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 26425" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.</strong></p><p></p><p>February 2020</p><p></p><p><strong>Please specify what the interview was for.</strong></p><p></p><p>Spring Vacation Scheme</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>9am arrival</p><p>Group exercise</p><p>Written exercise</p><p>Lunch</p><p>Work shadowing for 2 hours</p><p>Partner interview</p><p></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>Group exercise – ran by a trainee or another junior lawyer</p><p>M&A deal and you act as either the buyer or seller and negotiate 4 terms. Concede on 2 and win on 2.</p><p>Just work well in your team (there’s 2 people on each side) by listening to your partner, sharing time in the negotiation etc. There is nothing difficult to comprehend in the deal but I guess you could demonstrate commercial awareness by coming up with innovative solutions.</p><p></p><p>Written exercise</p><p>Very hard as you only have 30 minutes. Read the sheets very carefully!</p><p></p><p>Task: Calculating the amount of shares to be paid by each person in accordance with a contract and explaining it in an email.</p><p></p><p>Watch your maths obviously -- it had been a long time since I had done some!</p><p></p><p>In the email use headings and short sentences, be concise because you don’t have the time to be long winded.</p><p></p><p>I’m pretty sure I got the maths wrong or something (I don't really know though because I have heard that if you get the maths wrong you're automatically out) and I still got onto the scheme so I would try and be correct but it isn’t the end of the world. Focus on writing the email well.</p><p></p><p>Work shadowing for 2 hours</p><p>- Not assessed</p><p>- Just chatted with the trainee and each other</p><p>- Didn’t shadow any work</p><p></p><p>Lunch -- was able to talk to trainees and ask for tips.</p><p></p><p>Partner interview</p><p>40 minutes</p><p>20 minutes case study, 20 minutes you</p><p>There were 2 partners there but only 1 was talking.</p><p></p><p>Case study was about whether the actions of a company violated the loan agreement or not.</p><p></p><p>Read the case study properly. It sounds obvious but I didn’t and got it wrong because of that. But it was fine as the partner led me in the right direction. I tried to bring in commercial awareness stuff but it wasn’t really relevant so I’d say just stick to the contract and make sure you understand that. My friend got everything on point for the case study and didn't get the offer so remember that everything is holistic and they are looking for the finished product.</p><p></p><p>Remaining questions were classic competency ones (e.g resilience, teamwork) , why law and why Macfarlanes.</p><p></p><p>Could ask 2 questions in the end. I asked how they saw themselves as different from Travers because I hadn’t prepped any questions. Then I remembered that the partner was in PE so I asked him a bit about that since I am interested in it. Probably showed a bit of commercial awareness there as I asked about Elizabeth Warren's PE reform proposals.</p><p></p><p><strong>Please list any interview questions you were asked.</strong></p><p></p><p>See above.</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>Group exercise -- give everyone a chance to talk. Don't get too bogged down in each condition, its not a real deal and you are being assessed on your teamwork skills.</p><p>Written exercise -- read the sheets properly!!! Make sure you leave 5 minutes to read over your work.</p><p>Work shadowing -- not assessed in the slightest, none of us did anything.</p><p>Partner interview -- don't let nerves overtake you, be confident and yourself and read the case study properly! Focus on the case study at hand instead of trying to force commercial awareness in. </p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 26425, member: 1"] [B]Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.[/B] February 2020 [B]Please specify what the interview was for.[/B] Spring Vacation Scheme [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] 9am arrival Group exercise Written exercise Lunch Work shadowing for 2 hours Partner interview [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] Group exercise – ran by a trainee or another junior lawyer M&A deal and you act as either the buyer or seller and negotiate 4 terms. Concede on 2 and win on 2. Just work well in your team (there’s 2 people on each side) by listening to your partner, sharing time in the negotiation etc. There is nothing difficult to comprehend in the deal but I guess you could demonstrate commercial awareness by coming up with innovative solutions. Written exercise Very hard as you only have 30 minutes. Read the sheets very carefully! Task: Calculating the amount of shares to be paid by each person in accordance with a contract and explaining it in an email. Watch your maths obviously -- it had been a long time since I had done some! In the email use headings and short sentences, be concise because you don’t have the time to be long winded. I’m pretty sure I got the maths wrong or something (I don't really know though because I have heard that if you get the maths wrong you're automatically out) and I still got onto the scheme so I would try and be correct but it isn’t the end of the world. Focus on writing the email well. Work shadowing for 2 hours - Not assessed - Just chatted with the trainee and each other - Didn’t shadow any work Lunch -- was able to talk to trainees and ask for tips. Partner interview 40 minutes 20 minutes case study, 20 minutes you There were 2 partners there but only 1 was talking. Case study was about whether the actions of a company violated the loan agreement or not. Read the case study properly. It sounds obvious but I didn’t and got it wrong because of that. But it was fine as the partner led me in the right direction. I tried to bring in commercial awareness stuff but it wasn’t really relevant so I’d say just stick to the contract and make sure you understand that. My friend got everything on point for the case study and didn't get the offer so remember that everything is holistic and they are looking for the finished product. Remaining questions were classic competency ones (e.g resilience, teamwork) , why law and why Macfarlanes. Could ask 2 questions in the end. I asked how they saw themselves as different from Travers because I hadn’t prepped any questions. Then I remembered that the partner was in PE so I asked him a bit about that since I am interested in it. Probably showed a bit of commercial awareness there as I asked about Elizabeth Warren's PE reform proposals. [B]Please list any interview questions you were asked.[/B] See above. [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] Group exercise -- give everyone a chance to talk. Don't get too bogged down in each condition, its not a real deal and you are being assessed on your teamwork skills. Written exercise -- read the sheets properly!!! Make sure you leave 5 minutes to read over your work. Work shadowing -- not assessed in the slightest, none of us did anything. Partner interview -- don't let nerves overtake you, be confident and yourself and read the case study properly! Focus on the case study at hand instead of trying to force commercial awareness in. [B]Were you successful?[/B] Yes [/QUOTE]
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