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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 26429" 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 Vacation Scheme 2020</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>9:15am Arrival,</p><p>9:30am Welcome and introduction,</p><p>10:00am Negotiation exercise,</p><p>11:15am Written exercise,</p><p>12:00pm Lunch,</p><p>12:45pm Interviews and work shadowing,</p><p>3:30pm Questions and close.</p><p></p><p>There were 15 of us in total but in every exercise, we were split into groups of 5.</p><p></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>Negotiation exercise:</p><p>15 minutes to read through a case briefing: a client is merging with another company and wants to know what they should take into consideration when reaching a deal.</p><p>45 minutes remaining: the group was split into 2 and 3 people (each side representing one side of the deal). Need to be able to come to a compromised conclusion where both parties are relatively happy.</p><p></p><p>Written exercise:</p><p>30 minutes to read and write a letter regarding how much shares a company is bound (based on the contract in front of you) to give back to 4 ex-employees. you will then have to fill in a table briefly on the answer concluded in the letter. You have to keep time by yourself, but they will let you know when the time is up.</p><p></p><p>Interview:</p><p>15 minutes to read a case study regarding a clause in a contract. Need to be able to advise the client whether they are allowed to carry out some actions they intended.</p><p>20/5 minutes discussing your answer with 2 partners (or 1 partner 1 associate), they will challenge your answer.</p><p>20/5 minutes competency question.</p><p></p><p>Shadowing:</p><p>Will be taken around by a trainee on a brief tour of the office.</p><p></p><p>Lunch:</p><p>With the trainee and graduate recruitment</p><p></p><p><strong>Please list any interview questions you were asked.</strong></p><p></p><p>Why Macfarlanes?</p><p>I stated that I am from a multilingual background, so they asked Why law and not a translator (or a job more language-related)?</p><p>Why do you want to be a city lawyer?</p><p>Tell me about a time when you had to overcome a challenge, and how did you do it?</p><p>(on that question I stated that I worked for NCS and they asked to further explain the role.)</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>Negotiation:</p><p>You need to provide relevant input that can help further the negotiation,</p><p>Try not to be too silent even if someone is very vocal,</p><p>you will be split into smaller groups (2 and 3) so talk with your partner, show teamwork from the start. Plan on who is going to say what.</p><p>identify what is essential for the client and what is preferable, don't push your point if it's not agreed. Both parties need to be happy by the end.</p><p>Bring in commercial knowledge outside the brief (but related)</p><p>You need to conclude at the end of that 40/45 minutes.</p><p></p><p>Written:</p><p>There was some math involved, you're not allowed a calculator so practise simple maths in preparation.</p><p>30 minutes goes very quickly when your reading a new and complicated brief so plan your time properly. Practise reading a complicated text quickly while still understanding the context (print articles from the financial times, then bullet point your understanding).</p><p>Practise letter writing, and have correct grammar and punctuation.</p><p>It's important you finish the task.</p><p></p><p>Interview:</p><p>When reading your case study before going into the interview write a quick structure down. (The first question will probably be broad so make sure you understand the context as a whole and the aim of the client).</p><p>Think before you speak, it's worse to say something wrong because you did not think it through than to be silent for an extra 30 seconds.</p><p>Bring in commercial knowledge into your answer, they will not ask you directly to do this but it is a subtle request you need to understand.</p><p>You need to have a conversation with them, less of a question and answer.</p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p></p><p>No</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 26429, 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 Vacation Scheme 2020 [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] 9:15am Arrival, 9:30am Welcome and introduction, 10:00am Negotiation exercise, 11:15am Written exercise, 12:00pm Lunch, 12:45pm Interviews and work shadowing, 3:30pm Questions and close. There were 15 of us in total but in every exercise, we were split into groups of 5. [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] Negotiation exercise: 15 minutes to read through a case briefing: a client is merging with another company and wants to know what they should take into consideration when reaching a deal. 45 minutes remaining: the group was split into 2 and 3 people (each side representing one side of the deal). Need to be able to come to a compromised conclusion where both parties are relatively happy. Written exercise: 30 minutes to read and write a letter regarding how much shares a company is bound (based on the contract in front of you) to give back to 4 ex-employees. you will then have to fill in a table briefly on the answer concluded in the letter. You have to keep time by yourself, but they will let you know when the time is up. Interview: 15 minutes to read a case study regarding a clause in a contract. Need to be able to advise the client whether they are allowed to carry out some actions they intended. 20/5 minutes discussing your answer with 2 partners (or 1 partner 1 associate), they will challenge your answer. 20/5 minutes competency question. Shadowing: Will be taken around by a trainee on a brief tour of the office. Lunch: With the trainee and graduate recruitment [B]Please list any interview questions you were asked.[/B] Why Macfarlanes? I stated that I am from a multilingual background, so they asked Why law and not a translator (or a job more language-related)? Why do you want to be a city lawyer? Tell me about a time when you had to overcome a challenge, and how did you do it? (on that question I stated that I worked for NCS and they asked to further explain the role.) [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] Negotiation: You need to provide relevant input that can help further the negotiation, Try not to be too silent even if someone is very vocal, you will be split into smaller groups (2 and 3) so talk with your partner, show teamwork from the start. Plan on who is going to say what. identify what is essential for the client and what is preferable, don't push your point if it's not agreed. Both parties need to be happy by the end. Bring in commercial knowledge outside the brief (but related) You need to conclude at the end of that 40/45 minutes. Written: There was some math involved, you're not allowed a calculator so practise simple maths in preparation. 30 minutes goes very quickly when your reading a new and complicated brief so plan your time properly. Practise reading a complicated text quickly while still understanding the context (print articles from the financial times, then bullet point your understanding). Practise letter writing, and have correct grammar and punctuation. It's important you finish the task. Interview: When reading your case study before going into the interview write a quick structure down. (The first question will probably be broad so make sure you understand the context as a whole and the aim of the client). Think before you speak, it's worse to say something wrong because you did not think it through than to be silent for an extra 30 seconds. Bring in commercial knowledge into your answer, they will not ask you directly to do this but it is a subtle request you need to understand. You need to have a conversation with them, less of a question and answer. [B]Were you successful?[/B] No [/QUOTE]
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