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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 1008" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>When was your Macfarlanes interview? </strong></p><p></p><p>February 2018</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>What was it for? </strong></p><p></p><p>Vacation Scheme</p><p></p><p><strong>Please describe the interview process at Macfarlanes.</strong></p><p></p><p>Initial greeting with HR ('claim to fame or claim to shame' icebreaker), then a group exercise, a talk from a trainee and an NQ and a written exercise. Lunch, then work shadowing with an interview scheduled at some point in the afternoon. Very intense, but shadowing a trainee in the afternoon (in Construction for me) gave a chance to see actual work and have a more informal chat about the firm.</p><p></p><p><strong>What advice would you give to future applicants for the Macfarlanes interview?</strong></p><p></p><p>The written exercise was fairly straightforward if you read ALL the information thoroughly and applied it exactly. It was about different categories of shareholders and shares, (apply the company's articles to a problem scenario) and needed a numerical answer for the value the company could recover (no calculator but very basic maths, e.g.dividing by 10). Stay calm and work through it one step at a time!</p><p></p><p>Group exercise: split intotwo parts, first all four int he group discussing a scenario with the assessor (speak up but don't dominate). Second: split into two pairs and negotiating four terms (each had to 'win' two points). This was about due diligence and buying a company, so an awareness of what is important is good (debtors defaulting and guarantees, ongoing contracts). Make your points but be patient if anyone in the group doesn't quite understand the scenario.</p><p></p><p>Interview with a partner: 20 minutes, first 10 on an ethical scenario leaving a VERY short time for personal questions. Why do you want to be a lawyer, specifically in the City, when were you resilient/determined. The partner will challenge you a lot on the ethical scenario, which I found the hardest part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 1008, member: 1"] [B]When was your Macfarlanes interview? [/B] February 2018 [B] What was it for? [/B] Vacation Scheme [B]Please describe the interview process at Macfarlanes.[/B] Initial greeting with HR ('claim to fame or claim to shame' icebreaker), then a group exercise, a talk from a trainee and an NQ and a written exercise. Lunch, then work shadowing with an interview scheduled at some point in the afternoon. Very intense, but shadowing a trainee in the afternoon (in Construction for me) gave a chance to see actual work and have a more informal chat about the firm. [B]What advice would you give to future applicants for the Macfarlanes interview?[/B] The written exercise was fairly straightforward if you read ALL the information thoroughly and applied it exactly. It was about different categories of shareholders and shares, (apply the company's articles to a problem scenario) and needed a numerical answer for the value the company could recover (no calculator but very basic maths, e.g.dividing by 10). Stay calm and work through it one step at a time! Group exercise: split intotwo parts, first all four int he group discussing a scenario with the assessor (speak up but don't dominate). Second: split into two pairs and negotiating four terms (each had to 'win' two points). This was about due diligence and buying a company, so an awareness of what is important is good (debtors defaulting and guarantees, ongoing contracts). Make your points but be patient if anyone in the group doesn't quite understand the scenario. Interview with a partner: 20 minutes, first 10 on an ethical scenario leaving a VERY short time for personal questions. Why do you want to be a lawyer, specifically in the City, when were you resilient/determined. The partner will challenge you a lot on the ethical scenario, which I found the hardest part. [/QUOTE]
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