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<blockquote data-quote="BK" data-source="post: 79840" data-attributes="member: 7354"><p><strong>Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.</strong></p><p>May 2021</p><p></p><p><strong>Please specify what the interview was for.</strong></p><p>Direct Training Contract 2023</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>10am Arrival and Talk From Graduate Recruitment, </p><p>10:45am Case Study, </p><p>11:45 Break, </p><p>12:45 Negotiation Exercise, </p><p>1:45pm Break, </p><p>2:45pm Interview with Two Partners.</p><p></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>Case Study - 30 minutes to read through some Powerpoint slides with info on investment opportunities for a company; 30 minutes to present your decision to a senior associate and take any questions. </p><p></p><p>Negotiation exercise - 30 minutes to read through information on a seller's shares and discuss with one other interviewee whilst one assessor silently observed; 30 minutes to negotiate the terms of the sale purchase agreement with the buyer's solicitors - the two other interviewees - whilst being observed by two assessors.</p><p></p><p> Interview with two partners from the London office lasting up to an hour; one partner from the Insolvency team and one from the Planning team.</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>The individual exercise was pitching to the CEO of a fictional company which you were a manager in. The CEO was a senior associate at the firm who I believe had all the same information that you had. You had to decide which option was best to invest a set amount of money in. You were given brief info on each option regarding cost, revenue potential, time period and local, national and international impact. The task was to pick the one which fit with the CEO's aims best. There were also considerations of individual directors you had to consider. You had 30 minutes to prepare, and the rest of the time was spent presenting your recommendations as well as taking questions. It was a role play exercise, so I tried my best to stay in character. They were clear that they wanted you to justify why you did not pick each option and I thought it was best to rank them as well. The questions were generally fine - I was asked how the pandemic may impact any option so it would be good to consider things that have happened commercially in the last year. Preparation for this should generally focus on commercial awareness and business basics. </p><p></p><p>For the negotiation exercise, you were put into pairs to discuss your clients’ objectives for 30 minutes. You had to decide who was speaking on each point of the negotiation and what would be your worst- or best-case scenarios. I would recommend that you and your partner agree to work from the same notes and share these afterwards - we had difficulties sharing our notes after the first half ended but it did not impact us too much. The next 30 minutes you were negotiating with the other pair. It worked well over video and you were able to privately chat with your partner when needed – saying things like ‘let me just consider that point with my partner privately’ helped. I would strongly recommend reading Jacob's article on negotiations as this helped a lot. We disagreed with the other side on things, but we all remained courteous and just became more assertive on non-negotiable points. </p><p></p><p>The interview was with two partners. It was very focused on my application, so it is key to know this inside out. There was also a lot of emphasis on a scenario one partner put to me - it was about a company selling some sort of plant in Mozambique. I was asked about the basics of an asset sale and what type of things you would have to think about as a lawyer, so I spoke about employment, regulations, environmental impact etc. The scenario progressed and I was asked some more difficult questions - one was about whether the actions of a client would cause bribery concerns. It was hard to prepare for these questions, but I would recommend getting the basics of an acquisition from a source like Jake Schogger’s book on commercial awareness. Maybe some research on how to tackle ‘morally challenging’ scenarios as well. One partner seemed quite harsh in their questioning and the other was much friendlier. It seemed at times a little hard to predict as the partners were interrupting each other to ask different questions. </p><p></p><p>I would say be prepared to be challenged on whatever you say - I backed up certain things but other aspects it seemed OK to reconsider what I said. </p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p>Waiting to hear back</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BK, post: 79840, member: 7354"] [B]Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.[/B] May 2021 [B]Please specify what the interview was for.[/B] Direct Training Contract 2023 [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] 10am Arrival and Talk From Graduate Recruitment, 10:45am Case Study, 11:45 Break, 12:45 Negotiation Exercise, 1:45pm Break, 2:45pm Interview with Two Partners. [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] Case Study - 30 minutes to read through some Powerpoint slides with info on investment opportunities for a company; 30 minutes to present your decision to a senior associate and take any questions. Negotiation exercise - 30 minutes to read through information on a seller's shares and discuss with one other interviewee whilst one assessor silently observed; 30 minutes to negotiate the terms of the sale purchase agreement with the buyer's solicitors - the two other interviewees - whilst being observed by two assessors. Interview with two partners from the London office lasting up to an hour; one partner from the Insolvency team and one from the Planning team. [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] The individual exercise was pitching to the CEO of a fictional company which you were a manager in. The CEO was a senior associate at the firm who I believe had all the same information that you had. You had to decide which option was best to invest a set amount of money in. You were given brief info on each option regarding cost, revenue potential, time period and local, national and international impact. The task was to pick the one which fit with the CEO's aims best. There were also considerations of individual directors you had to consider. You had 30 minutes to prepare, and the rest of the time was spent presenting your recommendations as well as taking questions. It was a role play exercise, so I tried my best to stay in character. They were clear that they wanted you to justify why you did not pick each option and I thought it was best to rank them as well. The questions were generally fine - I was asked how the pandemic may impact any option so it would be good to consider things that have happened commercially in the last year. Preparation for this should generally focus on commercial awareness and business basics. For the negotiation exercise, you were put into pairs to discuss your clients’ objectives for 30 minutes. You had to decide who was speaking on each point of the negotiation and what would be your worst- or best-case scenarios. I would recommend that you and your partner agree to work from the same notes and share these afterwards - we had difficulties sharing our notes after the first half ended but it did not impact us too much. The next 30 minutes you were negotiating with the other pair. It worked well over video and you were able to privately chat with your partner when needed – saying things like ‘let me just consider that point with my partner privately’ helped. I would strongly recommend reading Jacob's article on negotiations as this helped a lot. We disagreed with the other side on things, but we all remained courteous and just became more assertive on non-negotiable points. The interview was with two partners. It was very focused on my application, so it is key to know this inside out. There was also a lot of emphasis on a scenario one partner put to me - it was about a company selling some sort of plant in Mozambique. I was asked about the basics of an asset sale and what type of things you would have to think about as a lawyer, so I spoke about employment, regulations, environmental impact etc. The scenario progressed and I was asked some more difficult questions - one was about whether the actions of a client would cause bribery concerns. It was hard to prepare for these questions, but I would recommend getting the basics of an acquisition from a source like Jake Schogger’s book on commercial awareness. Maybe some research on how to tackle ‘morally challenging’ scenarios as well. One partner seemed quite harsh in their questioning and the other was much friendlier. It seemed at times a little hard to predict as the partners were interrupting each other to ask different questions. I would say be prepared to be challenged on whatever you say - I backed up certain things but other aspects it seemed OK to reconsider what I said. [B]Were you successful?[/B] Waiting to hear back [/QUOTE]
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