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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 920" data-attributes="member: 1">When was your Sidley Austin interview? October 2017What was it for? Vacation SchemePlease describe the interview process at Sidley Austin.It was a one hour interview with two partners and the HR manager. What advice would you give to future applicants for the Sidley Austin interview?The interview was very commercial awareness and motivation based. There were no questions about why I applied to Sidley, or competency questions. As a non-law candidate, they focused a lot of why I had chosen a legal career and why  I didn't study law. There were also quite a lot of technical questions about particular areas of corporate law, but I think this was only because I specifically brought up my interest in them. So, if you have an interest in a certain legal area, only bring it up if you're genuinely interested and able to engage in a long discussion about it with a partner who may also have an interest. There were two distinctive aspects of the interview that made it memorable for me. Firstly, it very much so felt like an (intense!) discussion. Clearly the partners didn't have any questions prepared beforehand - they responded with follow up questions, and probed the answers that I gave, so it flowed quite naturally. The partners would pick up on something and challenge it, so be prepared to justify your answers and hold your ground. For motivation and commercial questions, general interview preparation will be useful here so that you feel more confident and assured in your responses. Secondly, we had quite an "abstract" discussion and I have heard this is quite common in Sidley interviews, it might be a commercial or political event, for example, and the partner will give an overview of it and ask your opinion. There isn't a right or wrong answer and it's all about seeing how you think on your feet and work towards an opinion. I would advise taking a moment to gather your thoughts, take a sip of water and think before launching into an answer, if you get this type of question. You can't prepare for this, you just have to be sharp on the day.Overall, it was one of my favourite interviews. It was challenging and difficult, but the partners were friendly and engaged. Keep an open mind and be prepared to think on your feet. However, the head of HR sits in on every interview to make sure there's someone who can compare all candidates and I think this indicates that the firm might be flexible in how it interviews - it depends on the style of the partners and someone from HR is there to take into account when some partners ask more difficult questions, for example.</blockquote>

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