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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 936" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>When was your Simmons & Simmons interview? </strong></p><p></p><p>November 2017</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>What was it for? </strong></p><p></p><p>Winter Vacation Scheme</p><p></p><p><strong>Please describe the interview process at Simmons & Simmons.</strong></p><p></p><p>Simmons and Simmons has the most complicated application process of any firm I have applied to. In addition to numerous (I think three) pre interview tests, the assessment centre itself consisted of several different exercises.</p><p></p><p>Firstly there was a written exercise which was about advising on a <span style="color: #ff0000">[redacted] </span>change for the firm's office. We were given a booklet containing all the possible options and asked to advise which would be the best choice.</p><p></p><p>Secondly I had a situational judgment interview with one associate and one HR employee. This was a strange exercise which consisted of me being read out a situation I might be faced with as a trainee and then I was asked to explain how I might respond to it. The interviewers were helpful in mentioning things so that I wouldn't miss anything out or if I ran out of things to say.</p><p></p><p>The third part of the assessment centre was a partner interview and document analysis. I think this interview lasted around 45mins and I was given a contract to analyse beforehand. I think the contract was some sort of service agreement between the firm and <span style="color: #ff0000">[redacted]</span>. In the first half of the interview I was asked to explain what the contract was about and then was asked specific questions about what each parties' liabilities were in certain situations and at what points liability was triggered under the contract. I quite enjoyed this part of the assessment centre, but the interviewer was clearly just ticking yes or no boxes in responses to my answers so that made it feel a bit superficial. The last half of this interview was a discussion of why I wanted to work for the firm and some competency questions- standard things.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">*redacted specific information.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>What advice would you give to future applicants for the Simmons & Simmons interview?</strong></p><p></p><p>For the written exercise, being mindful of the time is very important, I also think I spent too long weighing up all the options instead of focusing on why the suggestion I was arguing for was the best.</p><p></p><p>For the situational judgment interview, I was nudged a few times for the interviewer for forgetting to say that I would get work checked by a superior before sending on to clients so don't forget to mention that. </p><p></p><p>For the contract analysis, in your prep time make sure you're thinking about which party is assuming responsibility for what before you go in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 936, member: 1"] [B]When was your Simmons & Simmons interview? [/B] November 2017 [B] What was it for? [/B] Winter Vacation Scheme [B]Please describe the interview process at Simmons & Simmons.[/B] Simmons and Simmons has the most complicated application process of any firm I have applied to. In addition to numerous (I think three) pre interview tests, the assessment centre itself consisted of several different exercises. Firstly there was a written exercise which was about advising on a [COLOR=#ff0000][redacted] [/COLOR]change for the firm's office. We were given a booklet containing all the possible options and asked to advise which would be the best choice. Secondly I had a situational judgment interview with one associate and one HR employee. This was a strange exercise which consisted of me being read out a situation I might be faced with as a trainee and then I was asked to explain how I might respond to it. The interviewers were helpful in mentioning things so that I wouldn't miss anything out or if I ran out of things to say. The third part of the assessment centre was a partner interview and document analysis. I think this interview lasted around 45mins and I was given a contract to analyse beforehand. I think the contract was some sort of service agreement between the firm and [COLOR=#ff0000][redacted][/COLOR]. In the first half of the interview I was asked to explain what the contract was about and then was asked specific questions about what each parties' liabilities were in certain situations and at what points liability was triggered under the contract. I quite enjoyed this part of the assessment centre, but the interviewer was clearly just ticking yes or no boxes in responses to my answers so that made it feel a bit superficial. The last half of this interview was a discussion of why I wanted to work for the firm and some competency questions- standard things. [COLOR=#ff0000]*redacted specific information.[/COLOR] [B]What advice would you give to future applicants for the Simmons & Simmons interview?[/B] For the written exercise, being mindful of the time is very important, I also think I spent too long weighing up all the options instead of focusing on why the suggestion I was arguing for was the best. For the situational judgment interview, I was nudged a few times for the interviewer for forgetting to say that I would get work checked by a superior before sending on to clients so don't forget to mention that. For the contract analysis, in your prep time make sure you're thinking about which party is assuming responsibility for what before you go in. [/QUOTE]
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