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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 26534" 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 Work Experience Scheme</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>9:45 -- read article</p><p>10:15 (I think) -- interview </p><p></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>1 1hr long interview with a senior associate in corporate and a disputes partner.</p><p></p><p><strong>Please list any interview questions you were asked.</strong></p><p></p><p>- Where I applied for university, how I ended up at my University (a bit of why I didn't get into Oxbridge)</p><p>- How I found university, if there was anything unexpected, alluded to my lower mark in Tort so I explained that</p><p>- My second-year modules, why I picked them, how I found them </p><p>- The other firms I was applying to </p><p>- Challenges facing law firms </p><p>- Challenges facing clients </p><p>- Any Slaughter and May deals I knew about/ the work they had done </p><p>- Why I was interested in Big Tech/ antitrust issues (was in my cover letter)</p><p>- How I juggled commitments</p><p>- Some aspects of my CV (what I do in my spare time etc)</p><p></p><p>Article </p><p>- Was by the chief executive of Google promoting AI and using tech responsibly </p><p>- Discussed how it was ironic that an article about using tech for good was written by the chief executive of Google </p><p>- It was an area of interest for me and they knew that so they might have expected a bit more </p><p>- They definitely challenged my viewpoints but I stuck by my arguments as I had a lot to back it up</p><p>- Brought in commercial issues like the UK allowing Huwawei to develop 5G – How there shouldn’t be a limited number of players in any market, made connections between that and this issue </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>Know broadly about big commercial issues. I brought in my own knowledge on various different commercial issues (wasn’t specifically asked about it but it definitely helped)</p><p>- Huwawei/5G</p><p>- Trade wars</p><p>- Tech tax </p><p>- Interest rates</p><p>- Private equity vs corporate clients – how they react to different macroeconomic clients </p><p></p><p>I also listened to podcasts all the time to prepare. Know why Slaughter and May in detail as well and research a couple deals. </p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 26534, 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 Work Experience Scheme [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] 9:45 -- read article 10:15 (I think) -- interview [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] 1 1hr long interview with a senior associate in corporate and a disputes partner. [B]Please list any interview questions you were asked.[/B] - Where I applied for university, how I ended up at my University (a bit of why I didn't get into Oxbridge) - How I found university, if there was anything unexpected, alluded to my lower mark in Tort so I explained that - My second-year modules, why I picked them, how I found them - The other firms I was applying to - Challenges facing law firms - Challenges facing clients - Any Slaughter and May deals I knew about/ the work they had done - Why I was interested in Big Tech/ antitrust issues (was in my cover letter) - How I juggled commitments - Some aspects of my CV (what I do in my spare time etc) Article - Was by the chief executive of Google promoting AI and using tech responsibly - Discussed how it was ironic that an article about using tech for good was written by the chief executive of Google - It was an area of interest for me and they knew that so they might have expected a bit more - They definitely challenged my viewpoints but I stuck by my arguments as I had a lot to back it up - Brought in commercial issues like the UK allowing Huwawei to develop 5G – How there shouldn’t be a limited number of players in any market, made connections between that and this issue [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] Know broadly about big commercial issues. I brought in my own knowledge on various different commercial issues (wasn’t specifically asked about it but it definitely helped) - Huwawei/5G - Trade wars - Tech tax - Interest rates - Private equity vs corporate clients – how they react to different macroeconomic clients I also listened to podcasts all the time to prepare. Know why Slaughter and May in detail as well and research a couple deals. [B]Were you successful?[/B] Yes [/QUOTE]
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