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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 26540" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.</strong></p><p></p><p>November 2019</p><p></p><p><strong>Please specify what the interview was for.</strong></p><p></p><p>Training Contract 2022</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>I arrived at the firm at 1:30pm. I was the only person being interviewed this day and was directed to the reception area to wait for a member of graduate recruitment to take me into a room for the written case study. </p><p></p><p>My written case study began at 1:45 and lasted for an hour. </p><p></p><p>I was then taken back to the reception area to read through an Economist article for 15 minutes ahead of my partner interview.</p><p></p><p>The partner interview began at 2:00pm and ended around 3:00pm. </p><p></p><p>I was then collected by a trainee who I chatted with until 3:45pm. </p><p></p><p>My final interview with graduate recruitment began at 4:00pm and ended around 4:45pm. </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 - 1 hour to read through a bundle on different strategy options for a fictional pharmaceutical company and write a document including your analysis of the different strategies and your recommendation. </p><p></p><p>I was then taken into the reception area to read through an Economist article on the Extinction Rebellion environmental movement and given 15 minutes to read through and take notes. </p><p></p><p>A partner then came to pick me up from the reception area to take me into the interview room. The interview with the partners was very relaxed and I actually enjoyed this aspect of the assessment day the most. The majority of the interview questions were based on my application and CV and then mid-way through the interview we moved to a debate on the article I was given beforehand. We then abruptly moved back to questions on me and my experiences. This interview lasted just over one hour. </p><p></p><p>I was then collected from the interview room by a trainee who took me to the cafe and we had a chat about her experiences at the firm, her journey, my journey into law and the assessment day thus far. This part lasted for approximately 45 minutes. </p><p></p><p>I was then taken for my final interview with graduate recruitment. This felt more informal and a lot of the questions were the same as the ones I was asked by the partners with the exception of one. This interview was approximately 45 minutes long. </p><p></p><p><strong>Please list any interview questions you were asked.</strong></p><p></p><p>1. Why law? </p><p>2. Why Slaughter and May?</p><p>3. Why not go into human rights law?</p><p>4. What was your dissertation about?</p><p>5. Why not investment banking?</p><p>6. What do you think about our international strategy? </p><p>7. Asked about discrepancy between first year grades and final year grades. </p><p>8. Which other firms have you applied to? </p><p>9. What do you do for fun?</p><p>10. Why do you want to settle down in London? </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>Case study: Be very conscious of the time throughout this part of the assessment day, if you do this you will have enough time to read through all the documents, write your brief and review it before handing it back to Graduate Recruitment. Take a highlighter with you so that you can color code the relevant information that you will incorporate into your brief. When typing your brief make sure you have a clear structure and have a section dedicated to your recommendation. This aspect was not too technical and had more of a business focus so don't be worried if you are a non-law candidate. </p><p></p><p>Partner interview: Be confident. The partners were very friendly and genuinely want to get to know you. There were no trick questions and all of the questions were based on the candidate. No one knows you better than yourself so analyze your application and CV thoroughly and prep for potential questions and you should be fine. The partners will bring up the article you were given at any point in the interview, mine was brought up around mid-interview. Make sure you take notes so that when asked the questions you have some points to trigger your memory about the key points in the article. They may push you in this part of your interview, so hold your ground and don't contradict your own arguments. Make sure you have questions for the interviewers, as you will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the interview. </p><p></p><p>Trainee tour: This part of the assessment day is non-assessed so use it as an opportunity to ask the trainee any questions you may have about the firm, their application journey etc. </p><p></p><p>Graduate recruitment interview: This interview is very relaxed in comparison to the rest of the day. The questions I were asked were very similar to the ones I was asked in the partner interview. Make sure that you sound just as passionate in this one despite being asked the same questions. The member of the team that interviewed me was very friendly and immediately put me at ease so be yourself and be confident. </p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p></p><p>No</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 26540, member: 1"] [B]Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.[/B] November 2019 [B]Please specify what the interview was for.[/B] Training Contract 2022 [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] I arrived at the firm at 1:30pm. I was the only person being interviewed this day and was directed to the reception area to wait for a member of graduate recruitment to take me into a room for the written case study. My written case study began at 1:45 and lasted for an hour. I was then taken back to the reception area to read through an Economist article for 15 minutes ahead of my partner interview. The partner interview began at 2:00pm and ended around 3:00pm. I was then collected by a trainee who I chatted with until 3:45pm. My final interview with graduate recruitment began at 4:00pm and ended around 4:45pm. [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] Case Study - 1 hour to read through a bundle on different strategy options for a fictional pharmaceutical company and write a document including your analysis of the different strategies and your recommendation. I was then taken into the reception area to read through an Economist article on the Extinction Rebellion environmental movement and given 15 minutes to read through and take notes. A partner then came to pick me up from the reception area to take me into the interview room. The interview with the partners was very relaxed and I actually enjoyed this aspect of the assessment day the most. The majority of the interview questions were based on my application and CV and then mid-way through the interview we moved to a debate on the article I was given beforehand. We then abruptly moved back to questions on me and my experiences. This interview lasted just over one hour. I was then collected from the interview room by a trainee who took me to the cafe and we had a chat about her experiences at the firm, her journey, my journey into law and the assessment day thus far. This part lasted for approximately 45 minutes. I was then taken for my final interview with graduate recruitment. This felt more informal and a lot of the questions were the same as the ones I was asked by the partners with the exception of one. This interview was approximately 45 minutes long. [B]Please list any interview questions you were asked.[/B] 1. Why law? 2. Why Slaughter and May? 3. Why not go into human rights law? 4. What was your dissertation about? 5. Why not investment banking? 6. What do you think about our international strategy? 7. Asked about discrepancy between first year grades and final year grades. 8. Which other firms have you applied to? 9. What do you do for fun? 10. Why do you want to settle down in London? [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] Case study: Be very conscious of the time throughout this part of the assessment day, if you do this you will have enough time to read through all the documents, write your brief and review it before handing it back to Graduate Recruitment. Take a highlighter with you so that you can color code the relevant information that you will incorporate into your brief. When typing your brief make sure you have a clear structure and have a section dedicated to your recommendation. This aspect was not too technical and had more of a business focus so don't be worried if you are a non-law candidate. Partner interview: Be confident. The partners were very friendly and genuinely want to get to know you. There were no trick questions and all of the questions were based on the candidate. No one knows you better than yourself so analyze your application and CV thoroughly and prep for potential questions and you should be fine. The partners will bring up the article you were given at any point in the interview, mine was brought up around mid-interview. Make sure you take notes so that when asked the questions you have some points to trigger your memory about the key points in the article. They may push you in this part of your interview, so hold your ground and don't contradict your own arguments. Make sure you have questions for the interviewers, as you will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the interview. Trainee tour: This part of the assessment day is non-assessed so use it as an opportunity to ask the trainee any questions you may have about the firm, their application journey etc. Graduate recruitment interview: This interview is very relaxed in comparison to the rest of the day. The questions I were asked were very similar to the ones I was asked in the partner interview. Make sure that you sound just as passionate in this one despite being asked the same questions. The member of the team that interviewed me was very friendly and immediately put me at ease so be yourself and be confident. [B]Were you successful?[/B] No [/QUOTE]
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