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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 40614" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.</strong></p><p></p><p>November 2020</p><p></p><p><strong>Please specify what the interview was for.</strong></p><p></p><p>Winter Vacation Scheme 2020</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>Virtual Interview with one partner over Zoom. The interview was scheduled to be 40 minutes to an hour.</p><p></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>i. One Partner - led interview, which asked questions to ascertain your interest in a legal career at Travers Smith, but these were not asked in the standard way. For example, in my cover letter I discussed how my interest in business was sparked by attending a business course in New York. The partner asked me why I would rather become a legal advisor rather than go straight into business management. </p><p></p><p>ii. Towards the end of the interview, I was also given scenarios that I would face as a trainee and asked how I would respond. </p><p></p><p><strong>Please list any interview questions you were asked.</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Interest in law:</strong></li> </ul><p>Why a legal advisor rather than business management?</p><p></p><p>What are the key differences between these two careers?</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Interest in Travers Smith</strong></li> </ul><p>What makes Travers Smith different to the other firms that you have completed vacation schemes at? </p><p></p><p>In your opinion, who are Travers Smith’s biggest competitors?</p><p></p><p><strong>knowledge of legal career</strong></p><p></p><p>- What do you think are the three most important qualities of a solicitor?</p><p></p><p><strong>scenario based questions </strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Need to be able to understand what would be included in a law firm’s pitch to gain a place on a company’s legal panel. </strong></li> </ul><p>Consider ethical considerations that lawyers need to make when deciding on whether to advise a particular client ?</p><p></p><p>Familiarise yourself with warranties and indemnities. </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>- Ensure that you understand the key news themes in politics and the business world etc. You can obtain this information from a variety of sources, but the best ones would be ‘Financial Times’, ‘The Economist’, ‘Business Matters’ podcast and ‘The Commercial Awareness’ podcast and ‘Bloomberg Business’ podcast. </p><p></p><p>You will be told the name of the partner interviewing you, so have a look at their profile page and the practice area and matters they have worked on. Ensure that you ask them questions that demonstrate your commercial knowledge and interest in finding out more about the firm. </p><p></p><p>- For any scenario based questions, vocalise your thought process and do not rush into giving an answer. I think the purpose of these questions is to see how you think, that you can cope under pressure and produce an answer. Be prepared to justify your response. </p><p></p><p>- In terms of preparation, I would recommend familiarising yourself with key aspects of a transaction and understand </p><p></p><p>- Ultimately, my advice would be to keep calm and to be yourself, because the interview is very much a conversation and I felt that the partner wanted to get to know me, in order to see if I would be a good fit for the culture at Travers Smith, because this is something that the firm prides itself on. </p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p></p><p>Awaiting results</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 40614, member: 1"] [B]Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.[/B] November 2020 [B]Please specify what the interview was for.[/B] Winter Vacation Scheme 2020 [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] Virtual Interview with one partner over Zoom. The interview was scheduled to be 40 minutes to an hour. [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] i. One Partner - led interview, which asked questions to ascertain your interest in a legal career at Travers Smith, but these were not asked in the standard way. For example, in my cover letter I discussed how my interest in business was sparked by attending a business course in New York. The partner asked me why I would rather become a legal advisor rather than go straight into business management. ii. Towards the end of the interview, I was also given scenarios that I would face as a trainee and asked how I would respond. [B]Please list any interview questions you were asked.[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Interest in law:[/B] [/LIST] Why a legal advisor rather than business management? What are the key differences between these two careers? [LIST] [*][B]Interest in Travers Smith[/B] [/LIST] What makes Travers Smith different to the other firms that you have completed vacation schemes at? In your opinion, who are Travers Smith’s biggest competitors? [B]knowledge of legal career[/B] - What do you think are the three most important qualities of a solicitor? [B]scenario based questions [/B] [LIST] [*][B]Need to be able to understand what would be included in a law firm’s pitch to gain a place on a company’s legal panel. [/B] [/LIST] Consider ethical considerations that lawyers need to make when deciding on whether to advise a particular client ? Familiarise yourself with warranties and indemnities. [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] - Ensure that you understand the key news themes in politics and the business world etc. You can obtain this information from a variety of sources, but the best ones would be ‘Financial Times’, ‘The Economist’, ‘Business Matters’ podcast and ‘The Commercial Awareness’ podcast and ‘Bloomberg Business’ podcast. You will be told the name of the partner interviewing you, so have a look at their profile page and the practice area and matters they have worked on. Ensure that you ask them questions that demonstrate your commercial knowledge and interest in finding out more about the firm. - For any scenario based questions, vocalise your thought process and do not rush into giving an answer. I think the purpose of these questions is to see how you think, that you can cope under pressure and produce an answer. Be prepared to justify your response. - In terms of preparation, I would recommend familiarising yourself with key aspects of a transaction and understand - Ultimately, my advice would be to keep calm and to be yourself, because the interview is very much a conversation and I felt that the partner wanted to get to know me, in order to see if I would be a good fit for the culture at Travers Smith, because this is something that the firm prides itself on. [B]Were you successful?[/B] Awaiting results [/QUOTE]
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