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When was your Travers Smith interview? February 2018What was it for? Vacation schemePlease describe the interview process at Travers Smith.A partner interviewed multiple applicants at my University. The interview lasted around 30 minutes and it felt very relaxed. For all of the firms that I interviewed for, this is the only application process that I actually genuinely enjoyed. There is a good balance between challenging you, and having a genuine interest/respect for the applicants.What advice would you give to future applicants for the Travers Smith interview?During the interview the partner didn't write anything down, I don't know if this is common practice elsewhere but I have never had this experience before. For me, this made the interview feel a lot more personable than others I have done, in that there was obviously certain set questions that had to be asked, but for the most part it felt like a conversation. With that being said, though it felt relaxed there was a strong emphasis on commercial knowledge. Most of the interview centred on one commercial issue which was big at the time, in my case the Carillion collapse. There were no questions on my previous experience, extracurriculars, or when I have 'worked in a team'. I talked about the commercial issue that the partner raised by offering perspectives from places I had done work experience for previously. I felt like it was advantageous to have a lot of general knowledge and interest in the law, some of the questions were random and there certainly is not a lot of specific preparation that can be done for them. It would be incredibly useful to know how to structure an argument and be able to think on your feet because when an answer was satisfied, the interviewer would then try to question you further or from a different angle.
When was your Travers Smith interview?
February 2018
What was it for?
Vacation scheme
Please describe the interview process at Travers Smith.
A partner interviewed multiple applicants at my University. The interview lasted around 30 minutes and it felt very relaxed. For all of the firms that I interviewed for, this is the only application process that I actually genuinely enjoyed. There is a good balance between challenging you, and having a genuine interest/respect for the applicants.
What advice would you give to future applicants for the Travers Smith interview?
During the interview the partner didn't write anything down, I don't know if this is common practice elsewhere but I have never had this experience before. For me, this made the interview feel a lot more personable than others I have done, in that there was obviously certain set questions that had to be asked, but for the most part it felt like a conversation. With that being said, though it felt relaxed there was a strong emphasis on commercial knowledge. Most of the interview centred on one commercial issue which was big at the time, in my case the Carillion collapse. There were no questions on my previous experience, extracurriculars, or when I have 'worked in a team'. I talked about the commercial issue that the partner raised by offering perspectives from places I had done work experience for previously. I felt like it was advantageous to have a lot of general knowledge and interest in the law, some of the questions were random and there certainly is not a lot of specific preparation that can be done for them. It would be incredibly useful to know how to structure an argument and be able to think on your feet because when an answer was satisfied, the interviewer would then try to question you further or from a different angle.
