I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at A&O Shearman (London, England) in Jan 2017
Interview
Short interview (25mins). Interviewed by a Senior Associate and the head of HR.
I was a former trainee at KWM. I contacted the firm and they invited me to an interview so I skipped out the initially application form stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why law?
Why Shearman & Sterling?
A business topic I was interested in and why
How would you pitch our firm to a prospective client?
What book, film and music would you want to have on a desert island?
M&A Case study and situational judgement interview. M&A case study interview was conducted by a Partner in Capital Markets, and he also asked me for my thoughts about diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's missing from the balance sheet? (Recent data)