Graduate Program applicants have rated the interview process at A&O Shearman with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at A&O Shearman as a Graduate Program according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 25%
Background check: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at A&O Shearman (Sydney) in Feb 2013
Interview
- 2 rounds of interviews
- 1st round was with 2 lawyers (might have been 1 partner and one senior associate). Afterwards they send you to have a coffee with an associate who was taking part in the graduate program or had recently finished it.
- 2nd round with another partner
I applied online. I interviewed at A&O Shearman (Bangkok) in Feb 2026
Interview
The interviewer was really friendly, mostly get asked about specifics things in my CV. I was surprised at some personal questions.
Got a call back for 2nd round interview this time would also include drafting assessment.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Would you consider yourself as a confident person?