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A&O Shearman interviews FAQs
Vacation Scheme applicants have rated the interview process at A&O Shearman with 3.1 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.
Candidates applying for Vacation Scheme roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at A&O Shearman overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at A&O Shearman as a Vacation Scheme according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 14%
Other: 14%
Personality test: 14%
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I applied online. I interviewed at A&O Shearman in Jan 2022
Interview
40 mins to prep for case study - mine was M&A
an hour with a partner giving a presentation on case study
break
situational based interview with grad recruitment
Q&A with a trainee
Quite difficult to navigate but as long as you haev a solid structure to the commercial case study it should not be too bad. Motivational questions are quite generic questions about what you would do in specific scenarios.
Online application with an interactive assessment to test applicant’s behavioural judgement. Also two video interviews question asking why apply for the firm and important quality as a solicitor. Successful applicants will be invited to the firm’s virtual assessment centre to complete a commercial case study assessment on M&A
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioural question and future plans for the legal industry
There was a online immersive assessment portal, where you had to complete a series of questions, and situations, and decide how you would like to approach the situation. This is mainly to test your soft skills and values.