Attorney 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.
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Few rounds of interviews with multiple people. It was an enjoyable process. The overall process took about a month. The background check took a few weeks. It was an informal process.
Positive experience but the tests were a bit patronising. Then again, it's their law firm and it works for them. That said there didn't really seem to be any strategy to their questions.
I applied in-person. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at A&O Shearman (Madrid) in Jan 2018
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Entrevista de equipo en la que se nos proponía una situación en la que se esperaba que respondieramos como afrontar u reto en el desierto, eligiendo correctamente qué animales escogeríamos para salir adelante. Hecho super relevante en la elección de un jurista como se expresa en las mejores universidades de derecho del mundo.