I applied online. I interviewed at Arnold & Porter (London, England) in Feb 2025
Interview
Written exercise then 45 minutes interview with two associates (senior and junior).
For the written exercise, you are given 45 minutes and are allowed to use the internet.
The associates were both qualified within the International arbitration practice area.
The interview was extremely relaxed - both associates were so calm and made it seem as if it was just a conversation. This was really helpful as it made me feel really calm and allowed me to be myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why an international commercial law firm?
Why Arnold & Porter over Magic Circle firms? (This was due to having listed multiple roles with A&O and Freshfields on my application).
What was your hardest challenge and how did you tackle it?
How have you demonstrated proactivity?
Why Life Sciences?
Why product liability?
Why apply to us when you have lots of exposure to white collar crime?
Summer Vacation Scheme Interview applicants have rated the interview process at Arnold & Porter with 2 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 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Arnold & Porter as a Summer Vacation Scheme Interview according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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