Summer Vacation Scheme applicants have rated the interview process at Sidley Austin 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 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Vacation Scheme roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sidley Austin overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sidley Austin as a Summer Vacation Scheme according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Sidley Austin (London, England) in Jan 2020
Interview
Beforehand, I reviewed a legal news article for 30 minutes to discuss in the interview. I had a face-to-face interview with a senior partner for an hour. They asked a number of questions about me, and then about the specific task.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Sidley Austin, why commercial law, what area of practice interested me
Over one hour interview with a partner. The interview was conversational, but a lot of technical knowledge was required. They asked a lot of questions about M & A, restructuring, etc. I am not sure what they were looking for to be honest.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is private equity?
What is a leveraged buyout?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Sidley Austin in Feb 2024
Interview
Straightforward interview that lasted an hour with a Partner comprised of 2 parts: competency and commercial awareness questions.
The competency part related to typical questions such as: tell me about a time you failed...tell me about a time you worked in a team and overcame an obstacle.
The commercial awareness comprised of going through an FT article wit a partner.