I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Freshfields (London, England) in Mar 2015
Interview
Pre-interview test online - verbal reasoning.
Written assessment - correcting a letter and answering questions on it.
One interview about me and my application.
One interview on a FT article I had been given time to prepare. Questions were related to the article and the article was used as a springboard for further discussion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would my friends say was my negative quality?
Two interviews, general and analytical. In person. Written test too. Two interviewers in each interview (different individuals in each). Competency based questions and then questions based on a commercial article.
Smooth interview process - first was a competency/motivation interview with HR and a partner, second was a news article analysis interview also with HR and a partner (different individuals of course).
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Freshfields (Quarry Bay) in Jul 2023
Interview
written English test, mandarin test, presentation, interview. interview was with one partner and one HR. mandarin test was on reading aloud some passages and translation, so students need to know certain legal phrases in chinese before tackling the assessment
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why is there supply chain disruption how does it impact the business