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  • University Name:
  • Clifford Chance
Date:
  • 31 July 2012

Clifford Chance Assessment Day

Having recently been invited to and taken part in a Clifford Chance assessment day, I thought I'd write up my experiences for you guys!

Assessment day Format:
  • Interview,
  • Group Exercise,
  • Lunch with trainees
  • Verbal Reasoning Test
  • Office tour

The whole process took about 4hr30 including a tour of the office and an informal light lunch with some trainees.

Interview
This took approximately 45 minutes with a Partner and an Associate, both asked questions throughout.

The interview mainly covered:

1) Educational background, e.g:

Assessment Day at Clifford Chance tommorow

I have cleared the verbal reasoning test and i have been called for the assessment day tommorow, for their training contract.

 I am a third year law student and keeping that in mind what can we expect from areas like group excercise and case study.

and if they are recruiting the third year and fourth year students from all over india , what can be their criteria of assessment apart from the usual things like common sense, grades , hardworking?........and when students from third year have no experience as such of coporate and business law.......not even the financial market.

Clifford Chance Training Contract Interview Questions

Clifford Chance Training Contract Interview Process

(also see Clifford Chance company profile)

The application process for Clifford Chance is as follows:
  • Online application
  • Online Verbal reasoning test
  • Assessment day

Assessment Day

The assessment day for Clifford Chance consists of four main sections, after a short introductory presentation:
  • Meet and greet / Foral company presentation
  • Test
  • Group exercise
  • Interview
  • Case study

The advice you are expected to give for the case study and group exercise is of a commercial nature, and not

Clifford Chance Training Contract

Clifford Chance Training Contract

There are currently 130 vacancies for Training Contracts at Clifford Chance offered each year at the UK Head Office.

Academic Requirements

You are required to have a 2.1 law or non law degree and approximately 320 UCAS points or A B B at A Level.

Personality

Clifford Chance employs seriously hard working, intelligent and assertive candidates.

Clifford Chance Training Contract - My Interviews

I thought I'd add to the forum and offer some help to anyone considering applying to, or currently interviewing at Clifford Chance with a view to aquiring a Training Contract.

The day is divided in to four main sections (not including arriving an

Clifford Chance Interview!!!

I have an interview with Clifford Chance for a training contract in a couple of weeks time. Any advice would be great as I am sooo nervous!

Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance Employer Profile

See also Clifford Chance interview questions and Clifford Chance training contract.

Clifford Chance is the largest law firm in the world. The firm employs almost 4,000 lawyers for 28 offices in 20 countries around the world. Clifford Chance is a magic circle law firm. Its key practice areas are Corporate and Commercial, General Commercial. The firm reportedly has revenues of over one billion pounds a year.