Olswang Training Contract Interview Questions

The application and interview process at Olswang consists of the following:

• Online application
• First round interview (with HR)
• Second round interviews (with two partners)

Online Application

The online application deadline is usually on or around the 31st July.

First round interview

Your interview will last for about 30 - 45 minutes. You will be interviewed by a member of the HR team and asked basic questions about your CV and several competency based questions.

You may also be asked several commercial awareness questions, including questions on current affairs which interest you. If you have studied law, you may be asked about a current legal issue. You may also be asked about general commercial issues such as the credit crunch and why you want to work as a solicitor.

Second round interviews

This is made up of the following:

• Commercial awareness/comprehension test
• Written exercise/case study
• Psychometric test
• Partner interview (with two partners)

Commercial awareness/comprehension test

The 'comprehension' test requries candidates to read a contract and then answer questions about it. This will be relatively straight forward, with no trick questions.

Written exercise/case study

The written exercise will be about a business startup. You will have to write out the stages you would go through, from thinking up an idea for a business to actually starting it up. You will have 30 minutes to complete this exercise.

Psychometric test

The psychometric test is made up of 50 questions. You will have 15 minutes to answer all of these.

Partner interview

Finally you will have an interview with two partners. This will be relatively relaxed, similar to your first round interview but with a few more 'serious' questions regarding commercial issues such as the credit crunch (in particular how this could impact a firm like Olswang compared to a Magic Circle firm.

See also - Common Interview Questions and Assessment Centres.