Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to our assessment centre insights

    2. Classification of firms

    1. Allen & Overy (x2)

    2. Clifford Chance (x4)

    3. Freshfields (x2)

    4. Linklaters (x2)

    5. Slaughter and May (x3)

    1. Ashurst (x4)

    2. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) (x3)

    3. Herbert Smith Freehills (x5)

    4. Hogan Lovells

    5. Macfarlanes (x5)

    6. Norton Rose Fulbright (x2)

    7. Simmons & Simmons

    8. Travers Smith (x2)

    1. Akin Gump

    2. Baker McKenzie (x3)

    3. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    4. Cooley

    5. Covington & Burling (x2)

    6. Davis Polk (x3)

    7. Debevoise & Plimpton

    8. Dechert

    9. Faegre Drinker

    10. Greenberg Traurig

    11. Jones Day (x3)

    12. King & Spalding (x2)

    13. Kirkland & Ellis

    14. Latham & Watkins (x3)

    15. Mayer Brown (x3)

    16. Morgan Lewis

    17. Orrick

    18. Shearman & Sterling

    19. Sidley Austin (x3)

    20. Skadden (x2)

    21. Squire Patton Boggs (x2)

    22. Vinson & Elkins (x2)

    23. Weil, Gotshal & Manges (x3)

    24. White & Case (x3)

    25. Willkie Farr & Gallagher (x5)

    1. Addleshaw Goddard (x2)

    2. Bevan Brittan

    3. Bird & Bird

    4. Bristows

    5. Browne Jacobson (x2)

    6. Burges Salmon (x3)

    7. Charles Russel Speechlys (x2)

    8. Clyde & Co (x2)

    9. CMS (x3)

    10. Dentons (x2)

    11. DLA Piper (x3)

    12. DWF

    13. Eversheds Sutherland (x4)

    14. Farrer & Co (x2)

    15. Fieldfisher (x2)

    16. Forsters (x2)

    17. Gateley

    18. Gowling WLG

    19. Marriott Harrison

    20. HFW (Holman Fenwick Willan)

    21. Irwin Mitchell

    22. Mills & Reeve

    23. Mishcon de Reya (x3)

    24. Osbourne Clark (x2)

    25. Penningtons Manches Cooper (x2)

    26. Reed Smith (x2)

    27. RPC (x2)

    28. Shoosmiths (x2)

    29. Stephenson Harwood (x3)

    30. Squire Patton Boggs

    31. Taylor Wessing (x3)

    32. Trowers & Hamlins (x2)

    33. Walker Morris (x2)

    34. Watson Farley & Williams

    35. Womble Bond Dickinson

    1. Aberdein Considine

    2. Anderson Strathern

    3. Burness Paull

    4. Gillespie Macandrew

    5. Shepherd Wedderburn

    6. TLT

    1. Broadwick Live

    2. NBC Universal

    3. Nvidia

    4. PwC Legal

Assessment centre insights

  • 85 lessons

Why are our assessment centre insights the best available?

In short, because we've invested hundreds (if not thousands) of hours in creating them.

  • Each insight is meticulously written by Jake Schogger - based on first-hand insights from candidates - to ensure total clarity and a consistent structure and tone of voice.

  • We often ask an extensive set of follow up questions to contributors to draw out a uniquely comprehensive level of detail.

  • Candidates also offer specific advice - based on their personal experiences - on how to prepare for each firm's process.

  • We include detailed descriptions of background materials provided for case studies, presentations and group exercises.

  • We cover details that other sources often don't, from the job title of interviewers and the software used for virtual interviews, to the time taken to hear about the outcome.

  • Each contributor is required to objectively verify that they were invited to the relevant interviews.

  • We are constantly adding new firms to the database, as well as more recent insights for existing firms, all of which will be available to subscribers.

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