HOGAN LOVELLS
LCN AWARD WINNER 2017 BEST RECRUITER – LARGE CITY FIRM
W ith its global reach and a reputation for technical excellence, Hogan Lovells stands apart from all but a few elite peers. One of the global elite, the firm is the product of an unprecedented transatlantic merger in 2010 that brought together two law firms with extensive, global connections and credentials. Since 2010 the firm has gone from strength to strength – today it offers the full suite of commercial legal services from 49 offices in 25 countries. Its success is underpinned by world-class – and now LCN Award-winning – recruitment and training to help ensure that the next generation of Hogan Lovells solicitors maintain and develop the firm’s global status. This excellent recruitment programme is seen as a key part of the firm’s activities, as Louise Lamb, partner in the financial services disputes team and current graduate recruitment partner, explains: “We are fortunate to have a large number of people who are enthusiastic about devoting time to our graduate recruitment activities, from campus visits to assessment days and interviews. From partners to trainees, they give a lot of their time to help with a very busy recruitment calendar.” However, getting to know candidates in some depth by having plenty of dedicated people involved in the process only gets you halfway to a genuinely exemplary recruitment programme. David Moss, training principal and partner, explains how Hogan Lovells ensures that fairness and consistency are paramount, even across such a large number of interviewers and assessors. “All partners on the graduate recruitment panel have had training in the firm’s preferred approach to interviewing to ensure that the process is consistent for each candidate,” he maintains. “As well as motivation to join the legal profession and to join us specifically, we are looking to assess whether a candidate can think on the spot and articulate thoughts coherently.
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