Assessment and selection process If you are successful at the initial application stage, you will then undertake an online critical thinking appraisal designed to assess your critical thinking skills. Candidates who perform most impressively will then be invited to a half-day assessment centre involving a business case study. The case study has been designed to give you the oppor- tunity to showcase a breadth of skills, including teamworking, com- mercial sense, communication skills, logic, judgement, creativity and decision-making. Those who demonstrate a high level of ability across our core compe- tency areas will be offered the opportunity to participate in a series of one-to-one interviews with lawyers at varying levels of seniority.
“Cooley has been a fantastic place to learn and develop. Partners and associates go out of their way to give context and provide clear explanations, as well as make you feel like a valued member of the Cooley family.” Monica Mylordou Associate Qualified into Business Litigation September 2020
Interviews will consist of a mix of competency and scenario-based ques- tions. In addition, there will likely be a discussion about topics designed to assess your awareness of issues affecting the work of commercial lawyers and their clients. You should be prepared to talk about your interest in Cooley, the work our firm does and the clients with whom we work. The interviews are an opportunity for us to get to know you a lit- tle better and to determine how your experiences to date have prepared you to work in a law firm environment, as well as an opportunity for you to assess whether Cooley is a match for your aspirations, so you should ask questions about what is important to you. If you receive and accept an offer to join Cooley, you will hear from the firm regularly throughout the period before formally joining us. It is important to us that you feel part of the team from the beginning.
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