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 impres- sively 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 opportunity to showcase a breadth of skills, including teamworking, commercial sense, communication skills, logic, judgement, creativity and decision-making. You will also have the opportunity to meet and speak with a variety of Cooley lawyers and trainees over lunch. 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.
“At Cooley it really is all about being part of the team. This is made clear before you even start your training contract, through inclusion in all the firm events, and then from day one in the office. You are embraced as part of the team, meaning you are given real responsibility, your input is appreciated and you are welcomed by a team of inspiring individuals.”
Monica Mylordou First-year trainee
Current Seat: Litigation – Insurance & Reinsurance and Business Litigation
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