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HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS
“IT IS WORTH TAKING THE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT US, OUR VALUES AND OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE IN ADVANCE.”
OLIVIA PONTON, GRADUATE RECRUITMENT ADVISER
PERSONALISE YOUR APPLICATION
LINK EXPERIENCE TO LAW
WE’RE LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL
REMEMBER, IT’S A TWO-WAY PROCESS Tailor your application to Herbert Smith Freehills through further research. Our brochure, website and social media channels are good places to start. You can then think about what really stands out to you about our firm. It is worth taking the time to learn about us, our values and our areas of expertise in advance. This proactive approach will help you to demonstrate your motivation more effectively. Come and meet us at events and law fairs to get to know our people. Think about who you will be meeting and the questions you may like to ask them. This is your chance to speak to us in a more informal environment to make sure the firm is right for you. Asking our lawyers about their experiences can give you a real insight into what might be in store for you when you join.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS When talking about your experiences, make sure you explain the skills you have gained and how they will be relevant to a career in law and more specifically, a career at Herbert Smith Freehills. Think about the way our lawyers work and what skills and abilities they need in order to deliver high quality advice and services to our clients. At Herbert Smith Freehills we recognise and value all the differences that make each of us unique. By embracing a diversity of views and experience, we can provide our clients with the most innovative advice. It is important to us that people feel they can be themselves so we try to bring that out early on in the application process. All our Graduate Recruitment interviewing partners undergo unconscious bias training and all staff at the firm attend Diversity & Inclusion training. We encourage you to be yourself and to talk about what interests you specifically about a career at our firm.
We recognise that it has become increasingly difficult to obtain legal work experience and we’re not looking for the finished article – we’re looking for your potential to become a brilliant lawyer. Transferable skills you have gained through work experience, both legal and non-legal, are equally as important when you’re then able to explain how they will be relevant to a career in law.
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
We use just one test designed to assess your verbal reasoning skills. We have a practice test on our website and there are plenty of practice papers available on the internet for you to utilise.
DON’T FORGET TO LOOK FOR TYPOS
Check and double check before you apply. We expect a high level of attention to detail.
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