I applied online. I interviewed at Sidley Austin (London, England)
Interview
An hour-long interview with a partner. Half of the interview is about motivational and competency questions. The second half is commercial awareness-based. This half will focus on analysing an FT Article you are given 15 minutes before the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Sidley Austin? Do you do any group activities in your personal time?
Nice final stage interview process
Interviewer was engaged and genuinely seemed interested to talk to me. I was asked various competency and motivational questions, which proceeded a case study involving an FT article.
Application form with academic details, telephone interview with an HR representative, mostly competency based; followed by an in person interview with a partner at their offices, mostly motivational and commercial
Vacation Scheme applicants have rated the interview process at Sidley Austin with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Sidley Austin as a Vacation Scheme according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 25%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -