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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

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Paul, Weiss is a New York-headquartered corporate law specialist that has rapidly established itself as a household name in the City. It combines an elite private equity practice with the potential for rapid career advancement. Read more

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Situational judgementQuestion 11 / 6918:07

A complex due diligence report is due to the client first thing tomorrow. At 6pm you discover a whole category of documents you were asked to review has not yet been checked, and it will take several more hours of work.

Rank these responses (1 = most effective)

ASend the report on time and clearly flag that one category of documents is yet to be reviewed.

BLet your supervisor know the volume of review was greater than the timeline allowed for, and ask how to proceed.

CComplete the review properly, agreeing a slightly later delivery time with your supervisor.

DWork quickly through the outstanding documents so the full set is covered by the deadline, acknowledging the quick turnaround means the quality of your work may suffer.