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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kellysim" data-source="post: 8826" data-attributes="member: 1032">Hi,I did my assessment centre at DLA piper last Tuesday 29th January 2019 and was made an offer so I thought it would be good for me to share my experience! The AC was broken down into 3 parts: partner interview, group exercise and a case style presentation in no particular order but everyone started with the group exercise I believe. The partner interview, like Will said above, largely rotated around your competences since all partners had a paper in front of them listing out all questions. My partner personally asked me a lot more about my experiences on my CV and asked rather personal questions as opposed to why DLA. However, I felt it was important to indirectly relate my answers to DLA since there weren’t many chances to demonstrate your understanding of the firm’s distinguishing factors (e.g. one UK approach, branding as a global business law firm).The group exercise was monitored by 3 partners and is difficult to prepare for. My advice for this is to focus on listening to the group and making active contributions only when necessary. Support the suggestions of others but don’t be afraid to speak up to express your concern or recommendations.With the case presentation, it was clear from the 1 hour of preparation time that it is impossible to finish everything and practice what you have to say before the presentation. Instead, I think it was better to follow a structured approach when reading the case prep and make notes that would guide you in presenting later on. I hope this helps anyone else attending an AC!</blockquote>

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