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Assessment Centre

If you are successful in the application stage, you will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre. The Assessment Centre takes half a day and will be held in London (usually over a five day period in September).

Before then, you will be invited along to a Pre-Assessment Centre Lunch. This will provide you with an opportunity to find out more about the Assessment Centre itself and meet representatives from the recruiting departments. Our intention is to allow you to find out about the various departments participating in the GLS Legal Trainee competition and to help you decide which three departments you would like to nominate as your top choices, if successful in this year’s competition. The Lunch does not form part of the assessment process in any way and attendance is voluntary.

At the Assessment Centre, you will be assessed against the core competencies through three exercises – a written exercise, a competency based interview and a technical interview.

1. Written Exercise

The written exercise will present a legal scenario and you will be assessed on the key competencies of analytical ability, constructive and innovative thinking, judgement and written communication. This is not a test of legal knowledge and you will not be given credit for any evidence of legal knowledge beyond the information included in the supporting material provided. You will be given 55 minutes to complete this exercise.

2. Competency Based Interview

The competency based interview panel will be comprised of a senior GLS lawyer and an external HR professional. The interview will assess your constructive and innovative thinking, influential communication, team working, drive and determination and potential for self development. This interview will last 55 minutes.

3. Technical Interview

The technical interview panel will be comprised of two senior GLS lawyers. You will be asked to spend the first 5 minutes presenting an argument to the panel on a public law related topic which you’ll be given when we invite you to attend the Assessment Centre. The remainder of the interview will test your analytical ability, judgement, influential communication, drive and determination, potential for self-development and motivation for the law and the GLS. This interview will last 45 minutes.