Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Hughes Paddison Solicitors as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Trainee Solicitor and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Trainee Solicitor and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Hughes Paddison Solicitors takes an average of 90 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Trainee Solicitor had the quickest hiring process (on average 90 days), whereas Trainee Solicitor roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Hughes Paddison Solicitors in Nov 2022
Interview
Firstly Application form and then an interview with two partners. The interview was very relaxed and friendly. This was followed by an application day which involved three tasks. A client letter writing exercise, a group exercise and then an interviewing exercise. Prior to the final interview, a research task was allocated which involved research a current issue and writing a memo to a supervisor. The final interview was with the equity partners and this involved legal questions, competency questions and personal questions. At the start of the interview the firm also required a presentation about you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Legal Questions during the final interview on an area you had a particular interest in