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      Junior Paralegal Interview

      30 May 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Northampton, England

      Other Junior Paralegal interview reviews for Shoosmiths

      Junior Paralegal Interview

      18 Jan 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Shoosmiths (Northampton, England)

      Interview

      Really good, staff were all very friendly and helpful, interviewee made me feel less nervous and was very insightful into how the company operated. Overall a nice pleasant experience. Would recommend

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What qualifications do you have?
      1 Answer

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shoosmiths

      Interview

      First had an interview with a recruitment advisor - she asked me basic competency questions and was really friendly. At the end, she informed me that she would like to send me through to the next stage which was a video interview a couple days after. My video interview was with the head of department and also a trainer - both really nice! They asked me further competency questions and asked if I had any questions. Overall such a positive experience and a very comfortable interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is one problem you have come across in your previous employment and how did you resolve it?
      Answer question
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      Shoosmiths response
      5y
      Thank you so much for your feedback, glad to hear you enjoyed the process. All the best with the new role!

      Junior Paralegal Interview

      5 Jan 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Edinburgh, Scotland
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Shoosmiths (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Dec 2020

      Interview

      I believe I was racially profiled because I was not asked any questions during the face -to-face then told that I was unsuccessful without reasons. I applied online. I got a over the phone interview with HR, which I was asked around 2-3 competency based questions. I was then told successful to have another interview with the department manager and another worker. During this interview, I was not asked any competency based questions. In fact, the only question I was asked was 'what are you doing now'? The interviewers only spoke about the contents of the job. E.g what I would be doing on a day to day basis, the pay, how they are a nice team. 2 days later I was told that I was unsuccessful without any reasons. I emailed back to ask for feedback, but I was ignored. It was strange to tell someone that they were unsuccessful when you have not given them the chance to say why they should be considered for the job. It was as if they already knew they were not going to hire me. The only reason I can give is that because I was black. I say this because everything was going well until the face to face interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you prioritise?
      Answer question
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      Shoosmiths response
      5y
      Hi there, I'm so sorry to hear you r feedback. If you would like to get in touch with me direct I will look in to the interview process, selection criteria and your feedback to hopefully answer some of the points raised above. Kind regards, Danielle Owens Head of Recruitment danielle.owens@shoosmiths.co.uk