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Burford Capital interview questions
based on 6 ratings - Updated Jul 29, 2025
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Burford Capital as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.33 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Quantitative Investment Analyst and Marketing rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Marketing and Director, Finance roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Burford Capital takes an average of 14 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Quantitative Investment Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Quantitative Investment Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
Long and drawn out. Seven rounds in total, some remote and some in person. Met not only the people I'd be working with but senior management, lawyers and other departments.
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Why do you want to go from a large company to a small, lean outfit?
Casual Interview met with Treasury and CFO. Lovely team and good vibe.
A 30–45 minute conversation with team.
Covers background, experience, and career goals.
Discussion with CFO, CEO, or senior leadership.
Covers high-level strategic thinking and alignment with company vision.
Opportunity to ask insightful questions about company strategy and finance priorities.
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Describe a challenging time you needed to create a model to align to a company cost strategy?>
I applied online. I interviewed at Burford Capital
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The interview started with self introduction. After that, knowledge about the company and role was examined. One maths question was then asked. Finally the staff asked if I have anything curious about the company
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Do you know what Burford Capital do? What does Legal Finance mean?