I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DLA Piper (London, England) in Jan 2023
Interview
1) Group exercise with about 5 other people and a few partners listening and taking notes 2) partner strengths based interview, 3) 10 min case presentation with partner with reflection questions after about how you would approach task differently
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Why DLA -what are your weaknesses -a time you were innovative
it was the whole day, lasting from 9am to 3pm. We were assessed through three types of interviews - a 30 minute partner interview, 40 minute case study presentation, 30 minute group discussion.
I applied online. I interviewed at DLA Piper (Birmingham, England) in Jan 2026
Interview
Group exercise (3/4 candidates), individual presentation (15 minutes) to a partner with follow up questions and a motivational/ strength based interview (1 hour) to another partner with prompting questions to expand on your answers.
Quite interactive - 1 partner asked competency questions; another round of group interview testing commercial awareness; another round of individual presentation on a commercial case study
Overall people r quite supportive - not harsh on interviewees
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I handle tasks if there are conflicts of time
