Slaughter and May interview questions
Updated May 22, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 5%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 5%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 4%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%OtherOther
- 1%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
174 interviews
Slaughter and May interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Slaughter and May as 54.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.61 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Paralegal and Trainee Solicitor rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Graduate Trainee and Intern roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Slaughter and May takes an average of 18 days when considering 23 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 Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Training Contract roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 44 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Slaughter and May according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 15%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Associate(33) ;
- Trainee Solicitor(15) ;
- Paralegal(13) ;
- Intern(7) ;
- Contract Lawyer(6) ;
- Executive Assistant(6) ;
- Summer Vacation Scheme(5) ;
- Associate Lawyer(3) ;
- Corporate Lawyer(3) ;
- Associate Solicitor(2) ;
- Human Resources Assistant(2) ;
- Human Resources Executive(2) ;
- IT Support(2) ;
- Internship(2) ;
- Senior Associate(2) .
