Standard.
Graduate, Sydney - 27 Oct 2023
The interview process was very structured. May be better to have more of a conversational interview process. But great that it was 30 mins.
Graduate, Brisbane - 20 Oct 2023
Long.
Graduate, Canberra - 19 Oct 2023
Not a lot of transparency in respect of clerkship/graduate offers.
Graduate, Melbourne - 19 Oct 2023
Standard application and interview process for clerkships and then subsequent application for graduate position.
Graduate, Perth - 18 Oct 2023
Digitally uploaded resume, transcript and cover letter (can't remember if this firm requested a cover letter my year) --> interview --> offer
Pros of the process: no video interview prior to actual interview (all candidates collectively agree those are really awkward and hard to do)
Cons: not CU specific but annoying having to manually enter your whole transcript, resume etc onto the digital platform when those documents have already been uploaded (don't know if this is still the process but doing that for nearly every firm was very time consuming)
Graduate, Melbourne - 17 Oct 2023
P and D has implemented many initiatives to make the process as comfortable as possible for new graduates and clerks.
Graduate, Melbourne - 17 Oct 2023
Being a grad - I went through the typical clerk and grad process, which was fine (esp during covid).
Graduate, Melbourne - 17 Oct 2023
I underwent the standard clerkship process for law firms - written application, psychometric testing, and then two rounds of interviews, with some information/networking evenings in between. Nothing notable compared to other law firms I was also applying for at the same time.
Graduate, Sydney - 17 Oct 2023
The interview process was quite some time ago, and it was at the same time as applying for multiple other clerkships, so it is hard to distil what Clayton Utz did specifically. I am fairly certain the process commenced with psychometric testing. There was then a process where we were contacted by buddies who were existing graduates who gave us advice on the upcoming interviews and answered our general questions about the firm. There was a cocktail night, which was during covid times so was over zoom and was more of an information session about the firm. And then there was the interview. There was only one round of interviews, and I was interviewed by one partner and one member of P&D.
I really valued the interview buddy program. I think this is something that really set CU apart from other firms during this process. I felt like I could ask silly questions that I could not ask of P&D, and also got candid responses from a graduate which I appreciated.
Graduate, Brisbane - 17 Oct 2023
Interview process and assessments were good. However, I found the psychometric tests were unnecessary.
Networking night was very helpful
Graduate, Brisbane - 16 Oct 2023
Very good. Approachable interviewers and clear management of expectations.
Graduate, Sydney - 11 Oct 2023
Interview process was very casual and comfortable. I found it similar to other firms but definitely felt most comfortable at CU.
Graduate, Melbourne - 11 Oct 2023