CMS INTERVIEWEXAM ACTUAL UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
CMS were the first law firm to? - ANSWER Publish gender pay gap externally
What 2 things were CMS awarded 2020? - ANSWER Top 50 employers for women
Most progressive legal firm
How many trainees go on client secondments? - ANSWER Over half
Why is the Sheffield office significant? - ANSWER It was Nabarros prior base before merger
How much money and how many hours did CMS put into pro Bono? - ANSWER £1.7m legal
advice
22,000 hours
What is the 'Access Project'? - ANSWER CMS volunteering in academic tuition for those from
disadvantaged programmes
Why CMS? - ANSWER 1. It's a commercial and global firm, with regional offices and emphasis on
the north
2. Attitude to CSR and diversity quote the stats
3. Experience with First Steps into the culture, mentoring etc
, Why commercial law? - ANSWER Like to be intellectually challenged
- law over art
Working with clients
- Depop, CTI
Why a solicitor over barrister? - ANSWER Long term client relations
Work as a wider team, day to day interaction
(LAC)
Describe yourself? - ANSWER Motivated - essay comp, alevels
Creative - Etsy and lawyers without borders
Conscientious- CTI, diligent
What's important to you in life? - ANSWER Success - career motivated, progression
Happiness
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? - ANSWER Newly qualified solicitor, area that im
interested in, career progression
What motivates you? - ANSWER Working for the interests of other
Career progression
Teamwork
What qualities does a successful solicitor have? - ANSWER Approachable - client based, rapport
Business minded - commercially aware
Dedicated - long hours, client interests
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
CMS were the first law firm to? - ANSWER Publish gender pay gap externally
What 2 things were CMS awarded 2020? - ANSWER Top 50 employers for women
Most progressive legal firm
How many trainees go on client secondments? - ANSWER Over half
Why is the Sheffield office significant? - ANSWER It was Nabarros prior base before merger
How much money and how many hours did CMS put into pro Bono? - ANSWER £1.7m legal
advice
22,000 hours
What is the 'Access Project'? - ANSWER CMS volunteering in academic tuition for those from
disadvantaged programmes
Why CMS? - ANSWER 1. It's a commercial and global firm, with regional offices and emphasis on
the north
2. Attitude to CSR and diversity quote the stats
3. Experience with First Steps into the culture, mentoring etc
, Why commercial law? - ANSWER Like to be intellectually challenged
- law over art
Working with clients
- Depop, CTI
Why a solicitor over barrister? - ANSWER Long term client relations
Work as a wider team, day to day interaction
(LAC)
Describe yourself? - ANSWER Motivated - essay comp, alevels
Creative - Etsy and lawyers without borders
Conscientious- CTI, diligent
What's important to you in life? - ANSWER Success - career motivated, progression
Happiness
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? - ANSWER Newly qualified solicitor, area that im
interested in, career progression
What motivates you? - ANSWER Working for the interests of other
Career progression
Teamwork
What qualities does a successful solicitor have? - ANSWER Approachable - client based, rapport
Business minded - commercially aware
Dedicated - long hours, client interests
