MinterEllison HireVue interview questions

8 researched questions — 8 reported by real candidates or published by MinterEllison. Updated August 2026.

  1. 1Tell us three interesting things about yourself that are not on your CV.
    Officially publishedPast behavior

    Asked as a written additional question on the legal-programs application form.

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  2. 2Describe a particular legal case or topic that sparked your interest either before or during your studies, and briefly explain why.
    Officially publishedPast behavior

    Asked as a written additional question on the legal-programs application form.

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  3. 3Describe how you overcame a challenge you faced.
    Reported by a candidatePast behavior

    Reported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.

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  4. 4Why MinterEllison?
    Reported by a candidateMotivation & background

    Reported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.

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  5. 5What would you say are your strengths and weaknesses?
    Reported by a candidateSituational judgment

    Reported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.

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  6. 6Describe an instance where you exemplified your strength in a workplace.
    Reported by a candidatePast behavior

    Wording as reported and possibly paraphrased.

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  7. 7Why corporate law?
    Reported by a candidateMotivation & background

    Reported by a candidate; current applicability may vary.

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  8. 8Tell me about how you manage your time, and how you respond to feedback.
    Reported by a candidatePast behavior

    Paraphrased behavioural themes from a candidate report rather than verbatim wording.

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How the MinterEllison hiring process works

Candidates apply online through MinterEllison's Careers Portal with a CV and recent academic results, choosing one office per year; clerkships are aimed at penultimate- and final-year law students, and legal programs add short written "additional questions" to the application form. Within 24-48 hours of submitting, applicants receive an invitation from HireVue to complete a games-based psychometric assessment of roughly 10 minutes, which the firm says measures cognitive abilities — mental agility, reasoning, visual and spatial awareness — and emotional intelligence. Which specific HireVue games appear is not confirmed, and HireVue configurations can change between intakes.

Next comes the HireVue one-way video assessment, which replaced the firm's old first-round in-person interview according to HireVue's case study. Officially it takes about 20 minutes including instructions and practice attempts, with roughly 2 minutes to answer each question, one re-record allowed per question (you cannot choose between takes), unlimited practice questions beforehand, the option to submit early, and the ability to resume from the same link if your connection drops. Recordings are reviewed by the HR team. One candidate report describes the round as 3 questions, though the firm's pages give timing but no count, so the exact number may vary.

Candidates who progress move to in-person interviews with partners, senior associates and the Talent (HR) team, which the firm says probe key competencies, technical skills, teamwork experience, interpersonal ability and business acumen; candidate reports describe a first interview with a partner and HR and a second with two partners. Offers go out on state-coordinated dates (for the 2026 clerkship cycle, for example, NSW on 9 September and VIC on 15 October). Two cautions on scope: a lateral-hire report describes a recruiter call, Teams interview and face-to-face meeting with no HireVue stage, so this process is best evidenced for clerkship and graduate programs; and MinterEllisonRuddWatts in New Zealand is a separate, allied firm whose process involves no video interview or games assessment.

About this research

Researched questions
8 — 8 officially published or candidate-reported
Typical format
One-way video; a common setup is 30s prep + ~2 min answers. Employers configure their own timing, question count, and retakes.
Research updated
August 2026 · part of our evidence-labeled HireVue question bank

Best-supported scope: Australian clerkship and graduate (legal-program) recruitment: a HireVue games-based psychometric assessment followed by a HireVue one-way pre-recorded video assessment ahead of in-person interviews.

Officially published2
Reported by a candidate6

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