☛ 1 Where do you see yourself in five years time?

☛ 2 Where do you see yourself in ten years time?

☛ 3 Tell me about yourself?

☛ 4 What is your major achievement?

☛ 5 What do you consider yourself good at doing?

☛ 6 What sort of person are you?

☛ 7 What are your strengths?

☛ 8 What are your weaknesses?

☛ 9 How would you approach this job?

☛ 10 How do you get things done?

☛ 11 How would you decide on your objectives?

☛ 12 How do you manage your day?

☛ 13 What motivates you?

☛ 14 How do you cope without motivation?

☛ 15 How long were you at your last job?

☛ 16 Why did you leave your last job?

☛ 17 How have you changed in the last five years?

☛ 18 What contribution do you make to a team?

☛ 19 How do you react if you find that someone you work with does not like you?

☛ 20 Have you ever experienced such a problem during your working life?

☛ 21 If so, how did you cope and how did the matter resolve itself if it did occur?

☛ 22 What would your peers say about you?

☛ 23 Describe your ideal work environment?

☛ 24 Describe your worst work environment?

☛ 25 Tell me about a time when you successfully handled a situation?

☛ 26 Tell me about a time when you felt that you dealt with a situation inadequately, and how has that changed how you would approach the same situation?

☛ 27 What do you think you can bring to this position?

☛ 28 What do you think you can bring to this company?

☛ 29 How do you see this job developing?

☛ 30 What sort of salary are you expecting?

☛ 31 What was your last salary?

☛ 32 If you did not have to work what would you do?

☛ 33 What decisions do you find easy to make?

☛ 34 What decisions do you find difficult to make?

☛ 35 Do you like to work in a team or on your own?

☛ 36 What would you do if you don’t get this position?

☛ 37 If offered the position, how long do you plan to stay at this company?

☛ 38 On taking this job, what would be your major contribution?

☛ 39 How do you get the best out of people?

☛ 40 How do you respond under stress?

☛ 41 Can you provide a recent example of when you were under stress, and how you coped?

☛ 42 What support training would you require to be able to do this job? If not, why not? Explain.

☛ 43 What would you look forward to most in this job?

☛ 44 In your view, what are the major problems/opportunities facing the legal industry?

☛ 45 What will be your key target in this job if we appoint you?

☛ 46 What makes you think you can be successful with us?

☛ 47 How does the job sound to you?

☛ 48 Which subjects did you enjoy during your qualifying degree?

☛ 49 Why do you want to be a solicitor?

☛ 50 Have you always wanted to be a solicitor?

☛ 51 What is your alternative career, should law not be the avenue for you?

☛ 52 Would you be able to supply any references?

☛ 53 What sort of response would we get from your referees about your professional as well as social manner?

☛ 54 Why would you want to do LSC funded (legal aid) work? If not, why not? Explain.

☛ 55 Why should we employ you, instead of someone else?

☛ 56 What do you think about partnership prospects in the future?

☛ 57 We are not willing to give partnership prospects, what are your views on that?

☛ 58 What are you expecting from this firm in the future?

☛ 59 What are your views on the franchising of legal aid firms?

☛ 60 What are your views on the policies of the Legal Services Commission?

☛ 61 What do you know about the impact of the Human Rights Act on law in this country?

☛ 62 Do you think that there will be a major impact on criminal law?

☛ 63 How has business/commercial/family law been affected by the change?

☛ 64 Have you ever attended a court hearing or employment tribunal?

☛ 65 What was the outcome?

☛ 66 How much preparation on files for trial do you do?

☛ 67 How much do you expect Counsel to do?

☛ 68 What do you think about the principle of Legal Aid? Should clients have to pay for services they use in all circumstances?

☛ 69 Are you willing to do after-hour work?

☛ 70 Are you willing to go through the accreditation process for police station advisors?

☛ 71 In the future would you be willing to manage a branch office? If not, why not? Explain.

☛ 72 What sort of advocacy experience do you have (apart from those taught on the LPC)?

☛ 73 Do you think you would need to undergo training for advocacy?

☛ 74 How do you stand on equal opportunities?

☛ 75 Have you ever been involved either paid or unpaid with the services of the voluntary sector?

☛ 76 What do you think about law as it is practised in private practice firms?

☛ 77 What are the three main attributes for a successful commercial lawyer?

☛ 78 What views do you hold on the recent budget?

☛ 79 Who would you take a desert island, and why?

☛ 80 Are you a member of any clubs or charities?

☛ 81 What sort of activities are you interested in outside of work?

☛ 82 Are you a socialising person? What is your work/life balance?

☛ 83 Would your social life infringe on your work commitment?

☛ 84 If so, how? Explain.

☛ 85 What sort of management skills do you have?

☛ 86 Do you think you require training in management skills? Why?

☛ 87 Do you prefer to manage yourself or let someone else do the managing?

☛ 88 Are you a leader or a follower?

☛ 89 Are you computer literate?

☛ 90 Would you be able to do time-recording? Do you keep good time?

☛ 91 What sort of employment background do you have?

☛ 92 Why did you come to us through an agency?

☛ 93 Have you applied anywhere else apart from us?

☛ 94 Have you had any other interviews apart from us?

☛ 95 Have you been offered a position yet?

☛ 96 How much notice would you need to give to your present employer if you were offered a position?

☛ 97 Would you be willing to branch out into any other area of law, if the need arose?

☛ 98 Have you ever been abroad?

☛ 99 Do you speak any other languages apart from English?

☛ 100 What questions have you for us?