⟩ Trainee solicitor Business Lawyer Job Interview Questions
☛ Lots of technical questions. e.g. How is a merger/acquisition structured?
☛ They interviewers went through my CV and asked me why I choose the particular A Levels, work experience, extra curricular activities and skills that I have learnt from these.
☛ They also asked about something in the media that particularly interested me and why, and my opinion on the issue.
☛ They asked why I choose their particular firm for a summer placement.
☛ Give an example of where you had to work in a team. See our competency questions page
☛ Why do you want to study law?
☛ What do you think of law?
☛ Give an example of a recent commercial deal that captured your attention: which party/side in this deal would you like to work for if you were a lawyer and why?
☛ Questions about my work experience.
☛ Why do you want to work for our firm?
☛ Why do you want to work in London ?
☛ What extra-curricular activities have you undertaken and why?
☛ Which seats I wanted to complete?
☛ What modules I liked/disliked?
☛ What makes me different from other candidates?
☛ How is our firm different from other firms?