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⟩ Basic Legal Counsel Job Interview Questions

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

☛ Would you be able to supply any references?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

☛ What was the outcome?

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

☛ How much do you expect Counsel to do?

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

☛ Are you willing to do after-hour work?

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

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

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

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

☛ How do you stand on equal opportunities?

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

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