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LAW FIRM INTERVIEW QUESTIONS YOU WILL GET ASKED. Save this for your interview prep and follow for the answers. MOTIVATION 1. Why law? 2. Why commercial law? 3. Why solicitor and not barrister? 4. Why law and not banking or consulting? 5. What does a trainee actually do? 6. What makes a good commercial lawyer? 7. Why did you do [experience] and what did you learn? THE FIRM 8. Why this firm? 9. Why us over another firm? 10. Who are our competitors and what sets us apart? 11. Which practice areas interest you and why? 12. Tell me about a recent deal we worked on 13. What are our key sectors? 14. If we and another firm both offered you a TC, who would you pick? 15. Where else have you applied? 16. What are the downsides of joining us? PERSONALITY 17. Tell me about yourself 18. Biggest strength? Biggest weakness? 19. What are you most proud of? 20. What is your biggest failure? 21. How would your friends describe you? 22. Why should we pick you over other candidates? 23. How do you feel about long hours? 24. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 25. Why don't you have a training contract yet? 26. Explain your weakest grade COMPETENCY 27. Tell me about a time you worked in a team 28. A time you dealt with conflict 29. A time you persuaded someone 30. A time you worked under pressure 31. A time you made a mistake 32. A time you showed initiative 33. A time you juggled competing deadlines 34. A time you dealt with a difficult person SCENARIOS 35. A partner gives you work, leaves, and you're unsure of the instructions. What do you do? 36. You won't hit a deadline. What do you do? 37. A trainee is drowning in work and you have plans. What do you do? 38. A client blames you for their own mistake. What now? 39. Is it ever OK to lie to a client? COMMERCIAL AWARENESS 40. What business story caught your eye recently? 41. How would a law firm be involved in it? 42. How do interest rates affect businesses? 43. How is AI changing law firms? 44. What challenges face law firms today? 45. What is private equity? 46. Why do companies merge? 47. Equity vs debt funding? 48. What is an IPO? LAW FIRMS AS A BUSINESS 49. What is the billable hour? 50. What is profit per equity partner? 51. What is a lateral hire? M&A AND CONTRACT BASICS 52. Share purchase vs asset purchase? 53. What is due diligence? 54. Warranties vs representations? 55. What is a condition precedent? 56. What is a force majeure clause? 57. What is a change of control clause? 58. What does MAC stand for? 59. Who gets paid first on insolvency? #lawyer #trainingcontract #lawyersoftiktok #lawstudent #lawschool