I'm struggling a bit with the following question, and haven't seen anyone else discussing Akin Gump so far so I figured I'd post it:
'What attracts you to Akin Gump and how do you consider you would add value during a vacation scheme in the London office?'
The first part is obviously just a standard 'why firm X' question, but I'm not as sure how to approach the second part. Especially as it's specific to the vac scheme (if they said as a trainee, that would be different). Not trying to sell myself short, but I feel like it seems a bit delusional (lol) to claim that I'll be able to add any real value to the firm's work, culture, etc. over the course of just two weeks as an intern. I can think of what I'd gain from the experience, and why I might be a good fit, but none of that seems to answer the specific question they're asking.