I think it is best to stick with explaining the core things surrounding the work the firm does that interests you, given the short response times you will likely have. Moreover, pro-bono, work culture, and secondment opportunities etc. are always good supplementary points to mention, once you have established your main ones relating to the work you will be doing and why that interests you specifically
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I think this may have been asked already, but if we are given the names of our interviewers prior to the interview, what should we be doing with this information?
Is Linklaters normally this brutal with ghosting? 😂 I think last year I got a PFO pretty quickly but I’m not sure if that was an exceptional year
nobody received any rejections yet so I AM SCARED
Research them through the firm's website / LinkedIn to make sure you are aware of their practice areas and specialities! Either have specific questions to do with that area or at the very least have a solid understanding of what it is so that if they ask anything to do with it, you can make some kind of conversation. It's a massive advantage having their names ahead of time so definitely make use of it - see if you can find any commonground interests you have with them too that may come up in the interview
@James Carrabino dont be sad! This is also a numbers game! You need to place your bets strategically!
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It really will depend on the questions. You just need to focus on answering them and they will direct you to what you should discuss.
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My personal view on this is nothing - but not everyone will agree with me on this.
Your interview is about you, not about your interviewers.
I would say CRS is not appreciated enough and regretted not applying to
Easily gonna be a serious firing zone from Links very soon😩 they’re gonna be more brutal than Reed Smith. At least RS had the courtesy to send holding emails 😳
Research them through the firm's website / LinkedIn to make sure you are aware of their practice areas and specialities! Either have specific questions to do with that area or at the very least have a solid understanding of what it is so that if they ask anything to do with it, you can make some kind of conversation. It's a massive advantage having their names ahead of time so definitely make use of it - see if you can find any commonground interests you have with them too that may come up in the interview
Great to get two different perspectives on this, thank you both!
I was thinking more about the why this firm question usually asked - it’s a lot harder expressing verbally than through writing
so grad rec emailed me and basically just sent me a new online assessment url which basically gave me another 7 days to do it, i was surprised they were that generous!
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This is brilliant. I just have to make it though my final Trusts exam and then I will tackle this! Thanks so so much.
Anyone heard from Winston & Strawn or Ropes &Gray?
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