Latham & Watkins qs

[Tstrack]

Wondering how to approach the q 'what transferrable skills can you bring to the role of trainee solicitor'? especially because the q directly after that is 'Please give details of your extra-curricular activities, and any prizes, scholarships, positions of responsibility, or noteworthy achievements that will support your application'.

Is the question more about identifying what skills are useful as a trainee, or how should I answer without just listing skills?

 

[Jaysen]

Wondering how to approach the q 'what transferrable skills can you bring to the role of trainee solicitor'? especially because the q directly after that is 'Please give details of your extra-curricular activities, and any prizes, scholarships, positions of responsibility, or noteworthy achievements that will support your application'.

Is the question more about identifying what skills are useful as a trainee, or how should I answer without just listing skills?

Yes the question is about identifying the skills you have, but you should use examples across your experiences to justify how you have developed those skills. Try to think about how they would be useful to your role as a trainee. Be specific and really think about what trainees must do day-to-day.