Hi
@a1024 !
This is a very interesting question, and I believe that it is one of the most difficult questions that I have seen!
I believe it is very difficult to tie questions like this to the firm's practice area or work, so I would not worry about this. Firms often ask questions like this not to assess a candidate's motivation or experience, but to see whether they can write succinctly while explaining their reasoning clearly and answering all aspects of the question.
Therefore, I believe you can pick any event and it does not have to be tied to the firm, or even the work of a commercial lawyer generally.
When structuring your answer, I would advise you to pay attention to the following aspects:
- Clearly identify and state which event you would want to witness, ideally in your first sentence: This may seem obvious, but I think it is important to be really clear as to what the particular event you would want to witness is, and when it was/is/will be.
- Explain any important details about the event: If there are any significant details about this event which may not have been clear from your initial description, you should do this next. However, I would not spend too much of your limited word count in explaining what the event is; certainly not more than 100 words, as the more significant aspect of the question, to me, appears to be the question "why?".
- Explain why you would like to witness this event: This is the most important part of the question and, in my opinion, should be the majority of your answer. Offer ideally two or three reasons outlining why this event would be particularly interesting to witness. Pay attention, in particular, to what insight you might gain by witnessing this event, rather than reading about it online. Also, don't be afraid to explain why the event is interesting to you in particular! It is always good to be able to tie your answer to such questions to your personality, background and other experiences!
Good luck!
