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Honestly silence can be your friend during ACs. It shows that you are taking thought and processing the question. Law firms don’t expect you to immediately reply following a question so don’t worry about it. I was silent for about a minute and a half in one interview question and I still managed...
Hi @NatashaS98! Thank you for this response! Really beneficial! So if I had 2 minutes to answer a question about 'why x firm and why should we hire you', is it bad if I use those 2 minutes to give just 2 answers i.e. what inspired me to apply for x firm was its strength in insurance (discuss...
Ah I see; thank you! Just to clarify, would it be bad if I said in the form of a list e.g. I would like to work at x firm for two mains reasons: firstly..., secondly... etc?
Hi All!
I just had a query in terms of video interviews for VS/TCs.
In terms of a video interview question discussing 'why X firm', is it bad to repeat what you have said in your initial application, or should we introduce new answers as part of the question!
Thanks for reading this!
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I am currently in the process of applying to the DAC Beachcroft TC 2025 and one of the questions is as follows: "How will you apply your experiences so far to make you stand out as a trainee at DACB?". Is that essentially asking what skills you have gained from your experiences and how...
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