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<blockquote data-quote="George Maxwell" data-source="post: 94159" data-attributes="member: 17165"><p>Hi [USER=4098]@futuretraineesolicitor[/USER],</p><p></p><p>I hope that you are well! 🙋♂️</p><p></p><p>These are great questions. </p><p></p><p>From my perspective, I think the question "Why London?" is primarily seeking for the candidate to justify their decision from a professional perspective. These reasons should be linked back though (for example, "I would like to work in London because it would provide me with the opportunity to work on X deals. This is important<em> to me</em> because of Y"). </p><p></p><p><em>However</em>, the personal reasons you mention (about which I agree with [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER]- i.e., try to go deeper than the movie), could be a really nice addition at the end to humanise your answer. </p><p></p><p>Your question about the crossover between the above question, "Why do you want to work for an international law firm?" and "Why is London a leading financial centre?" is absolutely fair. </p><p></p><p><strong>Firstly</strong>, I think it is ok to reference your other answers if you feel like you are repeating yourself. </p><p></p><p>For example, I remember saying something similar to "As I said in X answer/my answer to Y, I want to work in an international firm because of Z" in an interview. I think this <em>can</em> be advisable to demonstrate consistency in your answers. Giving wholly different answers for very similar questions might undermine the perceived authenticity of your responses. Consequently your interviewers might lose track of your <em>actual</em> motivations for the role. </p><p></p><p>So in short, do not try to give completely fresh reasons for essentially identical questions.</p><p></p><p><strong>Secondly</strong>, the questions you mention are similar, but they are looking for slightly different answers. </p><p></p><p>-"Why (do you want to work in) London?" or "Why (do you want to work in a firm based in) <em>London</em>?" (these interpretations are non-exhaustive) wishes to prompt the core motivations<em> you have </em>for working in the London legal market and/or at a London-based firm. </p><p></p><p>-"Why do you want to work for an international firm?" is centred on your reasons for working in a firm which a. is large (therefore offers a number/variety of trainee rotations), b. offers you the possibility of international secondment, c. is likely to offer you the opportunity to work on multi/cross-jurisdictional matters, d. allows you to meet a broad range/diverse selection of people, e. works with international clients (again this list is non-exhaustive!). </p><p></p><p>Essentially you should try to reflect on the characteristics of international firms <em>in general. </em>You should think about the opportunities that working in one would bring. Do this and then link your justifications back to yourself. The above response draws <em>specifically</em> on the London legal market.</p><p></p><p>-"Why is London a leading financial centre?" requires a more commercial answer. Here you <em>could</em> reference the internationally renowned respect for consistent, well-reasoned judgments produced by the English courts or the quality of human capital in London etc.</p><p></p><p>I hope this post illustrates the differences in the answers being sought by these questions. I agree though, it is <em>possible</em> to answer these questions in a very similar way. However, after thinking more deeply about it, I hope you can see that these questions are quite different.</p><p></p><p>Happy to answer follow ups as always 👾</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Maxwell, post: 94159, member: 17165"] Hi [USER=4098]@futuretraineesolicitor[/USER], I hope that you are well! 🙋♂️ These are great questions. From my perspective, I think the question "Why London?" is primarily seeking for the candidate to justify their decision from a professional perspective. These reasons should be linked back though (for example, "I would like to work in London because it would provide me with the opportunity to work on X deals. This is important[I] to me[/I] because of Y"). [I]However[/I], the personal reasons you mention (about which I agree with [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER]- i.e., try to go deeper than the movie), could be a really nice addition at the end to humanise your answer. Your question about the crossover between the above question, "Why do you want to work for an international law firm?" and "Why is London a leading financial centre?" is absolutely fair. [B]Firstly[/B],[B] [/B]I think it is ok to reference your other answers if you feel like you are repeating yourself. For example, I remember saying something similar to "As I said in X answer/my answer to Y, I want to work in an international firm because of Z" in an interview. I think this [I]can[/I] be advisable to demonstrate consistency in your answers. Giving wholly different answers for very similar questions might undermine the perceived authenticity of your responses. Consequently your interviewers might lose track of your [I]actual[/I] motivations for the role. So in short, do not try to give completely fresh reasons for essentially identical questions. [B]Secondly[/B], the questions you mention are similar, but they are looking for slightly different answers. -"Why (do you want to work in) London?" or "Why (do you want to work in a firm based in) [I]London[/I]?" (these interpretations are non-exhaustive) wishes to prompt the core motivations[I] you have [/I]for working in the London legal market and/or at a London-based firm. -"Why do you want to work for an international firm?" is centred on your reasons for working in a firm which a. is large (therefore offers a number/variety of trainee rotations), b. offers you the possibility of international secondment, c. is likely to offer you the opportunity to work on multi/cross-jurisdictional matters, d. allows you to meet a broad range/diverse selection of people, e. works with international clients (again this list is non-exhaustive!). Essentially you should try to reflect on the characteristics of international firms [I]in general. [/I]You should think about the opportunities that working in one would bring. Do this and then link your justifications back to yourself. The above response draws [I]specifically[/I] on the London legal market. -"Why is London a leading financial centre?" requires a more commercial answer. Here you [I]could[/I] reference the internationally renowned respect for consistent, well-reasoned judgments produced by the English courts or the quality of human capital in London etc. I hope this post illustrates the differences in the answers being sought by these questions. I agree though, it is [I]possible[/I] to answer these questions in a very similar way. However, after thinking more deeply about it, I hope you can see that these questions are quite different. Happy to answer follow ups as always 👾 [/QUOTE]
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