DLA Piper commercial awareness question

[F AJMI]

Hi

The DLA piper summer internship commercial awareness question asks you to write about a business story you found interesting in the last 12 months. In the answer should I try to relate the business story to the firm itself as well as attempt to talk about its implications on the British legal sector, or would it be better to focus purely on the story itself and use that to show commercial awareness.

You only have about 250 words for the question and i'm not sure if the question is simply testing your commercial awareness, or if they want you to link the answer to the firm itself.

 

[Fil]

No need to link it to the firm or the sector unless the story really calls for it.

 

[AvniD]

Hi

The DLA piper summer internship commercial awareness question asks you to write about a business story you found interesting in the last 12 months. In the answer should I try to relate the business story to the firm itself as well as attempt to talk about its implications on the British legal sector, or would it be better to focus purely on the story itself and use that to show commercial awareness.

You only have about 250 words for the question and i'm not sure if the question is simply testing your commercial awareness, or if they want you to link the answer to the firm itself.

You can pick any news story that interests you as long as it's
1) within the last 12 months
2) you identify the core business/legal issues in the story and
3) analyse the story's impact on the client/industry/law firms more generally

No need at all to relate it to the firm of the British legal sector specifically- the goal here is to show the firm that you are able to apply your legal knowledge to business news and contextualise it appropriately.

 

[F AJMI]

You can pick any news story that interests you as long as it's
1) within the last 12 months
2) you identify the core business/legal issues in the story and
3) analyse the story's impact on the client/industry/law firms more generally

No need at all to relate it to the firm of the British legal sector specifically- the goal here is to show the firm that you are able to apply your legal knowledge to business news and contextualise it appropriately.

Thanks for the help, I wasn't sure whether the story had to be relevant to the British legal sector.
I am currently writing about the Chinese housing crises, more specifically looking into its effect both on the global economy as well as the legal sector. Would this be a good story to write about?

 

[AvniD]

Thanks for the help, I wasn't sure whether the story had to be relevant to the British legal sector.
I am currently writing about the Chinese housing crises, more specifically looking into its effect both on the global economy as well as the legal sector. Would this be a good story to write about?

This could work well! I'd focus on the legal and commercial issues/opportunities arising from this and if possible, try to draw the impact this could have on the global economy and law firms operating offices in China, specifically their business strategy and how they advise clients.

 

[F AJMI]

This could work well! I'd focus on the legal and commercial issues/opportunities arising from this and if possible, try to draw the impact this could have on the global economy and law firms operating offices in China, specifically their business strategy and how they advise clients.

Thanks

 

[goatenthusiast12]

Hi @AvniD ! I just got done with my first semester of law school so I haven't received any grades yet but in the application form they're asking for my predicted grades/grades obtained and I have neither. What do you suggest I do in this case?

 

[AvniD]

Hi @AvniD ! I just got done with my first semester of law school so I haven't received any grades yet but in the application form they're asking for my predicted grades/grades obtained and I have neither. What do you suggest I do in this case?

Hi @goatenthusiast12, I'd email the firm to clarify what they mean by predicted grades- is this something you can input based on your own assessment or do you need something more formal from your university/professors?

 

[goatenthusiast12]

Hi @goatenthusiast12, I'd email the firm to clarify what they mean by predicted grades- is this something you can input based on your own assessment or do you need something more formal from your university/professors?

Thank you Avni. I'll definitely email them.

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Thank you Avni. I'll definitely email them.

Hey, did DLA piper get back to you on this